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Soundproof is a Vancouver-based collective of electronic musicians and visual performance artists who are dedicated to organizing all-night parties with a friendly atmosphere in the great rave traditions of old. Over the span of 19 years, the group has produced and staged over 70 indoor and outdoor events in Metro Vancouver, the Sea to Sky corridor and the Fraser Canyon. Although the roster of core members has changed over the years, the vision of creating safe and welcoming environments for ...
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Ingrid Buday founded "No More Noise Toronto!" after enduring a consistent and measurable increase in noise since 2019. She collects data by using noise meters and mapping the results from a public survey she calls "Not 311," where anyone can submit noise and location data. In this episode of Soundproofist, she describes some of the community organi…
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Washington Heights in Upper Manhattan has a long and diverse history. It could be described as an "East Side - West Side" story, because the neighborhood -- divided by Broadway -- is starkly different on each side. Lucina Chavez-Rosique began measuring and documenting the decibel levels across the neighborhood. She's collecting noise data and resid…
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Topher White uses technology to detect illegal logging in rainforests. You might have seen stories about how he repurposed old cellphones and powered them with solar panels to listen remotely in the forests. While collecting this audio data, he uses AI tools to identify the specific sounds of chainsaws and trucks to send alerts to local officials. …
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Imagine hearing loud gunfire in your home or school all day long. A community in Cranston, Rhode Island has struggled with this issue for the past few years, and they're protesting against it. Their local police department practices at an outdoor shooting range across the street from a residential neighborhood and a high school. The target practice…
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When New York City resident and urban planner Jimin Park found herself surrounded by urban noise, she decided to do something constructive about it. She created an app called "Right Avenues," which residents can use to file noise complaints to 311 and identify the type of noise and the location so that it can be tracked on a map and viewed by the p…
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In this second episode of the "Ask Arline" series, New York City psychologist and noise expert Dr. Arline Bronzaft answers some questions about urban environmental noise. We cover cars with exceptionally loud engines to people blasting loudspeakers late at night, and bars and clubs with outdoor noise that keeps people awake. Dr. Bronzaft shares som…
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New York City psychologist and noise expert Dr. Arline Bronzaft answers some questions about neighbor noise. In the first episode of this mini-series from Soundproofist, Dr. Bronzaft answers common concerns about how to deal with neighbors who stomp their feet overhead, noise from romping children while you're trying to work from home, how to delic…
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During the height of the COVID pandemic, human-generated ocean noise from freight shipping and recreational boating nearly stopped. Because some locales measure oceanic noise with hydrophones, open-source data offered lots of useful raw data. Artash Nath, a student researcher, analyzed some of this data to demonstrate how ocean noise impacts marine…
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Residents of India's vibrant and populous cities experience loud noise that can damage their health. We spoke with Sumaira Abdulali, a leader in environmental and noise issues in the state of Maharashtra. For over 20 years, she's advocated for residents of Mumbai and other cities and helped to implement policy change. As a result, her work has impr…
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Imagine if 160 helicopters flew over your home every day. That's what many residents of New York City experience. And the noise is disrupting their sleep, parks and recreation, and even pedestrian and bicyclist safety. Soundproofist talked with representatives from Stop the Chop NY/NJ -- an organization that's working to legislate guidelines to man…
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Noise disputes often get resolved successfully through the services of a professional noise mediator. But most people don't know what mediators do, nor how to find one. In episode 23 of Soundproofist, we talk with two engaging and dynamic mediators from Arc Mediation in Waterford, Ireland: Roisin O'Shea and Shane Dempsey. They share tips on how the…
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Cities and communities have their own sound markers, as Dr. Kenya Williams points out. Dr. Williams is an urban planner, an acoustic ecologist, and an advisor to Quiet Parks International. He founded his company, "Hush Soundscape Planning & Design," in 2012. In episode 22 of Soundproofist, Dr. Williams shares his journey from making mixtapes and pr…
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Jessie Oliver designs citizen science research projects so that participants feel engaged, make meaningful contributions, and have fun. In this interview, she describes some of the considerations for a citizen science project, and about a challenge she's working on in Australia: to collect data on the endangered Eastern bristlebird. If you're curio…
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Everything old is new again -- and that includes noise issues and activism. From the ancient Romans through the industrial revolution, people have tried to solve the issues of urban and workplace noise. In this episode, we talk with Peruvian-based researcher Walter Alfredo Montano about some of the interesting historical artifacts and anecdotes he'…
