Music Technology News
Paleolithic Bone Flute Discovered
Posted on June 25, 2009 at 11:39:17 am
Excavations in the summer of 2008 at the sites of Hohle Fels and Vogelherd produced new evidence for Paleolithic music in the form of the remains of one nearly complete bone flute.
Computer Program Creates Music Based On Emotions
Posted on June 17, 2009 at 12:11:32 pm
A group of researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) has developed Inmamusys, a software program that can create music in response to emotions that arise in the listener.
From A Queen Song To A Better Search Engine
Posted on May 21, 2009 at 10:38:21 am
The varied algorithms from Bohemian Rhapsody could lead to improvements in the electrical engineers' song labeling and search engine system.
Language Of Music Really Is Universal
Posted on March 22, 2009 at 11:50:34 am
Native African people who have never even listened to the radio before can nonetheless pick up on happy, sad, and fearful emotions in Western music
Newborn Infants Detect The Beat In Music
Posted on January 28, 2009 at 11:05:19 pm
Researchers at University of Amsterdam demonstrated that two to three day old babies can detect the beat in music.
Using Invisibility To Increase Visibility
Posted on November 29, 2008 at 10:05:07 am
Could soon lead to the manufacturing of a perfect cat's eye.
Is A Stradivarius Violin Better Than Other Violins?
Posted on November 21, 2008 at 09:41:21 pm
Some sell for more than $3.5 million. Only 700 of them exist, and they’re stored in vaults, frequently stolen and often counterfeited.
Bats Emit More Decibels Than A Rock Concert
Posted on May 03, 2008 at 06:56:22 pm
Researchers studying the echolocation behavior in bats have discovered that the diminutive flying mammals emit exceptionally loud sounds -- louder than any known animal in air.
Researchers Discover Music Has Its Own Geometry
Posted on April 18, 2008 at 09:49:25 pm
The connection between music and mathematics has fascinated scholars for centuries. More than 200 years ago Pythagoras reportedly discovered that pleasing musical intervals could be described using simple ratios.













