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KC Collins
@sounddr.bsky.social
I do sonic UX research & consulting. Writer. Professor. Adventure seeker. Search & Rescue volunteer. Ottawa, Canada #sounddesign #sound #UX #audio 🇨🇦 🇬🇧
Did you know, in the 1980s guns went "poo poo!" ?
November 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I am studying for my wilderness first responder exams and have discovered that I'm suffering from mild hypothermia.
November 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I could REALLY use 5 more sound people/sound designers to fill in my survey today!! Please help-- 5 minutes of your time! #sounddesign carletonu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Sonic Metaphors Survey
This study explores how people imagine the future of sound. Because sound is fleeting and difficult to describe directly, we often use metaphors—comparing a sound to a material, a natural phenomenon, ...
carletonu.az1.qualtrics.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
ICYMI, I'm looking for sound folks to take a short survey on use of metaphors to describe sounds. If you can spare 10 minutes... TIA! carletonu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Sonic Metaphors Survey
This study explores how people imagine the future of sound. Because sound is fleeting and difficult to describe directly, we often use metaphors—comparing a sound to a material, a natural phenomenon, ...
carletonu.az1.qualtrics.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Does sound design have a lens-flare equivalent? A trend that everyone seemed to use for a period of time and then everyone thought was incredibly cheesy a few years later?🤔 #sounddesign
October 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Hey all! I'm doing a quick study about how people use metaphors to describe sound. If you can spare 5-10 minutes, please take my survey! carletonu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Thank you! #sounddesign
Sonic Metaphors Survey
This study explores how people imagine the future of sound. Because sound is fleeting and difficult to describe directly, we often use metaphors—comparing a sound to a material, a natural phenomenon, ...
carletonu.az1.qualtrics.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Reposted by KC Collins
Drumroll please...

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October 5, 2025 at 4:55 AM
I have a page for my forthcoming book now-- no cover yet, can't wait to see what they come up with! mitpress.mit.edu/978026205373...
Sonic UX
Most user experience (UX) research prioritizes what users see and touch—but what about what they hear? Sound is a powerful, often overlooked layer of u...
mitpress.mit.edu
September 30, 2025 at 7:27 PM
How Sound Design Influences Marketing & Branding: A Conversation with Karsten Kjems – Part 1 voiceoversandvocals.com/blog/audio-b...
How Sound Design Influences Marketing & Branding: A Conversation with Karsten Kjems - Part 1 - Jodi Krangle
Join me this week in "How Sound Design Influences Marketing & Branding" with my guest Karsten Kjems of Sonic Minds & learn why sound sells.
voiceoversandvocals.com
September 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The Future of Sound Design with Text to Music Generators omnisizes.com/tech/the-fut... My question: Can people hear the difference?
The Future of Sound Design with Text to Music Generators - Sizes of Objects and Stuff
Explore how text-to-music generators are shaping the future of sound design, blending AI creativity with limitless musical possibilities.
omnisizes.com
September 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
heh.
September 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Back from 10 days with the SARVAC Humanitarian Workforce helping out with the wildfires in Newfoundland. If you can afford to spare a few $, donation link www.redcross.ca Gov't will match $2 for every dollar donated right now.
Helping To Strengthen Resiliency - Canadian Red Cross
Learn about the Canadian Red Cross Society including who we are, where we work, what we do, volunteering and donating.
www.redcross.ca
August 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Game Audio Conference Oslo www.gainorway.com/gaco-2025
August 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Reposted by KC Collins
Join the @radhumslab.bsky.social on Friday September 5th at @ucc.ie for (Un)Silencing, our one-day symposium exploring exciting work from the fields of sound studies and sound art, in collaboration with Resonance: the Journal of Sound & Culture.
August 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM
SPINAL TAP 2 Trailer (2025)
YouTube video by ONE Media
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August 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I love closed captions. They make a sound person's life so full.
July 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Pilgrimage to the giant metronome in Prague. It keeps a slow beat but it works!
July 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
David Lynch exhibit at the DOX (Prague): Really great to see some OLD experimental shorts and I feel like I better understand both his films and soundtracks to them!
July 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A visit to the Museum of Musical Instruments was a bit like going to the zoo: It's nice to see these creatures, but profoundly sad that they're locked in cages and can't live out their purpose.
July 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
My hotel has a rotary phone and called me on it. Man, the nostalgia hit hard.
July 3, 2025 at 6:29 AM
AudioMostly/ICAD conference--backdrop to our conference presentations. A Unesco world heritage building, which is lovely, but perhaps not so much when it is 40 degrees outside! #AMICAD2025
July 3, 2025 at 6:29 AM