“Sound into Graphics” by Kane

  • ©Patrick E. Kane

Conference:


Title:


    Sound into Graphics

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Description:


    Sound was used to generate computer graphics images. Music of interest was digitized at 40 KHz and the discrete samples converted to characteristic frequency values via DFFT for each 1/24-th of a second of “action”. The DFFT values were mapped onto an 8 x 12 grid, polygons constructed, and then rendered via scan conversion.

Hardware:


    HARDWARE: Two VAX 11/780’s, VAX 11/750, PDP 11/60,
    24-bit Grinnell frame buffer, Matrix camera

Software:


    SOFTWARE DEVELOPER: Special graphics tools written in C under UNIX,
    IEEE signal processing software.

Additional Contributors:


    James Bozek, Patrick E. Kane, Van Warren
    Produced at: University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign and University of Utah Graphics Lab 1984

Additional Information:


    Format: 1:45; 16mm; sound

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