CosMonic (COSmos harMONIC)
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CosMonic Papers
CosMonic in Radio Clásica (RTVE)
Program Sonidos y sonificaciones del espacio (Sounds and sonifications of the Space) broadcasted June 4th, 2019 in La casa del sonido of Radio Clásica, directed and presented by José Luis Carles (spanish).
CosMonic in Radio Voz
Interview carried out in the astronomy section of the program Con Voz broadcasted on June 23, 2019 on Radio Voz, presented by María Meizoso Dopico and Martin Pawley.
The complete programme can be heard clicking here (interview from 2:10:30)
CosMonic in elDiario.es
Article on sonification and CosMonic in elDiario.es (2022/12/04, África Gelardo Arrebola, PDF)
Scientific American
Interview and article on sonification in Scientific American (2023/01/05, Timmy Broderick)
Efervescente
Live interview on a segment of the Radio Galega program “Efervescente” during the celebration of “Noite Efervescente 2024” (2024/06/08) [minute 33]
Sonification Videos
Visit CosMonic’s youtube list of sonification examples for this inclusive astronomy project. In the Youtube description of each video you can find a detailed explanation of the sonified example as well as the used astrophysical data.
Inclusive Astronomy
It is in this last field (c) where CosMonic has been working recently creating specific cases for the Astroaccesible project, an inclusive astronomy dissemination project for blind and low vision people, also aimed at a general public that wants to understand astrophysics in an alternative format.
For this project, CosMonic seeks to create simple examples in their acoustic dimension in order to be easily understood. CosMonic’s philosophy for these sonifications can be summarized in a simple metaphor: painting graphs with sounds.
Sonification is a powerful tool that helps to enhance visual information. Therefore, CosMonic accompanies its audios with animations, using complementary methods so that the concepts reach a general public.
CosMonic
CosMonic (COSmos harMONIC) is a sonification project with a triple purpose:
a) Analysis (by means of sounds) of all types of data (passenger rail traffic, weather patterns, astrophysical data, …)
b) Source of inspiration for artistic creations
c) Pedagogical and dissemination purposes
If you have a project where you believe that sonification can bring a new and different perspective, contact the CosMonic team.