Meandering Media
Meandering Sound
Martin Schneider: Vignette Explorer (2010)
About
In this lecture we will look at sound signals as meandering curves in time.
- Mathematical Functions — in the 1st part, we will learn how to create curves using mathematical functions.
- Curves of Sound — in the 2nd part, we will learn how to make audible curves in time and space.
Goals
- Basics of mathematical functions
- Polar coordinates
- Harmonic synthesizer
- Sound synthesis in Processing
Literature
- Irvine Whitty: The Harmonograph (1893)
- Joseph Goold: Harmonic Vibrations (1910)
- Tom Greenslade: All about Lissajous Figures (1993)
- Frank A. Farris: Wheels on Wheels on Wheels — Surprising Symmetry (1996)
- Aatish Bhatia: The Math Trick behind MP3s, JPEGs and Homer Simpson's Face (2013)
- Michael Trott: Making Formulas for Everyhing — from Pi to the Pink Panther to Sir Isaac Newton (2013)
- Michael Trott: Using Formulas for Everything — from a Complex Analysis Class to Political Cartoons to Music Album Covers (2013)
Code
- Santiago Ginnobili: Ptolemy and Homer Simpson (2008)
- Martin Schneider: Vignette Explorer (2011)
Video
- Jeroboam Fenderson: Nuclear Black Noise (2013) (oscilloscope / lissajous music)
- John Baez and Anita Chodry: The Harmonograph (2016)