The sound of the Hagia Sophia, more than 500 years ago
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Re: The sound of the Hagia Sophia, more than 500 years ago
#2Really beautiful, glad I took the few minutes to listen.
Re: The sound of the Hagia Sophia, more than 500 years ago
#3tl;dr: analyzing the sound of a balloon popping in Hagia Sophia, they made an audio filter using techniques and understanding of sound in space that only became available in last 10 years. Cappella Romana made an album called Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia using this filter to recreate the experience of listening to Christian chants in that space. It's available on Spotify, headphones probably best.
Re: The sound of the Hagia Sophia, more than 500 years ago
#4Just listening to the balloon pop in the Hagia Sophia was amazing to hear. Are there any other structures with similar acoustics that still holds performances?
Also there's a YouTube playlist of the recording they mention at the end, the Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VrJ8XOwJzw&list=OLAK5uy_k98...
Re: The sound of the Hagia Sophia, more than 500 years ago
#5Really beautiful, glad I took the few minutes to listen.
Couldn't agree more. For those who listened, Capella Romana's "The Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia" is also available on Spotify. It's amazing.
Re: The sound of the Hagia Sophia, more than 500 years ago
#6Sad that we don't really consider acoustics when building our modern structures/dwellings these days.
Re: The sound of the Hagia Sophia, more than 500 years ago
#7I just finished reading "Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West" by Raymond Ibrahim, and it's a devastating account, and an eye popping book, of Islam's spread through Christian lands. 85% of what used to be Christian was conquered by jihad, all of north Africa, all Middle East, all Anatolia, and all the way to Vienna and Spain. Millions died, raped, enslaved, and forcefully converted. White women were particular targets. The overarching theme is that followers of Islam felt it was their holy duty of jihad to wage the war on infidels, no matter what the method and devastation. https://www.amazon.com/dp/0306825554/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_i_F...
Re: The sound of the Hagia Sophia, more than 500 years ago
#8Digital reverb algorithms are a huge and interesting area. One can recreate the acoustics of a venue from recordings of a balloon pop or a pistol shot. One can also create physically impossible reverbs, where the echoes precede the actual sound or get louder instead of fading.
Re: The sound of the Hagia Sophia, more than 500 years ago
#9Digital reverb algorithms are a huge and interesting area. One can recreate the acoustics of a venue from recordings of a balloon pop or a pistol shot. One can also create physically impossible reverbs, where the echoes precede the actual sound or get louder instead of fading.
Could you point me to more info/examples on physically impossible reverbs?
Re: The sound of the Hagia Sophia, more than 500 years ago
#10Sad that we don't really consider acoustics when building our modern structures/dwellings these days.
We do when building halls/stadiums/opera houses/temples/places where acoustics matter.