kyma

sound design inspiration

Symbolic Sound makes Kyma — a hardware & software environment for creative sound design, live performance, and scientific exploration.

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on 28 June 2025 at 19:46
SonicBoom, an autonomous robot that uses sound to sense objects in visually cluttered environments. Small differences in signal intensity & phase across an array of contact mics can localize the sound source & thus the point of contact with accuracy of ~0.4 to 2 cm https://spectrum.ieee.org/farm-robots-sound-based-sensing
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on 26 June 2025 at 23:20
Can the sound of laughter encourage optimistic behavior? Study shows that bonobos approach ambiguous stimuli to search for rewards more often after hearing laughter. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-02594-8