There is a particularly interesting phenomenon that shows how the human brain tends to systematically associate sounds and shapes: the Bouba-Kiki effect. This experiment, studied in the field of ...

Live concerts, fireworks and roaring stadium crowds can reach dangerously high volumes — loud enough to cause permanent hearing loss. But what was the loudest sound ever recorded on Earth? The answer ...

Linguists have noticed that many swear words share the same sharp, punchy sounds—hard consonants like “k,” “t,” and “g” that burst out of the mouth rather than flow. When a study examined those sound ...

Pixel devices are getting a set of new ringtones, notification alerts, and alarm sounds via an update to the Sounds app. Update: Sounds 3.3 (825845788) is now widely rolling out to older Pixel devices ...

Google Sounds is updating its UI and adding some new sound recordings. Collections are being upgraded from their color gradient icons to abstract vector art. New alarms, ringtones, and notification ...

Abstract: We present the ARMA lattice model for speech synthesis. By adopting a pole-zero approach, this model overcomes the limitation of the absence of zeros in the LPC model, which is based ...

Background: Pharyngeal sounds, integral to Arabic phonetics, require precise vocal tract coordination, posing significant challenges for individuals with speech disorders. Objective: This study ...

For the Climate Forward live event, we gathered recordings of a melting glacier, the Amazon jungle and the underwater Arctic, all soundscapes that are rapidly changing. By Evan Roberts Climate change ...