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sonification

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[sah-ni-fi-kay-shuhn] / ˌsɑ nɪ fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

plural

sonifications
  1. the act or process of sonifying something, especially a set of quantitative data.


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For this reason, Nagai was more liberal in adding a "human touch" compared to previous data-based musical compositions, aiming to meld sonification with traditional music composition.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2024

The editor links interactions across modalities, so if a user changes the textual description, that information is adjusted in the corresponding sonification.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2024

Astronomers have also created a sonification for the HD 110067 system.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2024

“If I listen to a sonification of a dataset, it will tell me a slightly different story than if I’m just looking,” says Arcand.

From National Geographic • Jan. 26, 2024

While Germolus makes a sort of jazz out of ocean nutrients, Jon Bellona uses data sonification to help us listen to the oceans breathe.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2023

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