Listen Well

Listen Well

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Listen Well episodes

  • Episode 8a: Dinosaurs!
    Did dinosaurs really sound like they do in Jurassic Park? Let's find out!
     
    Got a question? Please contact us at:
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    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
    The parasaurolophus sound was posted by Dark Raven on Freesound.com from a Wikimedia commons file.
    The T-rex sound was made by Tim Murray, based on work from a wide range of professional sources.
    4 min
  • Episode 8: Wind Instruments
    In today's episode we discuss how wind instruments work and what makes them sound different. 
     
    Special thanks for the musical assistance of Jessie Murray, Nathan Kay and Evan Leckenby.
     
    Got a question? Please contact us at:
    Twitter: @PodListen
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    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
    13 min
  • Episode 7 - Music
    This week we go into a bit of depth about how music is made and why some instruments are higher or lower than others.
     
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    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
    12 min
  • Episode 6a - Thunderclaps (Bonus episode)
    Another short, bonus episode this week. This time on how thunder works.
     
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    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
    Thunder clips:
    Title: Very close thunder cracks.flac Author: Delorean76
    Title: Thunder.ogg Author: Bidgee
    "Thunder, Very Close, Rain, A.wav" by InspectorJ
    “Dry Thunder.wav” by juskiddink
     “Heavy Thunder Strike - no Rain - QUADRO.wav” by BlueDelta
    5 min
  • Episode 6 - Weird Ears
    We're going to talk about how ears work in this one and especially why they are such a ridiculous shape!
     
    Got a question? Please contact us at:
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    Find an acoustic engineer near you at www.aaac.org.au or www.aaac.org.nz
     
    Theme music is "Let's Sell Some Cars" by Steve Combs
    Ear picture by: Blausen.com staff (2014). "Medical gallery of Blausen Medical 2014". WikiJournal of Medicine 1 (2). DOI:10.15347/wjm/2014.010. ISSN 2002-4436. - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29025009
    11 min
  • Episode 5: Absorption
    What sort of products can you use to reduce how much sound echoes in a room and how much should I use?
     
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    Theme music Steve Combs: Let's Sell Some Cars
    12 min
  • Episode 4a: Lolly Wrappers (Bonus Episode)
    Another bonus episode. In this one we will be discussing a serious issue for our modern times. The noise from lolly, candy and snack wrappers.
     
    Got a question? Please contact us at:
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    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
    3 min
  • Episode 3a - Sonic Booms (Bonus Episode)
    A bonus episode this week on whip cracking and sonic booms.
    If you want to say an amazing video on whip cracking then there is a video by Smarter Every Day that is well worth a watch: https://youtu.be/AnaASTBn_K4
     
    Got a question? Please contact us at:
    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
    5 min
  • Episode 3: Wavelengths
    In this episode we discuss what wavelengths mean and some trivia about the speed of sound.
     
    Got a question? Contact us at:
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    You can find your nearest acoustic engineer at: www.aaac.org.au or www.aaac.org.nz
    9 min

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The basics of acoustics and how sound works