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Social Audio Began As A Pandemic Fad. Tech Companies See It As The Future

4:07pm June 11, 2021

by Shannon Bond

Live conversations on Clubhouse and Twitter took off during the pandemic, connecting people online when they couldn't in real life. Now social media companies are scrambling to launch audio features.

Actors Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver in a scene from Marriage Story. The award-winning 2019 film can be watched with audio description that conveys scenes to viewers who are visually impaired. But Parasite, another popular award-winner, has not inclu

There's A Better Way To 'Dub' Movie Audio For Visually Impaired Fans

8:57am August 19, 2020

by Jason Strother

Most non-English films made outside the U.S. are inaccessible to many of the 26.9 million visually impaired Americans. "Dubbing just tells us the dialogue," one disability rights activist explains.

In The Groove: Vinyl Gets A Black Friday Boost

7:00am November 22, 2016

by Eddie Garcia

It's that magical time of year again, when consumers leave the dinner table and head to the stores. Beyond the discounted TV's and gadgets on Black Friday, there's a celebration going on at your local record store.

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You can find your audio commands by visiting your Google voice and audio activity history page.

OK Google: Where Do You Store Recordings Of My Commands?

6:55pm October 29, 2015

by NPR Staff

Here's something to keep in mind when using the "OK Google" voice command feature on Android phones: Google keeps an audio archive of your requests.

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Bill Deputy, a longtime NPR audio engineer, in 2012.

Remembering NPR's Bill Deputy, A 'Guardian Of Sound'

10:43am March 24, 2015

by Robert Siegel

Sound was serious business for Bill Deputy, an audio engineer and All Things Considered technical director for many years. Deputy died Sunday at the age of 58.

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Did You Hear? Going Viral No Longer Just For Videos, Memes

12:57pm December 02, 2014

by Laura Sydell

Sure, the Internet is littered with viral cat videos. But recently some bits of audio have drawn millions of listens. Yet it may be too soon to say we're entering a new age of viral audio.

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Cookie Marenco records musicians on a small remote recording console live at the California Audio Show in August. She'll demonstrate the quality of DSD to the audience by playing back her recording. How close will it sound to the live performance? Very cl

Music & Culture

What Does A Song That Costs $5 Sound Like?

12:04pm September 11, 2013

by Laura Sydell

The label run by engineer Cookie Marenco sells super high-definition downloads — a development even she thought impossible 15 years ago. The downloads may be expensive, but she says, the sound is superior to current popular audio formats like MP3.

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