Sonification Tools and Resources for Astronomers Using Sound Synthesis
"Sonification" is the process of conveying data via the medium of sound. Sonification can be used to make scientific data more accessible to those with visual impairments, enhance visualisations and movies, and even convey information more efficiently than by visual means. The STRAUSS python package is intended to make sonification simple for both scientific and outreach applications.
Access the full documentation here (under construction!) and read more about the associated Audio Universe project here.
Make a copy of the STRAUSS repository via SSH,
git clone git@github.com:james-trayford/strauss.git strauss
or HTTPS if you don't have SSH keys set up,
git clone https://github.com/james-trayford/strauss.git strauss
STRAUSS may then be installed using pip
cd strauss
pip install .
For development purposes, you can instead use:
pip install -e .
where the -e option allows a local install, such that you can modify and run the source code on the fly without needing to reinstall each time.
We recommend using a conda environment to avoid package conflicts. Type
conda env create -f environment.yml
before pip install -e .
and activate the environment with
conda activate strauss
The STRAUSS code has benefited from funding via an Royal Astronomical Society Eduaction & Outreach grant award, providing hardware and software for sound development and spatialisation testing.