Garage Band: A Classic App

by on August 30, 2012

If you’ve ever owned a Mac, then you’ve probably used, or at least heard of, the application known as GarageBand. It’s there, on every single Apple computer, for your use. On a rainy day, when there’s nothing for children to do, they plop themselves down in front of the computer and discover that they can [...]

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Velodyne T-shirt Giveaway

by on August 28, 2012

We love these American Apparel 50/50 Velodyne Logo shirts! Even more, we love our loyal fan base. We are getting excited about the upcoming launch of our new headphone line. Soon, every man, woman and child is going want to proudly display the Velodyne name across their chests! We’ve got so many awesome things coming [...]

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Nokia Design Contest Winners’ Designs Actually Produced

by on August 23, 2012

In 2008, a contest was set before artists and designers. The challenge was to design headphones based on a song title. The contest, entitled the Nokia Music Almighty Headset Competition, has spurred the creation of numerous unique headphones. A particularly inspired design came from Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” The headphones, called “The Graveyard Shift,” features zombies, [...]

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Music Between the Generations

by on August 16, 2012

There have always been great chasms separating generations, but none so much as right now. We live in the era of technology, the Technocratic Age, and we youngsters are eager to adopt new technologies. The older generation, namely our grandparents, has more trouble with them. Perhaps they don’t want them, perhaps they don’t like them, [...]

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Music’s Effect on the Brain

by on August 13, 2012

Has music ever cheered you up? Has it ever helped you remember something you forgot? It probably has, and if it hasn’t happened to you yet, it likely will. Music has the ability to affect your brain in many different ways, from enhancing your workout to boosting your immune system. One useful side effect of [...]

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In A Vacuum: Silence

by on August 8, 2012

A vacuum is space that contains no matter. Outer space is a vacuum, more or less. We can create artificial vacuums here on earth. The strange thing about a vacuum is that sound cannot travel through it. So, if something big out in space explodes, in a supernova, you can see it, but you will [...]

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The Ukulele Craze

by on August 6, 2012

Perhaps the ukulele craze is limited solely to high schools, but I watched, amazed, as various people, sometimes completely unexpected people, brought ukuleles to school. I thought that maybe none of them could actually play, and were still just learning. But no. They all played extraordinarily well. I have no explanation for the sudden boost [...]

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Rubens’ Tube: Writ in Fire

by on August 3, 2012

Probably the coolest way to see sound waves is with fire. In 1905, German physicist Heinrich Rubens invented the Rubens’ tube, or the standing wave flame tube. The Rubens’ tube demonstrates acoustic standing waves through fire. The Ruben’s tube is a length of pipe that has evenly-spaced holes along the top and is sealed at [...]

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Take you a-ridin in my car

by on August 2, 2012

Woody Guthrie’s 100th birthday would have been a few weeks ago.  This would-be event was momentous enough for NPR to have a special feature on his life and music – At 100, Woodie Guthrie Still Resonates.  The singer and songwriter grew up in Oklahoma and was forced out during the Dust Bowl, along with thousands [...]

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