Seismic sound lab: Sights, sounds and perception of the earth as an acoustic space

Benjamin Holtzman; Jason Candler; Matthew Turk; Daniel Peter

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-12976-1_10

Seismic sound lab: Sights, sounds and perception of the earth as an acoustic space

Benjamin Holtzman^*, Jason Candler, Matthew Turk, Daniel Peter

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Abstract

We construct a representation of earthquakes and global seismic waves through sound and animated images. The seismic wave field is the ensemble of elastic waves that propagate through the planet after an earthquake, emanating from the rupture on the fault. The sounds are made by time compression (i.e. speeding up) of seismic data with minimal additional processing. The animated images are renderings of numerical simulations of seismic wave propagation in the globe. Synchronized sounds and images reveal complex patterns and illustrate numerous aspects of the seismic wave field. These movies represent phenomena occurring far from the time and length scales normally accessible to us, creating a profound experience for the observer. The multi-sensory perception of these complex phenomena may also bring new insights to researchers.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Sound, Music, and Motion - 10th International Symposium, CMMR 2013, Revised Selected Papers
Editors	Mitsuko Aramaki, Mitsuko Aramaki, Olivier Derrien, Richard Kronland-Martinet, Sølvi Ystad
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	161-174
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319129754
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12976-1_10
State	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	10th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research, CMMR 2013 - Marseille, France Duration: Oct 15 2013 → Oct 18 2013

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	8905
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

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Other	10th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research, CMMR 2013
Country/Territory	France
City	Marseille
Period	10/15/13 → 10/18/13

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© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014

Keywords

Audification
Seismology
Sonification
Wave field visualization

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

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Holtzman, B., Candler, J., Turk, M., & Peter, D. (2014). Seismic sound lab: Sights, sounds and perception of the earth as an acoustic space. In M. Aramaki, M. Aramaki, O. Derrien, R. Kronland-Martinet, & S. Ystad (Eds.), Sound, Music, and Motion - 10th International Symposium, CMMR 2013, Revised Selected Papers (pp. 161-174). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 8905). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12976-1_10

Holtzman, Benjamin ; Candler, Jason ; Turk, Matthew et al. / Seismic sound lab : Sights, sounds and perception of the earth as an acoustic space. Sound, Music, and Motion - 10th International Symposium, CMMR 2013, Revised Selected Papers. editor / Mitsuko Aramaki ; Mitsuko Aramaki ; Olivier Derrien ; Richard Kronland-Martinet ; Sølvi Ystad. Springer Verlag, 2014. pp. 161-174 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Holtzman, B, Candler, J, Turk, M & Peter, D 2014, Seismic sound lab: Sights, sounds and perception of the earth as an acoustic space. in M Aramaki, M Aramaki, O Derrien, R Kronland-Martinet & S Ystad (eds), Sound, Music, and Motion - 10th International Symposium, CMMR 2013, Revised Selected Papers. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 8905, Springer Verlag, pp. 161-174, 10th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research, CMMR 2013, Marseille, France, 10/15/13. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12976-1_10

Seismic sound lab: Sights, sounds and perception of the earth as an acoustic space. / Holtzman, Benjamin; Candler, Jason; Turk, Matthew et al.
Sound, Music, and Motion - 10th International Symposium, CMMR 2013, Revised Selected Papers. ed. / Mitsuko Aramaki; Mitsuko Aramaki; Olivier Derrien; Richard Kronland-Martinet; Sølvi Ystad. Springer Verlag, 2014. p. 161-174 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 8905).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Holtzman B, Candler J, Turk M, Peter D. Seismic sound lab: Sights, sounds and perception of the earth as an acoustic space. In Aramaki M, Aramaki M, Derrien O, Kronland-Martinet R, Ystad S, editors, Sound, Music, and Motion - 10th International Symposium, CMMR 2013, Revised Selected Papers. Springer Verlag. 2014. p. 161-174. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-12976-1_10

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