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Title: What different sorting algorithms sound like
Added: Apr 19, 2010
Author: andrut
Duration: 1:30
Description:
This particular audibilization is just one of many ways to generate sound from running sorting algorithms. Here on every comparison of two numbers (elements) I play (mixing) sin waves with frequencies modulated by values of these numbers. There are quite a few parameters that may drastically change resulting sound - I just chose parameteres that imo felt best.After making this video I found that someone already tried to audibilize sorting algorithms: http://www.pillowsopher.com/blog/?p=116- he mentions other older attempt: http://www.math.ucla.edu/~rcompton/musical_sorting_algorithms/musical_sorting_algorithms.htmlAnd someone in comments metions similar attempt on different aproches to Towers of Hanoi problem in 1982; there was also attempt on trying to hear minimax search in chess engine in 2009: http://www.krazydad.com/blog/2009/05/musical-chess/ .This is my first attempt on making algorithms audible. For some time I was wondering what would it sound like if cpu made different noises for different instructions. It all started while trying to play raw files (texts, images, programs...), then I heard few "raw" tracks on Alva Noto CD... and then I did one strange audio-visual simulation http://vimeo.com/6711459 and then I tried to play out voltage potentials simulated by spiking neural network implementation - it worked out really cool so I wanted to try something with algorithms - thats how I got here. I know this work is not novel but I feel it isn't explored enough. I see future uses of similar techniques in monitoring and debuging, teaching and gaining insight of more complicated algorithms, science (as an extension to ploting tools)... and arts.If you heard of something similar please drop me a line.
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Tags: sort bubble merge insert gnome synthesis sound electronic algorithm audibilization
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Youtube Comments: 496
coderodion Says:
Mar 20, 2012 - Extract from video description: "Here on every *comparison* of two numbers (elements) I play (mixing) sin waves with frequencies modulated by values of these numbers."Never knew radix sort is a comparison sort...
joshbulldog1661 Says:
Mar 23, 2012 - skrillex?
sw2de3fr4gt Says:
Mar 29, 2012 - 24 people used BogoSort.
thegmanyo Says:
Apr 4, 2012 - Selection sort is my favorite.
filiperodrigues97 Says:
Apr 26, 2012 - how did u done this? i mean, what language and libraries u used? i want to make one for me too =)
myk0l4s Says:
May 2, 2012 - bubble is obviously the stupid one :D
ChrisCummins Says:
May 2, 2012 - still better than dubstep
nftbu Says:
May 4, 2012 - 24 users tried sorting with bogosort.
teapotexorcist Says:
May 13, 2012 - This is how robots should sound in movies when they are looking for something.
robotsound Says:
May 13, 2012 - i like how the selection sort has some flute like characteristics at the begining
markkasotilas Says:
May 13, 2012 - Bubble sort is horrible...but it kind of fits for it.
TheRowa86 Says:
May 13, 2012 - D-D-D-Drop the sort.
NinjaPwn4g3 Says:
May 13, 2012 - Is this going to be Dubstep in the future??
andrut Says:
May 13, 2012 - yes
OniLinkSword Says:
May 13, 2012 - You know, I think Star Trek 4 did something like this...
colinrenteria2006 Says:
May 13, 2012 - this is what I hear in my head when i get really stoned
Aqlor Says:
May 14, 2012 - 0:00 insertion sort0:10 (bad) bubble sort0:38 selection sort0:55 merge sort1:11 gnome sort:)
theknifesong Says:
May 20, 2012 - pacman trips acid.flv
ghostrider090 Says:
May 28, 2012 - How the hell did I get here?
ochgottnochma Says:
May 30, 2012 - how do you generate the sounds? can you make that open-source? thanks :)
newton3010 Says:
Mar 18, 2012 - The sound of math......