[ExI] Musical instruments in space
Anders Sandberg
anders at aleph.se
Sat Mar 9 14:15:05 UTC 2013
On 08/03/2013 05:12, David Lubkin wrote:
> What musical instruments would need to be altered or played
> differently in order to sound the same when played on the space
> station or a lunar colony? (Because of the lower gravity and the
> lower air pressure.)
I looked at this question for roleplaying game purposes, finding some
interesting papers and resources (mainly about other atmospheres). See
this thread:
http://eclipsephase.com/space-acoustics
It is hard to be heard on Mars, Titan likely has great (if odd)
acoustics, and some instruments sound odd on Venus.
--
Anders Sandberg,
Future of Humanity Institute
Oxford Martin School
Faculty of Philosophy
Oxford University
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