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A method for locating abnormal sound in transmission line channels based on time delay estimation and equipment coordinates
To get rid of the current transmission line visual monitoring device which only relies on a single photo-monitoring method, this paper proposes a method based on time-delay estimation and equipment coordinates to locate abnormal sound in the transmission line channel. Firstly, the audio-visual equipment is selected to collect the abnormal sound information of any transmission line as the reference warning record, and the relative time difference between other warning records and the reference warning record is determined. Then, the corresponding audio-visual equipment of the reference alarm record is used as a reference point to set up a Cartesian coordinate system, obtain the GPS information of other audio-visual equipment, unify the GPS information, and get the coordinates of other audio-visual equipment; finally, based on the reference point coordinates, other audio-visual equipment coordinates, and the relative time difference, the transmission channel abnormal sound source coordinates are obtained. Through the experiment of firecracker sound, we can get the firecracker sound within 2km in the open environment, which proves that the location method can effectively enhance the monitoring effect of the transmission channel.
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Impact of Digital Audio Techniques and Software Technology on Students’ Engagement and Participation in Music Classes
Educational institutions teaching music have recently switched over to digital and modern tools of software and technology, expecting music teachers too to adopt modern techniques to teach music to the students. The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of digital audio equipment, interactive software and online learning platforms on students’ engagement and participation in music classes. This study used a 7-point Likert scale questionnaire where the data was collected from students of different colleges and universities in China. This study employed RStudio for the analysis of data for robust findings. The finding of this research revealed that digital audio equipment, interactive software and online learning platforms have a significant and positive impact on students’ engagement and participation in music class. This contribution of the study is novel as previous studies have paid little attention to understand these relationships. This study provides practical implication for practitioners to facilitate music teaching to both teachers and students with modern software and technology equipment to improve their engagement and participation in the class
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Eco-sonic media
\"The negative environmental effects of media culture are not often acknowledged: the fuel required to keep huge server farms in operation, landfills full of high tech junk, and the extraction of rare minerals for devices reliant on them are just some of the hidden costs of the contemporary mediascape. Eco-Sonic Media brings an ecological critique to the history of sound media technologies in order to amplify the environmental undertones in sound studies and turn up the audio in discussions of greening the media. By looking at early and neglected forms of sound technology, Jacob Smith seeks to create a revisionist, ecologically aware history of sound media. Delving into the history of pre-electronic media like hand-cranked gramophones, comparatively eco-friendly media artifacts such as the shellac discs that preceded the use of petroleum-based vinyl, early forms of portable technology like divining rods, and even the use of songbirds as domestic music machines, Smith builds a scaffolding of historical case studies to demonstrate how 'green media archaeology' can make sound studies vibrate at an ecological frequency while opening the ears of eco-criticism. Throughout this eye-opening and timely book he makes readers more aware of the costs and consequences of their personal media consumption by prompting comparisons with non-digital, non-electronic technologies and by offering different ways in which sound media can become eco-sonic media. In the process, he forges interdisciplinary connections, opens new avenues of research, and poses fresh theoretical questions for scholars and students of media, sound studies, and contemporary environmental history\"-- Provided by publisher.
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The Language of the Digital Audio Workstation/Le langage des stations audionumériques
In this article, the author gives a quick overview of the various functions, and features of some of the most popular desktop and cloud-based DAWs for schools to use. He also gives a list of common terms a typical beginning or intermediate user may come across as well as a list of file types that are commonly used in DAWs or commonly seen when working with technology.
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The end of advertising : why it had to die, and the creative resurrection to come
\"One of the most successful admen of recent years throws down the ultimate challenge to his profession: innovate or perish. The ad apocalypse is upon us. Today millions are downloading ad-blocking software, and still more are paying subscription premiums to avoid ads. This $600 billion industry is now careening toward outright extinction, after having taken for granted a captive audience for too long, leading to lazy, overabundant, and frankly annoying ads. Make no mistake, Madison Avenue: Advertising as we know it is over. In this short, bound-to-be controversial manifesto, Essex offers both a wake-up call and a road map to the future. With trenchant wit and razor-sharp insights, he presents an essential new vision of where the smart businesses could be headed, to the cheers of advertisers and consumers alike\"-- Provided by publisher.
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The Language of the Digital Audio Workstation/Le langage des stations audionumeriques
In this article, the author gives a quick overview of the various functions, and features of some of the most popular desktop and cloud-based DAWs for schools to use. He also gives a list of common terms a typical beginning or intermediate user may come across as well as a list of file types that are commonly used in DAWs or commonly seen when working with technology.
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Framing the interpreter : towards a visual perspective
\"Situations of conflict offer special insights into the history of the interpreter figure, and specifically the part played in that history by photographic representations of interpreters. This book analyses photo postcards, snapshots and press photos from several historical periods of conflict, associated with different photographic technologies and habits of image consumption: the colonial period, the First and Second World War, and the Cold War. The book's methodological approach to the \"framing\" of the interpreter uses tools taken primarily from visual anthropology, sociology and visual syntax to analyse the imagery of the modern era of interpreting. By means of these interpretative frames, the contributions suggest that each culture, subculture or social group constructed its own representation of the interpreter figure through photography. The volume breaks new ground for image-based research in translation studies by examining photographic representations that reveal the interpreter as a socially constructed category. It locates the interpreter's mediating efforts at the core of the human sciences. This book will be of interest to researchers and advanced students in translation and interpreting studies, as well as to those working in visual studies, photography, anthropology and military/conflict studies\"-- Provided by publisher.
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An open-source perceptual crossing device for investigating brain dynamics during human interaction
The Perceptual Crossing Device (PCD) introduced in this report is an updated tool designed to facilitate the exploration of brain activity during human interaction with seamless real time integration with EEG equipment. It incorporates haptic and auditory feedback mechanisms, enabling interactions between two users within a virtual environment. Through a unique circular motion interface that enables intuitive virtual interactions, users can experience the presence of their counterpart via tactile or auditory cues. This paper highlights the key characteristics of the PCD, aiming to validate its efficacy in augmenting the understanding of human interactions. Furthermore, by offering an accessible and intuitive interface, the PCD stands to foster greater community engagement in the realm of embodied cognitive science and human interaction studies. Through this device, we anticipate a deeper comprehension of the complex neural dynamics underlying human interaction, thereby contributing a valuable resource to both the scientific community and the broader public.
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