"And the whole world loves it when you make that sound ..." --OutKast, "The Whole World" This week, Weekend Edition is taking on the globe for our Google Maps sound-mapping project. We're not trying ...

OK, now listen to this. Any idea what it might be? You may have driven or walked on it before. Sound artist Jodi Rose recorded it with contact microphones, and then she loaded up the audio to a ...

When Sony debuted its premium home theater gear for 2021, the company's pricey HT-A9 speaker set had a key feature that its soundbars didn't. It's called 360 Spatial Sound Mapping and it creates ...

When it comes to the development of mechanical and electromechanical products, acoustic engineering presents a significant challenge. It's not simply a matter of performance – the negative impact of ...

Some sounds you'll only hear in New Orleans. Independent producers Jacob Brancasi and Heather Booth are charting the city by sound for Open Sound... Mapping New Orleans By Sound You can identify New ...

Annea Lockwood thinks of rivers as “live phenomena” that are constantly changing and shifting. She’s been drawn to the energy that rivers create, and the sound that energy makes, since she first ...

Owing to our modified work schedules, most of us at Weekend Edition weren't lucky enough (or perhaps unlucky enough, depending on your point of view) to be pressed into service for NPR's coverage of ...