Data sonification
Data sonification is the presentation of data as sound using sonification. It is the auditory equivalent of the more established practice of data visualization.
Process[edit]
The usual process for data sonification is directing digital media of a dataset through a software synthesizer and into a digital-to-analog converter to produce sound for humans to experience.[1][2][3] Benefits to interpreting data through sonificaiton include accessibility, pattern recognition, education, and artistic expression.[4]
Applications[edit]
Applications of data sonification include astronomy studies of star creation,[5] interpreting cluster analysis,[6] and geoscience.[7] Various projects describe the production of sonifications as a collaboration between scientists and musicians.[8][4][9]
A target demographic for using data sonification is the blind community because of the inaccessibility of data visualizations.[10]
One of the earliest examples of data sonificaiton is the Geiger counter, which measures ionizing radiation through sound.[11] Another notable example of data sonfication is NASA's processing of images from space telescopes into sounds.[12]
See also[edit]
- Geiger counter
- Sonification - communication with sound, especially including machine-generated non-verbal sound
- Auditory display - equivalent of a computer monitor, except with sound
- Audification - subset of sonification which is the auditory equivalent of visual design, including data sonification within the broad field of design
References[edit]
- ^ Kaper, H.G.; Wiebel, E.; Tipei, S. (1999). "Data sonification and sound visualization". Computing in Science & Engineering. 1 (4): 48–58. arXiv:cs/0007007. Bibcode:1999CSE.....1d..48K. doi:10.1109/5992.774840. S2CID 8087002.
- ^ Madhyastha, Tara; Reed, Daniel (1995). "Data sonification: Do you see what I hear". IEEE Software. 12 (2): 45–56. doi:10.1109/52.368264.
- ^ Scaletti, Carla (2018-02-05). Dean, Roger T.; McLean, Alex (eds.). Sonification ≠ Music. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190226992.013.9.
- ^ a b Maroune, Dr Manil Maskey and Abdelhak (2023-04-28). "From Data to Melody: Data Sonification and Its Role in Open Science | Earthdata". www.earthdata.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ Guglielmi, Giorgia (21 July 2017). "Meet the scientist who turns data into music—and listen to the sound of a neutron star". Science.
- ^ Hermann, T; Ritter, H (1999). "Listen to your Data: Model-Based Sonification for Data Analysis". Advances in intelligent computation and multimedia systems. International Institute for Advanced Studies in Systems Research and Cybernetics. ISBN 0-921836-80-5.
- ^ Romans, Brian (11 April 2007). "Data Sonification". Wired.
- ^ Beans, Carolyn (1 May 2017). "Science and Culture: Musicians join scientists to explore data through sound". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114 (18): 4563–4565. Bibcode:2017PNAS..114.4563B. doi:10.1073/pnas.1705325114. PMC 5422826. PMID 28461386.
- ^ Middleton, Jonathan; Hakulinen, Jaakko; Tiitinen, Katariina; Hella, Juho; Keskinen, Tuuli; Huuskonen, Pertti; Culver, Jeffrey; Linna, Juhani; Turunen, Markku; Ziat, Mounia; Raisamo, Roope (2023-08-10). "Data-to-music sonification and user engagement". Frontiers in Big Data. 6. doi:10.3389/fdata.2023.1206081. ISSN 2624-909X. PMC 10448511. PMID 37636320.
- ^ Zhao, Haixia; Plaisant, Catherine; Shneiderman, Ben; Lazar, Jonathan (1 May 2008). "Data Sonification for Users with Visual Impairment". ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction. 15 (1): 1–28. doi:10.1145/1352782.1352786. S2CID 17199537.
- ^ "What is Sonification - Accessible Oceans". Accessible Oceans - what is sonificaition. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ "Sonifications - NASA Science". science.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
Further media[edit]
- Kramer, Gregory, ed. (1994). Auditory display : sonification, audification, and auditory interfaces. Addison-Wesley. ISBN 978-0201626049.
External links[edit]
- Sounds of the Sea at NASA.gov
- Data sonification archive - See (and hear) several examples of data sonificaiton
- Data sonificaiton toolkit from the University of Santa Cruz