Recreating the forms and sounds of historical musical instruments

What if there were a way to create accurate replicas of ancient and historical instruments that could be played and heard?In ...
ZDNet

Researchers bring the sounds of ancient instruments back to life

Ever heard or heard of a salpinx, barbiton, aulos, or syrinx? Well, neither has anyone else, for centuries (at least heard them). Until now. Credit: Luca Petrella These ancient instruments were common ...
VentureBeat

MIT’s PixelPlayer can isolate the sounds of instruments using AI

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Equalizers are one way to pump up the bass in your favorite tunes, but ...
Glide Magazine

On The Map: A Journey Through the World of Sound at The Musical Instument Museum (MIM)

On The Map is where we highlight famous and not as well-known musical sites that you can visit. This month we check into a ...
WRAL

Italy’s Oldest Instrument Hints at Sounds of Prehistoric Rome

ROME — When archaeologist Giovanni Carboni first came upon the oddly shaped ceramic object during an excavation in a Roman suburb in 2006, he was baffled. “I said — please don’t write this, though, ...
Rochester Institute of Technology

Creating new sounds with instruments and technology

Bach never heard his harpsichord make sounds like this. Students in the History and Technology of Musical Instruments class taught by Matias Homar at Rochester Institute of Technology got the chance ...
NPR

A music director goes public with a secret stash of private instruments

Crisp, warm, responsive. The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) is on a journey to meet these benchmarks under the baton of music director Gianandrea Noseda. One of the ways in which he's shaping a new ...