When Nicole Buetti first picked up the bassoon, it was supposed to be a not-so-secret weapon in woodwind-on-woodwind combat.

As he prepares to re-join the SCO for a series of all-Mozart concerts, the orchestra’s former bassoonist talks to David ...

TALLAHASSEE — Justin Cryer gripped the lectern and fidgeted, trying to control his emotions. The Florida State linebacker didn’t raise his voice and declined to put an adjective to how he felt, but ...

You can change notification sounds for emails and calendar events directly within the new Outlook app for Windows. In classic Outlook, you can choose whether to play a sound when a new email arrives.

Some “ Hamilton ” ticketholders are clutching their last-minute purchase of a White Claw and Twizzlers. Others are hustling from the bathroom to make it to their seats before the opening number.

Active noise cancellation (ANC) represents the noise-blocking technology which most consumers recognize as the primary noise reduction feature in headphones and earbuds. The system uses microphones to ...

Inspired by Taylor Swift’s “Showgirl” single, listen to a playlist of songs that use the tragic “Hamlet” heroine as inspiration. By Lindsay Zoladz When Taylor Swift first released the track list for ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — It's not very common to continue discussing a loss more than one month after it happened. When Alabama fell to Florida State in the season opener, the college football world assumed ...

In Dearborn, Michigan, some neighbors are pressing city officials to enforce its noise ordinance, saying a nearby mosque's daily call to prayer is disruptive and intrusive. Andrea Unger, who has lived ...

It certainly was a choice that playwright Anthony McCarten used “A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical” to portray the much-loved superstar behind the songs as an absolute jerk. But that’s what ...

New firmware updates are available through Sony’s Sound Connect mobile app. New firmware updates are available through Sony’s Sound Connect mobile app. is a senior reporter who’s been covering and ...

Noise-canceling headphones are meant to reduce unwanted ambient sounds around you. They use built-in microphones to pick up external noises, then produce sound waves to cancel out the out the external ...