This program explores the sonic signatures created by techniques of detecting with sound as well as the sounds made by detectors. Bat detectors, geiger counters, electrorecepetion, metal detectors, archeoacoustics and sonar are discussed and auditioned in this survey of the technologies, methods, and techniques used in sonic detection.

Sourced sounds:

Science History Institute Museum and Library Digital Collections

European Music Archaeology Project

Acoustic Atlas

Bat Detective

The U.K. Acoustics Network Open Access Underwater Acoustics Data

Fundamental Resonance is a broadcast series that takes a new approach to the audition of acoustic, mechanical, and electromagnetic vibrations. This project is not just about sound, though. It's also about ways to interpret the inaudible and what things we cannot sense can reveal about the universe.

In each episode, inaudible acoustics and sonified data act as a bridge between signal and soundscape, uncovering forces that shape our environment and experience, yet are rarely perceived.

These audio essays are composed of sounds you would not normally encounter or even be able to hear. They are made up of sonic artifacts left behind by movements of energy and captured through different methods of scientific inquiry.

Fundamental Resonance is an audio supplement to the art exhibition Energy Fields: Vibrations of the Pacific. Co-presented by Fulcrum Arts and Chapman University, this exhibition runs from September 15, 2024 - January 19, 2024 as part of PST ART.

Fundamental Resonance is a production of Sam Rowell, Special Collections, Fulcrum Arts, and LOOKOUT FM. Episodes begin September 15th and will also be broadcast on terrestrial radio at KFQM-LP 101.5 FM Pacific Palisades.