From Tehran’s Bernisaun, dreams, cortisol reduction, and analog rituals

In dark times, music and sound can go from seeming irrelevant or empty to becoming a lifeline. The artist Bernisaun from Tehran has been brewing music that can, in his words, “engineer the frequency of your well-being.” It’s healing for headphones. And I know almost everyone I know is going to need to turn to that at some point this week.

Sinevibes Vague plug-in, binaural diffusion, is like going nuts with early reflections: review

What if you could take the early reflections part of a digital reverb, and turn it into an undulating, stereo-phasing, diffusing blurring granulating unison alchemic wonder? And what if you could give it an easy-to-grok UI? Sinevibes did just that, and the results are unlike anything else.

Peter Kirn - December 22, 2022

Top music gear news from Superbooth 2021 – the CDM monster guide

The music nerd cultural happening – modular pilgrimage is back, and with it… way too much gear to wrap your head around. Here are the not-to-miss picks and of course the exhaustive CDM monster guide.

Peter Kirn - September 22, 2021

An exploration of silence, in a new exhibition in Switzerland

Peter Kirn - November 28, 2018

Hear the sounds of the Falcon Heavy launch with this binaural recording

Peter Kirn - February 21, 2018

Sennheiser wants to bring 3D audio recording to the masses

Peter Kirn - January 11, 2017

Spatial Sound, in Play: Watch What Hackers Did in One Weekend with 4DSOUND

- November 17, 2014

Eerie Resonance: Listen as a Synth Accompanies Singing Architecture

- July 25, 2014

Gameplay, With Your Ears: Meltdown Lets You Squash Monsters Using Binaural Sound

Peter Kirn - June 21, 2012