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Traditional / experimental practice

The Pulse of the Earth · Magnitude and Number

The M ≥ 4.5 earthquakes of 1-7 October 2024, in order of magnitude: each earthquake is one strike. First from small to large, then from large to small; at each step of magnitude the number of earthquakes falls several-fold. Not a recording from the ground: a sonification of the USGS earthquake catalog (Credit: U.S. Geological Survey). There is no claim of any effect.

5 minNo headphones needed

Liner notes

Bed
Brown noise
Strikes
Material ×2, Gong · 160 Hz
What do you hear?
hissy · busy · wide

4 layers, 3 sound engines; generated on this device every time it plays.

How is this sound made?

  1. Brown noise−30 dB
  2. Material−14 dB

    Material · stone, 204 strikes, 320 Hz

  3. Material−9 dB

    Material · wood, 60 strikes, 140 Hz

  4. Bell−12 dB

    Gong · 160 Hz, 4 strikes

  • Reverb: room, 16% mix

In the room you can listen to each layer on its own, change its settings and save it as your own recipe.

Sound is generated on this device in real time; no files are downloaded from a server. There is a 2 s fade-in at the start and a 0 min fade-out at the end.

Compare with another sound

Hear both at the same loudness; drag the slider to the middle and they blend.

In the middle the two sounds truly blend; loudness is matched.

B: neighbours on the map

8 trials, half of them the same sound; get at least 7 right and the difference is audible. The result stays on this device.

What do we know, what don't we know?

S · Soundscape, no claim

No health or mental-effect claim at all; it is simply a soundscape.

This session isn't linked to any claim of effect.

A session's level is the weakest of its linked claims; it is never raised by a strong but unrelated claim.

Its neighbours on the map

The five sounds closest to this one by measured sound features.

  1. 1The Pulse of the Earth · A Week of the WorldWarm · steady · wideBoth beats and pulses · both steady · same goal: explore
  2. 2Deep Sea · Midnight ZoneWarm · textured · wideSame goal: explore
  3. 3The Pulse of the Earth · Tōhoku 2011Warm · steady · wideBoth steady · same goal: explore
  4. 4Night TrainWarm · textured · wideNeighbour on the map
  5. 5The Pulse of the Earth · Kīlauea 2018Warm · steady · wideBoth steady · same goal: explore
See on the map

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