Working with the Web Audio API out now- book, source code & videos — Intelligent sound engineering

Well worth a read – Web Audio API book by my friend, colleague and PhD Supervisor, Prof Josh Reiss! I was tempted to call this “What I did during lockdown”. Like many people, when Covid hit, I gave myself a project while working from home and isolated. The Web Audio API provides a powerful and… Read More Working with the Web Audio API out now- book, source code & videos — Intelligent sound engineering

Nemisindo, our new spin-out, launches online sound design service — Intelligent sound engineering

We haven’t done a lot of blogging recently, but for a good reason; there’s an inverse relationship between how often we post blog entries and how busy we are trying to do something interesting. Now we’ve done it, we can talk about it, and today, we can launch it! Procedural audio is a big area […]… Read More Nemisindo, our new spin-out, launches online sound design service — Intelligent sound engineering

“Now I can feel the music not only by my ears, but also with my eyes”

ALIVE – Augmented Live music performance using Immersive Visualisation and Emotion On 13th December 2018 I started a fabulous 3-month part-time postdoc to carry out some user tests and research into how live music performers and audience members interact with mixed / augmented reality. In addition to MR visuals, an emotion sensor was present giving feedback on… Read More “Now I can feel the music not only by my ears, but also with my eyes”

“This is the future…you need to tell people about this!”

Between the 18th and 26th October we were exhibiting our VR experience as part of the Manchester Science Festival, one of the biggest science festivals in the UK. We were situated in the magnificent Central Library between the music library, 7000 feet and an exhibition of images from Manchester’s rock history. The main experience we… Read More “This is the future…you need to tell people about this!”

One dashing white sergeant, add a derailment, malt whisky and an abundance of Inspiration – our time at the HES’s DigiDoc 2018

At 6am, Wednesday 10th October 2018 I had taken on board coffee and porridge and was stood waiting for my train to Dundee, where I was getting a connection to Stirling. The DigiDoc 2018 Conference Research and Innovation Day was due to start at 9am at the Engine Shed in Stirling; James and I were… Read More One dashing white sergeant, add a derailment, malt whisky and an abundance of Inspiration – our time at the HES’s DigiDoc 2018

Aeroacoustic Sound Effects – Journal Article

I am delighted to be able to announce that my article on Creating Real-Time Aeroacoustic Sound Effects Using Physically Informed Models is in this months Journal of the Audio Engineering Society. This is an invited article following winning the best paper award at the Audio Engineering Society 141st Convention in LA. It is an open… Read More Aeroacoustic Sound Effects – Journal Article