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 Music Gallery Music Zoo Music Workshop Music Lab Music Port Music Space Music Classroom |
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Science and Technology… and Magic How does sound work - on tape, in the air, and inside your brain? And where does sound turn into music? It's all a mystery. Playing in our Lab lets you peek behind the curtain, but it doesn't spoil the fun. What is sound? How is it created and carried? How do you distinguish between music and other sounds? Why does music give you goose bumps or help you feel relaxed? Try our interactive experiments and games to explore the mechanics of sound and the psychology of musical perception. How does recording work? What happens in a recording studio? How are different tracks isolated, layered, and blended? Find out by doing it yourself at one of our virtual recording stations. Transform your favorite song by remixing it. Track down and filter away the noise. Add reverb and overtones to make your recording sound like it was created in a cathedral, a cave or a closet. How do acoustics shape the design of concert halls and studios? Learn how sound moves… and where it goes. Step into our Sound Chamber and listen to what happens when the walls and panels move to demonstrate acoustic effects. What is it like to conduct a major orchestra? Lead a band? Wave your arms (or shake your body) in front of a synthesized orchestra, and it responds to your tiniest motions. Finger-paint on a tablet - and hear computer-generated percussion based on your unique pattern of lines and colors. Twiddle your fingers, and your motions will create Eddie Van Halen-style guitar leads over pre-recorded rock tracks. Not into metal? How about playing Paganini on our air violin? How do musical instruments make their unique sounds? Use our artificial instruments to find out. Try our cutting-edge synthesizers. Create your own sounds, using everything from the most primitive of music makers to the latest experimental technologies. How do artists manipulate their instruments to create their own signature sounds? Learn how performance masters from Louis Armstrong to Babba Maal have achieved such unique sounds. How will you tell your friends what happened? Take home a CD of your original work or let us store it for you on our website so it can be shared with friends and family the world over. |
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