Madison Hoffman

We are in a class learning about Max, so we are still very new to this program.

Our goal for this patcher file is to convert the data of the colors of artwork into audio.

We are currently converting the matrix data into signals using jit.release, but it only outputs static. We would like it to be more pleasing to listen to. We are also toying with the idea of jit.3m.

This is what our patcher currently looks like:

Our goal for this patcher file is to convert the data of the colors of artwork into audio. 

We are currently converting the matrix data into signals using jit.release, but it only outputs static. We would like it to be more pleasing to listen to. We are also toying with the idea of jit.3m. 

This is what our patcher currently looks like:


convert-signal-data-audio

as you have discovered, simple concrete mappings tend to produce uninteresting, "meaningless" results.

how about something like: map colour to intensity, horizontal axis to time and vertical axis to frequency (ie use frequency /time domain) you'd need to use ifft to do this.

or this: imagine the source image's grey-scale is mapped to a 3d relief in the vertical axis, and then use scanned synthesis over the resulting surface to create an audio signal

as you have discovered, simple concrete mappings tend to produce uninteresting, "meaningless" results.
how about something like: map colour to intensity, horizontal axis to time and vertical axis to frequency (ie use frequency /time domain) you'd need to use ifft to do this.

or this: imagine the source image's grey-scale is mapped to a 3d relief in the vertical axis, and then use scanned synthesis over the resulting surface to create an audio signal


How to convert signal data into audio