Sound Branding
Last week’s post chronicled the story of Harley-Davidson, the motorcycle manufacturer, attempting to get a federal trademark on what many call the unique sound of a Harley (motorcycle). After years and tens of thousands of dollars fighting comments from other motorcycle companies, and no end in sight to the litigation, Harley voluntarily withdrew their sound…
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Visual Guide to Critical Distance for Sound
Understanding how distance affects the transmission and intelligibility of sound is important to hearing care professionals. Understanding critical distance for sound helps the hearing professional counsel patients more effectively. For some, attempting to apply formulae and actually make measurements is more than they want. Therefore, this post is an attempt to have a picture (or…
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