Tag: audio

  • resonate_glitch

    Recently I was wandering around with my phone in my hand, as one does, and got to wondering: what if I could use the camera feed and other sensors on the phone to create a procedurally-generated soundtrack? And just to make things more interesting: I wanted to do it entirely in HTML5 + JavaScript with…

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  • The mysterious album from The Jejune Institute’s second chapter

    While cleaning my closet I happened to come across an unusual CD in a cardboard sleeve. It’s called The Sound of Ascension: Audio Kool-Aid From The 70’s Most Eccentric Cults & Communes. This is an artifact from the second chapter of The Jejune Institute saga. The timing of this discovery is perfect as the TV…

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  • The Wave Organ

    The Wave Organ, photo by Frank Schulenburg via Wikipedia  On Memorial Day I found myself in the Marina in the evening with a little spare time. I figured I’d try visiting The Exploratorium’s Wave Organ. Though I’ve been before it was seemingly never working. As it turns out, I simply hadn’t followed the directions —…

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  • Ambient sound of new and old BART trains

    Now that BART’s new “Fleet of the Future” trains have been in regular service for a while, I’ve found myself on them dozens of times. The extra set of doors in the middle is my favorite feature, followed by the significantly improved ventilation. The live map is nice too. But the biggest change is the…

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