Monitoring real-time data: a sonification approach

This paper describes an approach to sonifying and displaying remotely sensed data. A representative sample dataset was audified using synthetic sounds, and sonified using orchestral instruments. The resulting 14 data streams were streamed in real-time and rendered using 3 display methods. Audio spatialization using HRTF processing is compared with stereo and monophonic display. Listening tests show a marked preference for the sonified data processed using HRTFs.

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