pi in music
29 February 2008
an online sonification that converts the first 10,000 digits of pi into a musical sequence. users can select the mappings from integer to notes.
[link: avoision.com]
see also pi in colors.
RGB musiclab: pixels into music
13 November 2007
a downloadable application that converts the RGB (Red, Green & Blue) values of an image to chromatic scale sounds. the program reads RGB value of pixels from the top left to the bottom right of an image. 1 pixel makes a harmony of three note of RGB value, & the length of note is determined by brightness of the pixel.
"it is not an impression of paintings or photographs of a composer. it reads a score from an image data directly."
[link: kenjikojima.com]
see also color analytics & paint by nunbers & sorting image pixels.
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musical graph theory
3 October 2006
an interesting online audio-visual experience that allows users to navigate around 61 different short looping musical fragments to explore a dynamic composition for solo violin. the individual music loops & their connections are visually represented as a normal network graph. the interface displays the current location within the 'graph' of musical fragments & lets users preview & select from the possibilities fo where to go next. the choices users make affect future concert performances of this work.
see also giant steps music animation & wolfram tones.
[link: turbulence.org|via grandtextauto.gatech.edu]
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titan descent dashboard
18 July 2006
a 5-minute infographical movie depicting the operation of the Descent Imager/Spectral Radiometer camera during its 4-hour-long descent & touchdown. the graphical ashboard shows Huygens' speed, direction of motion, rotation & swinging during the descent. sounds from a left speaker trace Huygens' motion, with tones changing with rotational speed & the tilt of the parachute. sounds from a right speaker go with the Descent Imager/Spectral Radiometer activity.
see also background music sonification & powers of 10 movie.
[nasa.gov & nasa.gov(hi-res movie)|via boingboing.net]
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takeluma sonic alphabet
24 April 2006
an installation that converts people's speech into a visual pattern using a phonetic writing system for representing sounds in English. the shapes of the sounds intend to convey a hidden meaning, giving rise to a kinesthetic response, eg: words can 'feel' sharp or smooth depending on how they sound.
[pcho.net & pcho.net (avi, 13mb)]
emotional traffic display
9 February 2006
a real-time visualisation & sonification that runs during an on-stage musical performance using data from the Internet about the emotions of the world. the size of the text reflects the emotion's presence on the web, while layers build up, making the display more detailed & complex. a 'meridian line' scans the visualisation, creating the rhythm of the music being played. [benayoun.com]
echo audible network
6 February 2006
a group of computers that listen & talk to each other by repeating audio signals recorded by their microphones. the screens visualise the nature of the communication taking place (eg: volume).
[udk-berlin.de & udk-berlin.de|via we-make-money-not-art.com]
fish movement visualization
21 October 2005
a physical installation that tracks the fish in a water lake & translates their movement into an audio-visual experience. visitors can listen to the fish composing their very own soundscape whilst watching an animated representation of what is happening under the water of a 9 meter tall steel cylindrical silo.
16 fish have bio-acoustic tags implanted that enable their positions to be tracked by an array of six hydrophones as the tags emit a signal every two seconds. each fish within a species has specific sounds that are triggered in response to an activity. if the fish swims or rotates (or both) those sounds are played, if it becomes the fastest or slowest swimmer it plays its fast or slow sound. if the fish becomes popular (if it is calculated to be the fish surrounded by the most neighbours) or unpopular, it plays one of those sounds.
the visuals are also reflecting the activities of the fish. the most popular inflates its outer ego (or aura), the least popular one's ego shrinks. the color switching speeds up or slows down as the speed of the fish changes. the size of the fish is linked directly to the actual size; the colour sets are from photographs of the fish. [juliefreeman.co.uk]
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