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Title: What do tree rings sound like when played like a record? It's hauntingly beautiful.
Post by: Suppressed on April 14, 2017, 06:00:04 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sHL-1hI9nc

Title: Re: What do tree rings sound like when played like a record? It's hauntingly beautiful.
Post by: EC on April 14, 2017, 06:13:34 pm

That is NEAT!

Title: Re: What do tree rings sound like when played like a record? It's hauntingly beautiful.
Post by: andy58-in-nh on April 14, 2017, 06:26:04 pm

Concerto for Redwood in D Minor.

Very cool.

Title: Re: What do tree rings sound like when played like a record? It's hauntingly beautiful.
Post by: TomSea on April 14, 2017, 06:33:36 pm

(http://caratulas.com/caratulas/J/jethro_tull/jethro_tull-songs_from_the_wood-Interior_Frontal.jpg)(https://www.joesalbums.com/images/product/jethro-tull-songs-from-the-wood-vinyl-lp_1.jpeg)

It's interesting that Jethro Tull released this album in the 1970s.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4UYX2qpUK0

Title: Re: What do tree rings sound like when played like a record? It's hauntingly beautiful.
Post by: Polly Ticks on April 14, 2017, 06:53:44 pm

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HOW IT WORKS: Instead of a needle, an optical sensor reads the wood's color and texture. Then, algorithms convert those variations into notes on a scale, which is mapped to a piano synthesizer and played.

The rings of a trunk reveal the age of the tree, and environmental conditions like rainfall levels, disease, and even forest fires. Light-colored rings indicate growth spurts, while darker marks show times of a slowdown.

Each slice is unique -- a glimpse into the story of a tree's past.

Bartholomäus Traubeck wondered what story those trees would tell. So he created equipment that could translate those rings into music on a record player. The result is a breathtaking masterpiece.

Used with permission from Bartholomäus Traubeck. Learn more at http://traubeck.com (http://traubeck.com).

Very cool!

Title: Re: What do tree rings sound like when played like a record? It's hauntingly beautiful.
Post by: Suppressed on April 16, 2017, 06:59:06 pm

Quote from: Polly Ticks on April 14, 2017, 06:53:44 pm

Very cool!

Thanks for posting that, @Polly Ticks ... 

Of course, the rings aren't a single groove like on a record, so I wonder what path they are taking and what algorithm they use.