When acoustics mingle with history! In Mexico, it is possible to hear a sound similar to the cry of the Quetzal – a sacred bird of the Mayas – if you clap your hands at the foot of the pyramid of Kukulcán. This amusing fact is however not due to chance,...
For several years in Canada, new residential projects must integrate in their construction criteria of quality and requirement always higher in order to meet the needs of the residents and must thus take into account the regulatory constraints in acoustics. A7hz and...
The quality of Quebec educational system is a hot topic today after the announcement of Minister Bernard Drainville’s education plan, right after the International Education Day at the end of January. We need to consider the quality of our schools, and in...
Atelier 7hz discussed with ChatGPT, and the AI recommends acousticians!We already use artificial intelligence to train our monitoring systems to detect specific sound events (plane passing, horns, etc.). ChatGPT’s ability to generate constructed text is...
Update to our ClapReverb app on the App Store! Some of you have reported stability issues on recent phones (iOS 16.0 and later).This update is lightweight and compatible with all versions of iOS! If you are unfamiliar with ClapReverb, this is an app for anyone to make...
Have you ever wondered how other planets sound like ?The NASA shared audio recordings from the Perseverance rover on Mars, check it out Would you be able to tell if a recording comes from Mars ? Probably yes !Mars atmosphere :- is significantly colder than ours, so...
