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Journal Article

Translating Sonifications

Authors: Vogt, Katharina; Höldrich, Robert

Journal of the Audio Engineering Society · Volume 60 · Issue 11 · pp. 926–935 · November 2012

Abstract

Over the last few decades there have been numerous explorations of sonification, a concept that may be loosely defined as communicating nonaudio information as sound. As with any developing field, there comes a time when a formal structure is needed to provide a framework for understanding the collection of ad hoc experiments. To make the mapping between data and sound more explicit and less prone to misunderstandings, a sonification operator has been suggested. The authors created “notation modules” to formulate this mapping for various fields. An example of a specific sonification operator in the field of physics is given. Nine subjects from research were used in a study to evaluate the experience of this formalism.

Details

Publication
Journal of the Audio Engineering Society
Volume
60
Issue
11
Pages
926–935
Publication date
November 6, 2012
Affiliation
University of Music and Performing Arts, Graz, Austria (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Journal Article