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How do professional soundscape artists capture their high-resolution field recordings? In this episode, Soundproofist talks with two audio professionals: Charles Previtire and Mélia Roger. We talk about their preferred microphones and recording gear and some memorable mistakes they've learned from along the way. Finally, we talk about how they shar…
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Tortured by leafblower noise? What can you do about it? Jamie Banks and David Sykes of Quiet Communities join us in this episode to describe how they help cities switch to quieter and cleaner lawn-maintenance equipment. They've been successful in creating training programs, sharing data, and persuading local governments to administer positive chang…
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A team of audio specialists at Goldsmiths, University of London joined Soundproofist to discuss their fascinating soundscape project. After digitizing some historic 1928 recordings of London street noises, they return to the exact same sites to record the street sounds again. They've made these newer recordings on the same day in September and at t…
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Alyssa joins the cast to talk about her experience running the recent Women's Tournament and what she thinks its impacts on the VGC scene could be! Links Women's Tournament Usage Stats: https://twitter.com/TemporalVGC/status/1304065045593239552 Social Media Soundproof: https://twitter.com/SoundproofCast Brendan: https://twitter.com/mrbdog46VGC Jake…
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Yuree joins the cast to talk about the recent trend of rotating VGC formats! Links Players Cup Results - https://victoryroadvgc.com/2020/08/25/players-cup-results/ Social Media Soundproof: https://twitter.com/SoundproofCast Brendan: https://twitter.com/mrbdog46VGC Jake: https://twitter.com/MajorBowman_ Yuree: https://twitter.com/YureeVGC Logo by Sm…
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Soundproofist likes to learn about technologies and tools that help to resolve noise issues. In this episode, Thomas Rittenschober of Seven Bel describes their new acoustic camera for professional acoustic and engineering applications. This tool creates visual images of noise and identifies its sources. Seven Bel is based in Austria.…
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As we transition back into our regular format, Jeremy Odena joins the cast to talk about the Players Cup! Links Power rankings article - https://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/pokemon-players-cup/vgc-power-rankings/ EU Cup - https://twitter.com/VGCVictoryRoad/status/1283881372491317257?s=20 PokeCasters Charity Tournament - https://www.pokecastersn…
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In a time where more people are becoming comfortable with sharing their stories of abuse, harassment, and trauma, it is imperative that those around them give them the support they need. Gabby and Chalkey join the cast to talk about how we can become better allies to marginalized groups within the VGC community. Believe and support victims. Black l…
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You don't need a large budget to measure and map sound. Dr. Tae Hong Park, a professor at NYU, founded the Citygram soundmap project and launched a new airplane-noise tracker project called "Get Noisy." In this interview, he shares details of how he built affordable microphones that can be attached to a window. They send data to your computer throu…
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Dan Dugan is a sound designer and inventor of the automatic microphone mixer, a key component in professional audio tools. He also records soundscapes in natural environments through his work with the Nature Sounds Society. In this episode, Dan discusses how he got involved in theatrical sound and professional audio, and his more recent work doing …
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The boys are once again joined by Blake Hopper, this time to discuss the world of competitive Pokemon GO! Links Rose Tower Quarantine Challenge Results - https://www.trainertower.com/rose-tower-circuit/ Victory Road May Challenge Results - https://victoryroadvgc.com/2020/05/05/may-challenge-2020/ Social Media Soundproof: https://twitter.com/Soundpr…
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Jake and Brendan check in after a brief quarantine break to recap the largest tournament in VGC history! Links Champions Cup Results: https://twitter.com/aDrive_tK/status/1247177944738471943 https://twitter.com/aDrive_tK/status/1246923730070233090?s=20 https://twitter.com/aDrive_tK/status/1246862294983815169 Babiri (ladder tool): https://www.babiri…
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How does human-generated noise impact the marine life in our oceans? We interview Michael Stocker, the founder and director of Ocean Conservation Research in California. He shares the history of his organization, how they measure ocean noise, how sea animals communicate, and how his organization works proactively to protect whales from needless tra…
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Hail master and NPA Commissioner extraordinaire Ryan Tan joins the cast to talk about how to get your VGC fix during this time of social distancing! Links r/VGC: https://reddit.com/r/vgc Babiri Ladder Scraper: https://www.babiri.net/#/ Malmo Regionals Results: https://victoryroadvgc.com/2020/03/09/malmo-2020-teams-stats/ Galar Friendlies hosted by:…
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The boys are back after a brief break to talk about the end of Series 2 and the beginning of Series 3! Links OCIC Results - https://www.nimbasacitypost.com/2020/02/oceania-internationals-2020.html Collinsville Regionals Results - https://www.nimbasacitypost.com/2020/03/collinsville-regionals-2020.html Puerto Rico Special Event Results - https://www…
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