#Audify spectrogram Patch

The first area of focus was on creating a convincing “whine” using a bank of sine wave oscillators. I decided to use the SuperCollider programming language so that I had absolute control over the synthesis of this sound. These are much better descriptions in my opinion. At first I referred to these components as the “chirp” and “beep”, but after being clued in by some STRI researchers (thanks Amanda Savage!) I learned to use the terms “whine” and “chuck”. The first being that the frogs make not only this “laser” sound, but also have a percussive sound that follows it. There are many noticeable things from this spectrogram that further inform what we hear. Túngara frog recording with whine and three chucks Spectrogram of Túngara frog recording with whine and three chucks I began by inspecting an isolated call from one frog via the spectrogram in Audacity.

#Audify spectrogram Patch

ES2 Logic Pro Patch for Laser Frog Synthesis Lazer Frog Synth attempt #1 Making the WhineĪlthough the first attempt was not convincing enough, it was close enough to encourage me to continue on my quest to synthesize the frogs call. It captured the general gesture of the descending tone, but didn’t capture the timbre or slope of the glissando very well. I did this based entirely on listening to the frogs before analyzing the spectrogram in detail. My first attempt was a very quick patch using the ES2 synthesizer in Logic Pro. Indeed these frogs sound like a laser beam from a video game, and since I have worked as a sound designer and synthesized laser beam sounds for video games, I thought “I bet I can synthesize these frogs!”. I just really liked the way they sounded and kept listening. I was completely ignorant of them at first, having no idea what their actual name was or anything about their behavior or even what they looked like. I had other plans and project ideas before arriving at DINACON, but I found myself continuously drawn to the sound of these frogs. Túngara Frog in a puddle, photo courtesy of Mangtronix Chorus of Tungara frogs at night in Gamboa Spectrogram of the frog chorus First Attempt One might mistake this biophony for a retro video-game arcade, but it is in fact the revelry of an amphibious Bacchanalia. Once it got dark there was a seemingly ubiquitous chorus of these laser sounds, an asynchronous melange of descending glissandi. Support for Vamp analysis plug-ins.Before the sun had even set on my first day in Gamboa I had already heard excited chattering about the sound of the “Laser Frogs”. Plot Spectrum window for detailed frequency analysis. Spectrogram view mode for visualizing and selecting frequencies. Tracks and selections can be fully manipulated using the keyboard. Plug-in Manager handles plug-in installation and addition/removal of effects and generators from the menus. Real-time preview of LADSPA, LV2, VST and Audio Unit (macOS) effects. Also unlimited sequential Undo (and Redo) in the session to go back any number of steps. Effects can be easily modified in a text editor – or you can even write your own plug-in.Įasy editing with Cut, Copy, Paste and Delete.

Support for LADSPA, LV2, Nyquist, VST and Audio Unit effect plug-ins. Sample rates and formats are converted using high-quality resampling and dithering. Export your recordings in many different file formats, including multiple files at once. Audacity can record live audio through a microphone or mixer, or digitize recordings from other media.