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Whatever Happened to Honk, Bonk, Boing and Blomp?
While doing her Stripsody, performer Cathy Berberian expressed herself by making vocal sounds like woo woo, stomp, boing. blomp, honk, bonk, thud, ouch, ugh, brrrrr, pant and achoo. She wasn't...
To Test or Not to Test, That is the Question (P...
How many audiophiles actually perform any form of measurement on any aspect of their system? Is there any merit in doing so? To answer the question of whether it is...
Hearing Loss and Audio: Not a Conflict; a Path ...
This article was prompted by a comment Robert made to last issue’s article, “Hearing Loss and the Need for High-End Audio.” I asked Robert to expand on his comment here. – Ed....
Truth or Dare
Hi readers, Frank has kindly asked me if I would like to write more articles for Copper. This is a real honor, as most of the contributors are veterans in the audio...
Sunset Marquis: When Bob Met Bruce
I was talking with singer/songwriter Ryan Hamilton the other day about his thoughts on the music of the 1970s and early 1980s. A celebrated musician within the world of Americana, Hamilton has...
Todd Rundgren’s Nearly Human
Over the years, Newport, Rhode Island has been home to many of my life’s best memories. No trip to town was ever complete without a pop in to The Music...
How Products Are Made, Part 3: Validation and P...
In Part One and Part Two of this series (Issue 115 and Issue 117), Robert Heiblim took us through the particulars of the initiation and the design processes. We conclude...
Unusual Musical Collaborations and Cameos, Part...
In Part One (Issue 118) we covered Stevie Wonder and George Benson, Metallica and Lang Lang, Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs and Adele and Paul Weller. Here we continue to look into unlikely...
Rolling Stone’s Super Bowl Hail Mary Pass
All of this talk about the new NFL season has me thinking back to my days as the publisher of Rolling Stone magazine. Each summer the business and editorial sides would huddle...
How Products are Made, Part 2: The Design Process
In our first installment of this series we looked at the first step in getting a product to market: the initiation process. At this point the company has an idea of what...
How Products Are Made, Part One: Initiation
We audio people often discuss products of all sorts, whether audio components, music media, accessories and so on, but do we really know much about how these are made and...
Tales of an Audio Forum Administrator, Part Four
The final installment in Rudy’s behind-the-scenes series on what it’s like to be an audio forum administrator… “Why did you delete my post?” “Insulted me in this post.” “You...
Sensations, Arts and Crafts: Italian Progressiv...
In this installment, I’ll introduce you to two very different bands that still fall under the general category of progressive rock. Sensations’ Fix is not your typical Italian rock band, with...
Breathing Restored Life Into a Classic Pipe Org...
Calvary Episcopal Church was founded in 1836 and is part of the Parish of Calvary – St. George’s in New York City. A fixture in the Gramercy Park area for...
The Jazz Side of Henry Mancini, Part One
Among the first records I played as a toddler were a handful of albums by composer Henry Mancini. My nightly ritual was to stand next to the upright Admiral console...