Peace at last.
Klangzelle + Mother Earth Radio = Conscious Listening.
My name is Florian. I have been working as a sound engineer for 30 years.
At some point, the magic was gone. Music was just a formula. Then Sylvio came along with his Klangzellen. And with 429 Hz.
Since then, I’ve been listening like I used to. Like the 12-year-old in front of his father’s big speakers.
Mother Earth Radio is my attempt to pass that on.
WHAT’S DIFFERENT
Format: I broadcast in FLAC up to 192 kHz. Always have. Because as a sound engineer, I know what compression does to the waveform – to transients, to reverb tails, to the space in a recording. What I didn’t know back then: there’s an entire field of research dedicated to it. “Listening Effort” – how much work your brain has to do when listening. Result: Compressed signals cost more cognitive resources. Even if you don’t hear a difference. That’s why Fraunhofer – the inventors of MP3 – are constantly developing better codecs. They are working on the problem. I solved it differently: Don’t compress in the first place.
Playback: Sylvio’s Klangzellen have one driver. No multi-way compromise. The sound comes from one point. Like a real instrument.
Tuning: 429 Hz. Not because of chakras. Not because of healing frequencies. But because it sounds right to me. Because the music breathes again. Because I listen again instead of just hearing.
Does it make a difference? Hear for yourself.
NO MARKETING
I don’t sell transformation. Sylvio doesn’t sell healing.
We make speakers and radio. Well done. With care. If that’s worth something to you, buy an app or a speaker. If not, listen for free. No drama.
THE QUOTE
“Audio artifacts are reflected in brain signals – even below the threshold of conscious perception.” — Prof. Dr. Benjamin Blankertz, TU Berlin
This is not marketing. This is an email he wrote to me personally – after I contacted him about his study. One of many in this field of research. Science agrees: Your brain hears more than you think.
FOR THE CURIOUS
The research calls this “Listening Effort”.
For those who want to delve deeper:
– Porbadnigk, Blankertz et al. (2013): Neural processing of audio artifacts. [→ Study]
– Peelle (2018): Overview of Listening Effort research. [→ Article]
– Fraunhofer IIS: Why codecs are constantly getting better. [→ Website]
Explained in more detail:
[→ The ecosystem on klangzelle.de]
LINKS
[Klangzelle Speakers →] [Mother Earth Radio →] [Test listening in the Klangatelier →]
