Abstract: Thin film resonators are deployed in the port ducts of speakers, musical instruments, microphones, and other devices having an important auditory component, to reduce distortion and/or improve other sound qualities. Preferred resonators have a resonator sheet with a first air cavity, and a passageway in an edge of the resonator sheet that opens to the air cavity. The cavity is further defined by a cover sheet, and preferably also a base sheet. The sheets are preferably bonded together by an adhesive. Resonators can be deployed rolled up inside a duct, slightly curved, or laying substantially flat on a surface over which air is flowing. Resonators can be deployed during and/or post manufacturing. Cavities are preferably elliptically shaped, and deployed as substantially mirror image pairs. Openings to the cavities can be positioned on one or more edges of the resonators.

Abstract: Wavy riblets are disposed at one or more auditorily important acoustical boundary layers of a sound producing device. Wavy riblets can be deployed directly onto the surface of the device, and/or onto a film or other carrier that is then positioned in or on the device. Wavy riblets can be advantageously deployed in sets, in a herringbone pattern, and sets of smaller riblets can be disposed between sets of larger riblets. Wavy riblets can also be superimposed onto other wavy or non-wavy riblets. Contemplated sound producing devices include speakers, musical instruments, fan blades and ducts.

Abstract: Thin film resonators are deployed in the port ducts of speakers, musical instruments, microphones, and other devices having an important auditory component, to reduce distortion and/or improve other sound qualities. Preferred resonators have a resonator sheet with a first air cavity, and a passageway in an edge of the resonator sheet that opens to the air cavity. The cavity is further defined by a cover sheet, and preferably also a base sheet. The sheets are preferably bonded together by an adhesive. Resonators can be deployed rolled up inside a duct, slightly curved, or laying substantially flat on a surface over which air is flowing. Resonators can be deployed during and/or post manufacturing. Cavities are preferably elliptically shaped, and deployed as substantially mirror image pairs. Openings to the cavities can be positioned on one or more edges of the resonators.

Abstract: Wavy riblets are disposed at one or more auditorily important acoustical boundary layers of a sound producing device. Wavy riblets can be deployed directly onto the surface of the device, and/or onto a film or other carrier that is then positioned in or on the device. Wavy riblets can be advantageously deployed in sets, in a herringbone pattern, and sets of smaller riblets can be disposed between sets of larger riblets. Wavy riblets can also be superimposed onto other wavy or non-wavy riblets. Contemplated sound producing devices include speakers, musical instruments, fan blades and ducts.

Abstract: Wavy riblets are disposed at one or more auditorily important acoustical boundary layers of a sound producing device. Wavy riblets can be deployed directly onto the surface of the device, and/or onto a film or other carrier that is then positioned in or on the device. Wavy riblets can be advantageously deployed in sets, in a herringbone pattern, and sets of smaller riblets can be disposed between sets of larger riblets. Wavy riblets can also be superimposed onto other wavy or non-wavy riblets. Contemplated sound producing devices include speakers, musical instruments, fan blades and ducts.