“I put a pitch-shifter on the master bus!”: In the era of lo-fi beats and bedroom recording, does sound quality even matter anymore?

With bedroom-produced DIY tracks topping the streaming charts and explosive distortion the new norm on TikTok, is sound quality becoming irrelevant in 2026?

The Rolling Stones guitar tech on the secrets behind their onstage sound

Ryan Bullington has teched with everyone from the Stones to Paul McCartney and Keith Urban. He shares the joy of playing ...
IEEE

Singing Shameplant: Sound Modulation from Mimosa Pudica Electrophysiological Signals

Abstract: This paper explores the electrophysiological experiment of modulating sound out of the Shameplant's Action Potentials (APs), while utilizing Plant SpikerBox (PSB) to detect electrical ...
ESPN

IU's Cignetti: Stoic sideline presence about setting example

ATLANTA -- Despite what he looks like on the sideline, Indiana coach Curt Cignetti is enjoying the College Football Playoff ride. Cignetti's demeanor during games -- furrowed eyebrows, steely eyes -- ...
IEEE

Machine Anomalous Sound Detection Using Spectral-Temporal Modulation Representations Derived From Machine-Specific Filterbanks

Abstract: Early detection of factory machinery malfunctions is crucial in industrial applications. In machine anomalous sound detection (ASD), different machines exhibit unique vibration-frequency ...