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Sonification techniques: sequencing

Sounds triggered by events The map below shows the main flood events of 2019, their duration and the size of the flood-affected area (for further discussion of this dataset, see the post Sonification techniques: mapping data to pitch and volume).

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Sonification techniques: mapping data to pitch and volume

Mapping data to visual or auditory properties A common visualization technique is to use the color or size of symbols to represent data. The bubble map below shows an example.

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A short introduction to data sonification

What is data sonification? Sonification refers to the transformation of data into sound, using some algorithmic process. Here are three examples worth a thousand words:

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