Diffusion
Diffusion is the scattering and weakening of reflected sound. A properly diffused reflection produces a more natural sound, contributing to enhanced Ambience in a room. The concept [...]
About Art Noxon
Art Noxon is a fully accredited Acoustical Engineer with Master of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering/Acoustics and Physics. A Professional Engineer since 1982, he is licensed in Oregon to practice engineering in the public domain with the specialty area of acoustics. A prolific inventor, he developed and patented the iconic TubeTrap, the original corner-loaded bass trap/treble diffuser, 150 other acoustic devices, and counting. Lecturer, writer, and teacher of acoustics, he has presented 7 AES papers, numerous magazine articles, white papers and blogs. He is president of Acoustic Sciences Corporation, the company he founded in 1984.Let’s Talk Some Anatomy
Let's Talk Some Anatomy - No, we wont ask you to memorize any bone or organ names, and there will be no quiz. But, let's [...]
Let’s Talk HiFi Speakers pt 2
Check out Part 1 of this series What do people love about dipole speakers? One of the most frequent comments we hear is that the [...]
Let’s Talk HiFi Speakers pt 1
Check out Part 2 in this series Here we see some common dispersion patterns found in HiFi Loudspeakers. Recall that the bass range is omnidirectional [...]
Upper Partials Make the Music
We now know that good articulation improves the attack transients in musical playback to provide the dynamics of a live performance. We know that Upper [...]
Articulation and the Small Room (AES-1988)
Articulation and the Small Room Presented at the 85th AES Convention, Los Angeles, CA, November 6, 1988 —Arthur M. Noxon Acoustic Sciences Corporation. Eugene, OR. [...]
Rest In Peace: Bruce Swedien 1934-2020
Acoustic Sciences Corporation is extremely saddened that recording and mix engineer legend Bruce Swedien passed away on November 16th. He was a passionate devotee [...]
Putting the Art in Articulation
This week we Putting the Art in Articulation as we look into the effect of poor articulation on tonal transients. These are sonic events that [...]
Accuracy
What does it really mean for an audio playback system to be accurate? One common answer is a flat frequency response. Another common answer [...]
Staff
The ASC Team Our staff are a small and exceptionally talented group of inventors, engineers, craftsmen, musicians, audio enthusiasts and business professionals. [...]
