Matching an electrical switch's acoustic style to the application From www.audiodesignline.com/ Not only was the tactile feel of the two switches different, but it sounded like the two switches were actuating at different times. To solve this problem, two sound-tunable switches were selected and designed into the application to deaden the sound of the second switch. Yet the sound emitted by a switch is determined by the switch design itself and cannot be controlled by the end-user. Since manufacturers are not altering parts that affect overall switch performance, life cycle, or...

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Acoustic imaging research centre receives $5M funding From Laboratory Products News Windsor, ON - A new centre devoted to acoustical imaging, called the Institute for Diagnostic Imaging Research, is to be established at the University of Windsor. The institute will operate as a distributed research consortium, meaning that researchers from across Ontario will participate through their own faculties, but also come together at the institute to take advantage of its specialized facilities. The institute's founding director will be one of Ontario's most renowned researchers, Dr...

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Acoustic Long Island Winter Concert to Benefit Long Island Cares From NewsLI Acoustic Long Island, the #1 acoustic podcast on iTunes, has partnered with the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts and Long Island Cares to present the concert event of the season, with the music of nationally-touring singer/songwriters Jen Chapin, Chris Ayer, and Madi Diaz. In the years since Harry left us, Long Island Cares has become an organized force of caring, dedicated people who are making a difference in the fight against hunger on Long Island.

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Sonic Blaster Makers Rebuffed From Wired News The Government Accountability Office has rejected claims by sonic blaster competitors that the U.S. Navy unfair selected the Long Range Acoustic Device over competing designs for an acoustic hailing device. We do not agree with the protesters that they were treated unreasonably in the shout-off test, even though the agency did not use the same message, or set of messages, to assess the voice intelligibility of the firms' devices in the shout-off tests and only used recorded messages.

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Asylum Street Spankers Bring High-Energy Acoustic Show To The West ... From NY1 This brash irreverent group of Texas musicians is back in New York City with a new show at the Barrow Street Theater called "What and Give Up Showbiz?" The Asylum Street Spankers is just one of the many acts performing at the Barrow Street Theater as part of its 1st annual Barrow Street Fortnight, a celebration of innovative performance art, improv, spoken word, and experimental music.

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