Lost Sounds Of The Past Brought To Life
Monday, August 31, 2009 - 17:21
in Mathematics & Economics
Ancient instruments can be lost because they are too difficult to build, or too difficult to play, but they can be heard again thanks to the ASTRA (Ancient instruments Sound/Timbre Reconstruction Application) team. These researchers accomplish this feat using computer modeling and grid technology -- the shared resources of a distributed network of hundreds of computers.
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