Turning Scientific Data into Sounds & Music

What is it?

Sci-Sonify is a Python package that enables simple and straightforward data sonification (a.k.a. representing data as sounds). It converts data stored using common packages in the Scientific Python Ecosystem such as Numpy, Pandas, and Xarray as musical notes.

Soundmaps

Instead of using colors (i.e. colormaps) for visualuzing data, Sci-Sonify introduces the concept of "soundmaps", which allow for mapping quantitative data to a range of musical notes.

Accessors

In addition to providing standalone functionality for working with lists and arrays, Sci-Sonify introduces accessors into commonly used packages in the Scientific Python Ecosystem.

Xarray

Sonification through a xr.DataArray

import xarray as xr
import scisonify.xarray

da = xr.DataArray([1, 2, 3])

da.sonify()

Pandas

Sonification through a pd.Series

import pandas as pd
import scisonify.pandas

s = pd.Series([1, 2, 3])

s.sonify()

Installation