“CodeOrgan analyzes the text from a particular site removes all the letters not found in a musical scale (so it keeps A-G). From the remaining set, the letter occurring the most determines the key. If the number of times the letter appears is even, then you a get a major pentatonic scale, and if it’s odd you get a minor. From there, the amount of text determines which synthesizer is used (currently there are 10 different synths ranging from piano to robotalk). And finally the ratio of A-G text to text from the rest of the alphabet determines which of 10 drum loops will drop the beat.”

>>http://codeorgan.com

“Coincidence Engine One assembles a large number of unsynchronized clocks whose combined ticking sounds produce an unusual and intriguingly organic sonic environment. Coincidence Engine Two develops a sophisticated synchronization control and amplification system around a group of specially-modified clocks that enables the artists to articulate audio-visual compositions by programming and sequencing the clocks’ ticking behaviour.”

By architect and installation artist Thomas McIntosh, and composer and sound artist Emmanuel Madan.

“Dr. Bernie Krause, creator of Wild Sanctuary, demonstrates that every living organism produces sound. This presentation focuses on the symbiotic ways in which the sounds of one organism affect and interrelate with other organisms, local and regional, within a given habitat.”

“Agneiszka Roginska, assistant professor of music technology, discusses the applications of cutting-edge research into 3D-audio and spatial sound.”

“We know that sound is vital to marine mammals, who use it for navigating, communication with one another, hunting and more. But much of their use of sound and what different sounds mean is mysterious.”

TED Talk by Peter Tyack via treehugger.