Listen Well

By listenwellpod

The basics of acoustics and how sound works... more

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How many episodes does Listen Well have?

The podcast currently has 32 episodes available.

Listen Well episodes:

March 31, 2020 Episode 18: The Theremin
A look at the first electronic instrument and the very interesting person who invented it.

Got a question? Please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @PodListen
Facebook: @ListenWellPod
You can find your nearest acoustic engineer at: aaac.org.au or aaac.org.nz or ncac.com

Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs
Sound effects are:
Rhythmicon all keys.mid from Wikimedia Commons uploaded by Hyacinth
Freesound.org sound effects:
theremin-dive by Bone666138
Record scratch by Luffy
18-theremin by Rap2h
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14min
March 17, 2020 Episode 17: Noise Barriers with Andrew Mitchell
Today we have a change in format. I'll be interviewing Andrew Mitchell, the director of Cogent Acoustics, about noise barriers.
What can they achieve? What are their limitations and can my home fence act as a noise barrier?

Got a question? Please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @PodListen
Facebook: @ListenWellPod
You can find your nearest acoustic engineer at: aaac.org.au or aaac.org.nz or ncac.com
Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs
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16min
March 03, 2020 Episode 16: Microphones
What is the difference between all the different types of microphone?

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Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @PodListen
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You can find your nearest acoustic engineer at: aaac.org.au or aaac.org.nz or ncac.com

Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs
Sound effects are:
Alexander Graham Bell's Voice.ogg from Wikimedia Commons
winston-churchill-fight-on-the-beaches-1940-06-04 from Winstonchurchill.org
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14min
February 18, 2020 Episode 15: Aboriginal Instruments
Today we are going on a tangent and talking about Australian Aboriginal musical instruments.
Special thanks to Matthew Bowman for co-writing this one.

Got a question? Please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @PodListen
Facebook: @ListenWellPod
You can find your nearest acoustic engineer at: aaac.org.au or aaac.org.nz or ncac.com

Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs
Sound effects from Freesound.org, including:
Didgeridoo Man by Digifishmusic
Clapstick Beat 4 by dylanbigdaddy
Street Didjeridoo cut 1 by temawas
didg 3 sample by CMeeson
Cambodian Music 02 by Rucisko
Piano Key C2 by Group 1
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13min
February 04, 2020 Episode 14: Room Acoustics 2
This is the episode where we talk about how to acoustically improve your own home.

Got a question? Please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @PodListen
Facebook: @ListenWellPod
You can find your nearest acoustic engineer at: aaac.org.au or aaac.org.nz or ncac.com

Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs
Sound effects are from Freesound.org and include:
"Fuze Switch Flick" by Lordforklift
"Exhaust Fan 4" by Mwlandi
"air-conditioning_hotel-room" by Geodylabs
"Mexico nightclub" by Vortichez
"Large_crowd_medium_distance_stereo" by Eguobyte
"Big train passing by" by Mrkva
"Hwy 134 (Binaural)" by Courter
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14min
January 21, 2020 Episode 13: Room Acoustics 1
This is going to be a two part episode where we discuss how sound behaves in a room before moving on to soundproofing your home.

Got a question? Please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @PodListen
Facebook: @ListenWellPod
You can find your nearest acoustic engineer at: aaac.org.au or aaac.org.nz or ncac.com

Flutter echo recording used with the kind permission of Derrick Gill from Donegan Acoustics in Ireland. Here is the original clip in full:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGGNvJGaJ0U&t=1s

The orchestra recording within an anechoic chamber was kindly made available by:
Pätynen, J., Pulkki, V., and Lokki, T., "Anechoic recording system for symphony orchestra," Acta Acustica united with Acustica, vol. 94, nr. 6, pp. 856-865, November/December 2008. [Online IngentaConnect]

Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs

Other sound effects are from Freesound.org. These are:
"Poem: Darkness (Voice)" by Speedenza
"Glass Smash, Bottle, D" by InspectorJ
"Marbels in Glass 2" by Lightartphotos
"Slurping" by Biawinter
"Evan's Single Bounce" by Evan.schad
"SummerOpenFieldDusk" by Kvgarlic

"Street Fighter Hadouken Sound Effect" downloaded from Soundfxcenter.com
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15min
January 07, 2020 Episode 12: The Power, The Pressure and The Intensity!
When you see a decibel rating on a fan, it's obvious what it means, right? Unfortunately, no. Here is what those decibel ratings really mean.

Got a question? Please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @PodListen
Facebook: @ListenWellPod
You can find your nearest acoustic engineer at: aaac.org.au, aaac.org.nz or ncac.com

The following sound effects were used from Freesound.org
Chinese_poem.wav by st888
Cartoony nonsense talk 01 by unfa
Uplifting Orchestra by oymaldonado
V-start by Raelwissdorf
Jet by Bird_man

Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs
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13min
December 24, 2019 Episode 11: Weight for it!
What does that (A) mean that you often see on the end of sound ratings? Like 65 dB(A)?
Well, after this you will know, and as GI Joe says "Knowing is half the battle".

Got a question? Please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @PodListen
Facebook: @ListenWellPod
You can find your nearest acoustic engineer at: aaac.org.au, aaac.org.nz or ncac.com

Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs

Effects from Freesound.org:
Electric Fan 02 by Unfa
Air Conditioner, Rotating Fan,A.wav by InspectorJ
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10min
December 10, 2019 Episode 10: Use Your Acoustic Illusion
Get ready for a special episode where we demonstrate some amazing acoustic illusions and meet some of the people who made them.

Got a question? Please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @PodListen
Facebook: @ListenWellPod
You can find your nearest acoustic engineer at: www.aaac.org.au or www.aaac.org.nz

Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs

Effects from Freesound.org:
DescenteInfinie.org by TasmanianPower
Shepard_tone_seamless by 1urker

Effects from Wikimedia Commons:
Binaural_beats_lossless_new.wav by MetalHead 64
ConstantSpectrumMelody.ogg by Fabrice Neyret
Deutsch_scale_illusion.ogg by Mysid
YannyLaurel.ogg by Yoshiman6464

Effects from http://deutsch.ucsd.edu/:
ex_octave_illusion_1min.wav
Sound_demo_1.mp3
Sound_demo_2.mp3

The endless stairs clip from Super Mario 64 is copyrighted and is used under fair use for the following reasons:
-There is not adequate alternative known that really shows a musical shepard tone effect.
-The sample is used for educational purposes.
-The sample is relatively short and the clip is only long enough to clearly show the effect.
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13min
November 26, 2019 Episode 9: Which Pitch
The final episode in our series on music. This time we talk about music itself rather than the instruments.

Got a question? Please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @PodListen
Facebook: @ListenWellPod
You can find your nearest acoustic engineer at: www.aaac.org.au or www.aaac.org.nz

Special thanks for this episode go to Justin Lloyd for the face melting guitar solo at very short notice and to Joel Murray for writing the episode.

Theme music is “Let’s Sell Some Cars” by Steve Combs
The short piano piece was "Classical Piano Loop" by DDmyzik and was downloaded from Freesound.org
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11min

FAQs about Listen Well:

How many episodes does Listen Well have?

The podcast currently has 32 episodes available.