Exploring Data Sonification with Elixir

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Exploring Data Sonification with Elixir

Source: youtube.com

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Carlos Rodrigues, a software engineer, presents a talk on using Elixir for data sonification, effectively blending his hobby of music with programming. He introduces the concept of data sonification, which involves converting data into sound for analysis and interpretation. Carlos explains fundamental music theory concepts such as melody, harmony, and rhythm, necessary for understanding how to map data to sound. He demonstrates how to use Elixir with MIDI protocol to produce sounds and shows examples of data sets translated into music using Elixir and Livebook. He emphasizes the potential applications in fields like science, art, and accessibility, and discusses future explorations in interactive data sonification.

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