Mapping weather data to sound
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My proposed parameter mappings for a range of weather ‘handles’ are presented below. Where I have not used all these parameters in the sonifications, this table indicates my intended mapping explorations.
handle | mapped to | scaling |
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precipitation | intensity of rain recordings | edited processed, cued up and crossfaded in max |
precipitation | volume of rain recordings | gain of the crossfaded signal |
wind speed | intensity of synthesised wind | generated using max subtractive synthesis patch |
wind direction | panning of the wind | stereo pan in max |
temperature | frequency content of the wind | crossfade ratio of wind bank elements |
temperature | width of the wind panning | higher T -> wider pan |
pressure | pitched micro tone | higher pitch -> higher pressure |
sun | recorded birdsong, synthesised insects, stereo width of above sounds | more sun -> wider |
cloud cover | impulse response or EQ filtering of above sounds | cloudy -> fuzzy/ blanketed; clear -> bright/ fresh/ reflective |
moon | bats, owls, quiet, calm | triggering and mixing of recorded sounds |