Self-control through sound control.

What happens when dryers and dishwashers get the sound design treatment?

Cracking the case of a sonic mystery.

Tuning in to spy radio.

The new voices of the Looney Tunes.

The secret tools of Foley Artists.

The secrets behind the subtle art of Foley.

A story within a story about pioneering women in audio.

Why are some device sounds pleasing, while others stress us out?

From Pachelbel's Canon, to the Ice Cream Changes, to the Four Chords, we examine the most-used chord changes in pop music.

How the Shure SM7 became one of the most game-changing vocal microphones of all time.

Crafting the music and sounds of Minecraft.

The history and future of the 20th Century Fox fanfare.

What happens when you get hit with a “sound cannon?”

Ba da ba ba ba.

Listen up! It’s time to go back to basics on the physics of sound.

What’s it like to see sounds and taste names?

How an internet choir connects singers around the world at a time when they can't sing together.

Legendary music archivist Alan Lomax made it his life's work to preserve and promote the sounds of local culture.

From Klingon to Elvish, what makes a good constructed language?

The mind-boggling technology behind space communication.

What can we expect the future to sound like, and how can we build a sonic utopia?

The way we each experience sound depends on so many unique factors, from tiny receptors in our ears to the way we were taught to communicate.

How a four-note melody from the 13th century became a movie soundtrack superstar.

What's it like when every sound you hear—from the whir of the coffee grinder to the beep of the microwave—all sound like musical notes?