MP3s and Your Lost Sound

Speaker: Ross Maddox

When: October 22, 2010 (Fri), 06:00PM to 08:30PM (add to my calendar)
Location: AC
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This event is part of the Synapse Events. Partially funded by the Undergraduate Student Fee.

Part of Parents Weekend! Talks are at 6pm and 7pm, free for the general public. RSVP on Facebook or by emailing busynapse at gmail.com.

Do you ever wonder why MP3s sound great on your iPod headphones, but not on your speakers at home? Join Synapse for their Fall 2010 Speaker Series, featuring Ross Maddox (ENG ‘11), a biomedical engineering Ph.D. student and auditory researcher. Ross will explain how speakers produce sound, how we as humans process that sound, and how MP3s and other lossy compression techniques affect the quality of your music.