DecibelsChallenge_EnvironmentalData

For the fifth Decibels Challenge, the dataset provided was by Loud Numbers :https://github.com/loudnumbers/environmental_data

For this challenge, I wanted the sounds to represent the increase in CFCS gases as well as the accumulation of CO2 that is being seen annually. I decided to add an insect sample to the mix of sounds as a representation of the natural realm that is being affected by these changes.

Sounds

IllestPreacha · 63YearsOfAir

Data

Column usage in Code

year
- Used as the counter between iterations
co2annual
- Divided by 3.3, so the max note is 127
- Represented by the Chiplead synth
```
  use_synth :chiplead
  play Environmental[i]["co2annual"].to_f/ 3
```
tempannual
- using the data within this column to affect the rate of the following sounds (Guitar & Insects)
- Acts as the background sound, heard throughout

  sample :guit_e_fifths, rate: Environmental[i]["tempannual"].to_f  # rate affected by tempannual
        sample "C:/SonicPi/SoundStreams/Samples/Samplings/Samplings/James/insect-19.wav", rate: Environmental[i]["tempannual"].to_f  # rate affected by tempannual

sunspots
- Kept the range between 0 to 127 through the division of 2
- Represented by the Piano Synth
```
  use_synth :piano
  play Environmental[i]["sunspots"].to_f/2 #range till 127
```
oilspills
- Represented by a distorted Piano Synth

    with_fx :distortion do

      use_synth :piano
      play Environmental[i]["oilspills"].to_f/ 3, sustain: 2

    end

cfcs
- With the numbers increasing but still falling in a range of 0.965 to 3.287, It was the perfect column to have as the sleep between each iteration.
```
  sleep Environmental[i]["cfcs"].to_f
```

Table

year	co2annual	tempannual	sunspots	oilspills	cfcs
1959	315.98	0.07	225.1	0	0.965
1960	316.91	0.03	159	0	0.984
1961	317.64	0.07	76.4	0	1.004
1962	318.45	0.05	53.4	0	1.026
1963	318.99	0.08	39.9	0	1.05
1964	319.62	-0.15	15	0	1.075
1965	320.04	-0.06	22	0	1.103
1966	321.37	-0.02	66.8	0	1.133
1967	322.18	0.01	132.9	0	1.166
1968	323.05	-0.06	150	0	1.201
1969	324.62	0.09	149.4	0	1.241
1970	325.68	0.05	148	36	1.284
1971	326.32	-0.05	94.4	32	1.331
1972	327.46	0.03	97.6	75	1.384
1973	329.68	0.2	54.1	59	1.441
1974	330.19	-0.05	49.2	117	1.505
1975	331.13	0.01	22.5	116	1.575
1976	332.03	-0.03	18.4	93	1.652
1977	333.84	0.21	39.3	86	1.735
1978	335.41	0.11	131	82	1.825
1979	336.84	0.22	220.1	92	1.919
1980	338.76	0.29	218.9	65	2.019
1981	340.12	0.35	198.9	61	2.123
1982	341.48	0.19	162.4	50	2.229
1983	343.15	0.35	91	65	2.336
1984	344.87	0.2	60.5	34	2.444
1985	346.35	0.17	20.6	41	2.549
1986	347.61	0.22	14.8	34	2.652
1987	349.31	0.34	33.9	38	2.753
1988	351.69	0.42	123	21	2.854
1989	353.2	0.31	211.1	45	2.957
1990	354.45	0.45	191.8	64	3.065
1991	355.7	0.42	203.3	37	3.177
1992	356.54	0.23	133	41	3.291
1993	357.21	0.27	76.1	42	3.4
1994	358.96	0.32	44.9	35	3.501
1995	360.97	0.48	25.1	53	3.588
1996	362.74	0.36	11.6	23	3.658
1997	363.88	0.5	28.9	38	3.711
1998	366.84	0.63	88.3	30	3.748
1999	368.54	0.42	136.3	25	3.773
2000	369.71	0.43	173.9	25	3.785
2001	371.32	0.55	170.4	21	3.787
2002	373.45	0.62	163.6	14	3.781
2003	375.98	0.63	99.3	23	3.768
2004	377.7	0.55	65.3	25	3.749
2005	379.98	0.7	45.8	25	3.727
2006	382.09	0.66	24.7	16	3.703
2007	384.02	0.66	12.6	15	3.677
2008	385.83	0.55	4.2	8	3.65
2009	387.64	0.66	4.8	9	3.623
2010	390.1	0.73	24.9	9	3.596
2011	391.85	0.63	80.8	5	3.569
2012	394.06	0.66	84.5	7	3.543
2013	396.74	0.68	94	38	3.517
2014	398.81	0.77	113.3	5	3.492
2015	401.01	0.92	69.8	8	3.466
2016	404.41	1.03	39.8	5	3.44
2017	406.76	0.95	21.7	6	3.415
2018	408.72	0.86	7	7	3.389
2019	411.66	0.98	3.6	3	3.364
2020	414.24	1.01	8.8	4	3.338
2021	416.45	0.86	29.6	6	3.312
2022	418.56	0.91	83	7	3.287

SonicPi Code

require 'csv'

Environmental = CSV.parse(File.read("C:/Creatuve Code Challenges/Sonification Challenges/May 2023/annual Tweaked- annual.csv"),headers: true)


#check if order is alright
#ranges from 1959 to 2022

puts Environmental[63][0]  #2022
puts Environmental[0][0]   #1959
puts Environmental[30][0]  #1989

i = 0

live_loop :sunspots_tempannual do
  use_bpm 120

  puts Environmental[i]["year"].to_i

  with_fx :echo, mix: 0.65 do
    use_synth :piano
    play Environmental[i]["sunspots"].to_f/2 #range till 127
  end

  with_fx :ping_pong do
    with_fx :ixi_techno, mix: rrand(0.1,0.3) do
      sample :guit_e_fifths, rate: Environmental[i]["tempannual"].to_f  # rate affected by tempannual
      sample "C:/SonicPi/SoundStreams/Samples/Samplings/Samplings/James/insect-19.wav", rate: Environmental[i]["tempannual"].to_f  # rate affected by tempannual
    end
  end


  sleep Environmental[i]["cfcs"].to_f

  if i >= 63
    i = 0
  end

  i +=  1

end

live_loop :c02annual do
  use_bpm 120

  puts Environmental[i]["year"].to_i

  with_fx :echo, mix: 0.65 do
    use_synth :chiplead
    play Environmental[i]["co2annual"].to_f/ 3.3  #range till 127
  end

  with_fx :distortion do

    use_synth :piano
    play Environmental[i]["oilspills"].to_f/ 3, sustain: 2

  end

  sleep Environmental[i]["cfcs"].to_f

  if i >= 63
    i = 0
  end

  i +=  1

end

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