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> Dear Mr. Robertson- > > While synaesthetes do indeed exist (I believe Scriabin is a famous > example), they are to my knowledge quite rare and not consistent among each > other in the associations they make between, say, pitches and colors > (although I seem to recall reading one study that suggested they are fairly > self-consistent over long periods of time, such as 20 years). This > suggests to me that while many mappings--parametric or otherwise--are > possible, the notion that there is some "true" or even widely acceptable > mapping between the aural and visual functions of the brain that would not > involve a large measure of arbitrary "license" (as you put it) is very > probably false. > > As you know, there is a veritable cottage industry in the field of computer > "visualizations" or various kinds. These are usually based of real time > measurements of coarse features of the amplitude and phase of the music > being played. But I suggest that most of their charm comes from extremely > simplified correlations that are mostly of a rhythmic nature, since > waves--musical or otherwise--exist in both space and time in perceptually > compatible ways. But the number of possible mappings is (I'd guess) > infinite, so while you might find ones you like very much, others are very > likely to have much different preferences. > > Thanks for an interesting question in any case. You might wish to look > into mappings into spherical harmonics such as those used in quantum > physicists. I don't believe this has been tried, and in any case might > generate some nicely correlated images and sounds. > > Best wishes, > > Professor F. Richard Moore, PhD > UCSD Department of Music > > http://www.ucsd.edu/music/faculty/moore.html > > > > At 04:52 PM 7/13/2002 +0100, Nathaniel Robertson wrote: > > >Dear Sir, > > > >My name is Nathaniel Robertson and I m an English researcher exploring the > >non-linear dynamics of synaesthesia with special attention to the > >potential of directly translating music into visual landscapes and > >pictures into music with a computer. I started this non-academic research > >when I listened to the Orbital album In Sides about 3 years ago and was > >amazed at the visual impact on my brain of this type of electronic music. > > > >I ve encountered programs that use scaled parameters to represent music as > >images but have not yet found a literal translator that depicts music in > >an authentic and actual visual way that stays totally true to the > >composition and employs no artistic licence. > > > > I m currently in contact with the Chaos-Gruppe in Germany and in > > particular with Dr Werner Eberl the designer of the Chaos Von Eschenberg > > fractal translator. > > > >If you have the time Sir, my question is this: > > > >What processes would be involved in computer system architecture that > >would allow true volumetric plotting of music streams into visual mapping > >possibly fractal - and similarly, what nature of algorithm should be > >employed to achieve the reverse without artistic or scientific licence in > >the translation procedure? > > > >I believe that if the brain overlaps senses to create a union of audio and > >visual stimuli which synaesthetes prove - it should be feasible to use a > >computer to listen to a painting and to watch a piece of music. > > > >With Sincere Regards, > > > >Nathaniel Robertson BA(Hons)
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