Music 220a -- Homework 1: Data Sonification

Graham Davis

Data Files

Chuck File

For this assignment, I used the m220a-Duo starter code to model two data files. The two data files I included were number of pigs slaughtered per month and number of dollars spent on gambling per month (both in Australia). In order to create a feeling that I thought mirrored these data sets, I used relatively high pitches, a fair amount of reverb and I made the transition between pitches less smooth. Through these decisions I tried to develop an auditory representation of a somewhat distopian casino filled with pigs.

Sources

Both data files were obtained from DataMarket