#psychoacoustic

[trout-scout]

writing is so fun

[fancypantsrecords]

Aperture Science Psychoacoustics Laboratory - Portal 2: Songs To Test By | Mondo | 2022 | Green + Pink + Yellow + Blue + Light Blue

[mad-pride]

I made an Auditory Processing Disorder flag based on the awareness color (lime green) and how it personally feels for me :)

Thanks!

[totallykenzo]

Has anyone else noticed that’s there’s two Aperture Science Psychoacoustic Laboratories? One that has the Portal 2 music on it, and another one that has random people like “AmaurisWill” and “Danger Boy”???

It used to be that the original ASPL was hacked if I can remember correctly, but then they must’ve resolved the issue and now there’s 2.

Lmao I just realised that one is like a AI cover with bats, text, and lasers, and then there’s just low-quality Wheatley in the background!

Anyway goodbye

[emilyhopebunny]

Ok I'm kind of freaking out about this graphic, because I think it means that my brain is weirder than even I thought it was.

But let's back up. So continuing on my Thomas Goss train, I've been reading his 100 Orchestration Tips, which I got a free copy of for supporting his patreon, and I got to his tip on tubular bells, which included a graphic much like this one (I pulled this one from wikipedia) explaining the overtones of bells.

That second octave E3 in the bass clef? That's what people generally hear as the sounding pitch (or "strike tone") of a bell, and then there's a "hum tone" an octave below and a complicated series of overtones above (not the same as the harmonic series!).

But the thing is, the strike tone isn't real! It comes from your brain hearing all the overtones and then applying a fundamental pitch that makes sense to it.

And here's the kicker: I say "your brain" bc.... I think my brain doesn't actually do that!

I think back to hearing church bells all my life, and what I've always heard is a main pitch with a major sixth sounding below it (so in this diagram the treble clef E4 and the bass clef G3), but I don't think I've heard the minor third (E3) below that.

[musical-theatre-encyclopedia]

🎃👻💀My Halloween night viewing🎃👻💀

[somepigeonwandering]

So I've got this thing...

Alright. Backstory moment here. I'm in an AP class called AP Studio Arts. We make a portfolio, it gets graded, there's sustained investigations. All kinds of cool stuff there. However, one day while I'm in class, I'm listening to music while trying to figure out how to approach an abstract assignment. (I'm shit at abstract). Because I was brainstorming I was pretty in my head. I start to tune into my little headspace. My little noggin, if you will. All my life I've experienced this thing which I assumed was normal. When I hear noises, harmonies, music, instruments, etc. (excluding sung words by the way) I see colors and shapes in my head and I feel weird sensations in my body. Like they're projected into my brain. Not on my vision. However there's a process to this. 1) Hear sound 2a) Feel a physical sensation in a part of my body (arms, fingers, legs, sides, cheeks, etc.) 2b) Associate color with that sound 3) Brain associates a shape with that feeling 4) See colored shape in my brain which can warp and change as the colors change It's like an animation of sorts? It doesn't linger if the sound stops. Since I was too lazy to do the assignment I just drew the stuff I saw in my brain projector. Turns out this is some really cool thing that not many people experience. I can explain these sensations and visuals very well with lots of detail. A classmate of mine suggests I am experiencing synesthesia. I've started researching the topic lightly and I am beginning to fall down the rabbit hole of psychoacoustics. When I focus too hard on these visuals my head hurts. And lately its been difficult not to think about them. Especially when I'm just listening to music for fun. I don't want to claim to be some synesthete and then not be. I would hate to misrepresent such a rare experience. (2-4% of the world population(?)) Searching for wisdom or people who also experience this.

[alicetallulaafterdark]

Octopunk Thank You Project - 20.08.2020 - Thank you - 20.09.2020

The drawings for the Thank You Project for @octopunkmedia ! Thank you for everything!

Go check out the thank you video !

So many talented people!

Thank you - Octopunk Thank You Project - 20.09.2020

Done using ink pens, acrylic paint pens and graphite pencils

AO3 post / DeviantArt post / Instagram post / Pillowfort post / Twitter post

(reblogs are unavailable until I scan and edit the drawing and put it through Nightshade)

[richardvarey]

Volume?

Audiophiles have at least one. Through signal attenuation, it makes the amplified  sound heard quieter or louder. But why is it called a Volume control? Audio volume is the degree of loudness or the intensity of a sound. In geometry, the word ‘volume’ has a clear explanation and can be measured with defined units. In sound, however, volume is a psycho-acoustic term; it depends on perception.…

[wokeupwiththissong]

Robots FTW! - Portal 2

[thecansces-ariborn]

Random Song List Part 16

I'm Fine by Daisy the Great (@librius thank you for the recommendation!)

NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER by Odetari

eeeaaaooo by Xguiz and Patricia Taxxon

Lost Umbrella by INABAKUMORI

On My Mind by Diplo, SIDEPIECE, and Purple Disco Machine

Still Alive by Aperture Science Psychoacoustic Laboratories

Overdrive by Conan Gray

Lilith by Halsey and SUGA

Brittle Bones Nicky by Rare Americans

Grind Me Down by Lilianna Wilde and Jawster

Song recommendations are encouraged 👍

[evvywevvy]

does anybody remember back in the mid 2000s before you could legally download the Beatles' music, when some guy sold "psychoacoustic projections" that, when you listened to them, gave you the sensory impression you were listening to the Beatles? they definitely weren't weird processed versions of Beatles songs, because he had graphs

[sndmsm]

i am reading textbooks on psychoacoustics && that is how i am coping with not having time to write while also waiting to start recording the rest of season 1.

[tildeathiwillwrite]

Tag Game: Nine People I'd Like to Know Better

Rules: answer the questions and tag nine people you'd like to know better.

Thanks for the tag, @annakayy!

Last song I listened to: Bombs for Throwing at You - Aperture Science Psychoacoustic Laboratories

Currently Watching: Star Wars: The Bad Batch (enjoying the new season so far)

Spicy/savory/sweet: Spicy, definitely spicy. Closely followed by savory.

Relationship status: ✨single✨

Current obsession: Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I guess the Magnus Archives and the Magnus Protocol. I haven't finished the Magnus Archives (yet! I'm getting close) but I'm listening to the Magnus Protocol episodes as they're released. Recommend if you're into horror!

Tagging @fourwingedsnake @sabretheillianer @blackrosesandwhump @writer-of-worlds @chronicallydragons @faytelumos @whiteperle3 @thewritingautisticat @gamerkats

[dbstaches]

2020 VISION Five of pop's hi-tech stars take a long look into the future…

Number One magazine, 7 January 1984 — full text of David Ball entry bellow

What records will you be listening in 2020? “I don't listen to many pop records now really. I tend to listen to film soundtracks by people like John Barry and Bernard Hermann.”

Will there still be records? “I think there will be records still. There'll also be many more video discs, and holophonic records, like the one Psychic TV brought out, may be more widely available.

What will your job be in 2020? “Hopefully by 2020 I won't have to work. And I hope nobody else does either.”

Will The Rolling Stones still be around? “If the Rolling Stones are still around they'll be in their seventies. Imagine Mick Jagger and Keith Richard with white hair and walking sticks. It would be grotesque.”

What will you be wearing? “Probably my old leather jacket and jeans.”

Will boys still be boys and girls still be girls? “Yes I think so. And they'll always be those inbetween.”

What will you have in the front room besides the TV and the stereo? “It would be nice if eveyone had a Brion Gysin dream machine. They have the same effect as LSD, but without taking chemicals. There's also the possibility that by that time we'll have 3D TV. They've already started work on it in Japan.”

What instruments will people be playing? “I think instruments will be pretty much the same as they are now. But the emphasis could be on microtones rather than the conventional tones and semi-tones in a scale. That opens up a whole spectrum of sound, rather like having grey notes on a piano.”

Will people still be going to concerts? “Yes. But people will be sick of everything being really loud. There'll be different ways to stimulate a crowd. Various doctors are already researching in psychoacoustics, although nobody in pop uses them. It's a lot more exciting and it wouldn't damage you.”

What's your favourite science fiction book and film? “I like J.G.Ballard's books - particularly Crash, The Atrocity Exhibition and a story called The Concentration City. For films I like Scanners and A Clockwork Orange.

Do you believe in UFO's? “Yes. Although I've never seen one. I'm sure there must be other forms of life that travel about like we send rockets to the moon.”

What sort of robot would you like t have around the house? “I'd like a robot I could programme telepathically. But I wouldn't want it to look human. That would be too much like having a slave.”

Will Big Brother be watching us? “Big Brother has been watching us for several years. Already lots of government computers are linked together, the growth of home computers will give a better picture of how we live and make it much easier for the authorities.”

Bearing in mind the current nuclear debate, so you think we will still be around by 2020? “I think it depends on America. People are paranoid about the Russians but I think America is the biggest threat to mankind.”