#audio-engineering

#audio-engineering

The Dyson x Porter OnTrac Limited Edition collaboration arrives as a pointed departure from typical brand partnerships. Rather than applying co-branded graphics to existing products, this project positions two objects as components of a single system built around commuter behavior. The headphones and bag share materials, color logic, and ergonomic intent. They function as a kit, not a bundle. The production run is limited to 380 individually numbered sets distributed through select retail locations in Japan and China, plus official online channels.

But from my own discussions with the design team, it's clear that what Amazon has created are not just new voice assistants, or even mix-and-matachable speakers capable of creating a 3D soundscape for movies and music in your home. What these new Echo products are supposed to do is enable a more intuitive (and intimate, and surveillant) AI for home tomorrow-one that doesn't just hear what you say, but senses what you do.

"I don't think it would've happened any other way,"

Brand collaborations are a dime a dozen these days, and it's easy to become cynical. Slapping a beloved logo onto a generic product is a time-honored tradition that often results in expensive disappointments, leaving loyal fans feeling a bit used. So, when word gets out that Fender, the American titan of rock and roll iconography, is partnering with Teufel, a Berlin-based audio company known for its exacting German engineering, a healthy dose of skepticism is understandable.

The Grateful Dead’s sound engineer, Owsley Stanley, developed the 'wall of sound' to ensure audiences heard a pristine version of their live performance.

Delia Derbyshire, a pioneer of electronic music, showed how tape machines could transform sound in 1965, influencing the future of radiophonic art.