22.2 Channel Surround Sound To Debut In Japan As Broadcast Standard?
Japan’s Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry has announced that it is seeking to make Super Hi-Vision / Ultra High Definition a broadcast standard by 2015. The next-gen HD sports 7,680 x 4,320 resolution (33 megapixel) and 22.2 channel surround sound (Boy Howdy!! —Ed.). Nevermind that currently there really isn’t a video camera that can record at that resolution, or equipment to transfer the 24Gbps...
Peter Bennett Unleashes BeatBearing Drum-Machine/Sequencer Concept
Peter Bennett, a researcher studying for his Doctorate at the Sonic Arts Research Center in Belfast, has developed a unique drum-machine/sequencer dubbed The BeatBearing. Bennett employs a tactile sequencer methodology by utilizing ball bearings in a grid of receptor cups. Each row represents a different sample — kick drum, snare, hi-hat and cowbell — and each cup is an 1/8th note. Sensors in the metal cup inform the brain...
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