Mountaineering Acoustics Network
Treacherous Trails, Sonic Tales. We adapt and integrate amazing features of uMap to Interactively document the unique soundscapes of rugged landscapes. uMap facilitates the preservation of multimedia ephemeral soundscapes while providing tools for quantitative geospatial data analysis and community-driven sound mapping initiatives.
We adapt and integrate end-to-end neural audio codecs for soundscape and infrasoundscape research, optimizing performance across diverse frequency bands through hybrid architectures. A key part of our setup includes the Geophone developed by Interharmonics Instruments (Elektroakustisches Musiklab, Wien).
Inspired by recent work, we introduce the encoding of Mel-spectrogram frequency bands into RGB channels into soundscape research—transforming traditional grayscale spectrograms into rich color representations. This adaptation enhances neural codec performance and significantly improves classification accuracy, particularly for pitch-similar signals.
Derived from Gewenxin Yu's 2024 essay Exploring the Analogia Entis Principle in Electroacoustic Music (with Intelligible Sound), this project explores further intersections of electroacoustic music and sonification.
This project, initiate by Han Cui, takes us deep into the mountain ranges of the Kunlun, Qinling, and Himalayas. Through field recordings, the project investigates the aural dimensions and sacred soundscapes that underpin the cosmological framework of traditional Feng Shui theory. We consider its archaeoacoustic significance as both an extension and a complement to existing studies.