How precisely does an acoustic guitar or violin produce its sweet sound? There is a simple, centuries-old way to literally "see" the vibrational patterns that cause the guitar to resonate and produce ...

Inventor Paul Vo‘s latest crazy musical innovation is a hand-held wand that changes the sound of guitars like magic. Hold it up to a guitar string, and it’ll vibrate forever. Depending how you use the ...

Music plays a big part in many of our lives, but how does it work? Music plays a big part in many of our lives. Whether you just like to listen or you enjoy playing an instrument, music is powerful.

Todd Bain doesn’t play guitar, but he cradles the strumbly like it’s an old friend he’s been strumming on for years. Maybe that’s because he helped create it. From the wood frame to the strings, Bain ...

We learn a lot about our surroundings thanks to sound. But... what is it exactly? In this episode of Crash Course Physics, Shini goes over some of the basics (and some of the not so basics) of the ...

A research project to make digital instruments sound more realistic takes a hard left turn. When Gadi Sassoon met Michele Ducceschi backstage at a rock concert in Milan in 2016, the idea of making ...