sonification

American  

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

noun

• sonifications
  plural

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

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Noun Inflected Forms

• sonifications
  plural

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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

In the past decade, technologies like sonification have made astronomy more inclusive while simultaneously enhancing scientists’ understanding of the universe.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 26, 2024

In Temple’s sonification of this gene, the telltale sign of Huntington’s sounds like a broken record.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2023

Bower and Bellona are working to develop universal sonification methods, which will be the focus of a forthcoming project called Accessible Oceans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2023

Alongside the images, the agency also unveiled three new sonifications, which transform astronomical observations into sound, offering another way to experience the universe.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 4, 2026

Harrison plans to use the open-source code he created for the show as a template for other sonifications.

From Scientific American ● Jan. 5, 2023

Western audiences would likely experience a learning curve with sonifications that employ, say, the sound of a Javanese gamelan, but a framework that contains such options can flex and adapt to the data’s needs.

From Scientific American ● Jan. 5, 2023

Q: Do you give concerts featuring your sonifications?

From Science Magazine ● Jul. 21, 2017