June 30, 2009 — Music, particularly pieces that contain crescendos or gradual increases in volume, elicits synchronized cardiovascular and respiratory responses in young people that are similar in ...

The pipe organ offers the opportunity to conduct psychoacoustic experiments in which the sound of a natural instrument can be perfectly steady and reproducible. This study takes advantage of the pipe ...

Therefore, such a concert hall shape affects perceived dynamic range even though rooms itself amplify all passages the same amount. "Dynamic expression is an inseparable part of music. For this reason ...

Before its big burst in 2018, Kilauea spent ten years erupting more gently. Research gives new insights into the volcano's longstanding lava lake, one feature of this eruption. A lava lake in a crater ...

A lava lake in a crater of Kīlauea spent ten years sloshing and churning before the volcano gave a bigger belch. Kīlauea erupted dramatically in 2018. Earthquakes, ash plumes, and lava flows disrupted ...

The study of dynamics and modal analysis in musical instruments has advanced significantly over recent years, bridging the gap between traditional craftsmanship and modern engineering. By ...

Researchers in Finland have found that music is perceived to have greater dynamic range in rectangular, shoebox shaped concert halls than in other types of halls. Aalto University researchers have ...