{"135691":{"#nid":"135691","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Band Samples Binary Star System\u2019s Sounds for Reggae Tune","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EData gathered from two stars using the Kepler telescope has been transformed into a reggae riff for an American band. New Jersey reggae-rock group Echo Movement, whose body of work includes the songs \u201cIn the Beginning,\u201d \u201cAcross the Universe\u201d and \u201cI Think God Smokes Weed,\u201d approached the \u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Sonification Lab\u003C\/strong\u003E with the unusual request. \u201cPeople have made music with space sounds before, but largely using pulsars and space events that can be recorded in the radio spectrum,\u201d said band member David Fowler. \u201cWe wanted something completely off the chart.\u201d... When it\u2019s not mixing reggae tracks, the Sonification Lab \u2014 which joins Georgia Tech\u2019s schools of psychology and interactive computing \u2014 develops ways of presenting visual data as sound. The practical applications of their research span aiding the visually impaired to relaying information in \u201ccomplex task environments,\u201d such as cockpits or within the space program. \u201cSound is the best pattern-recognition tool we have,\u201d said \u003Cstrong\u003EBruce Walker, the lab\u2019s lead professor\u003C\/strong\u003E. \u201cInstead of visually scanning through a long list of numbers, looking for patterns or random occurrences, sometimes it\u2019s easier to create an audio file and listen for them. Very interesting patterns can often be discovered by using sound.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27659","created_gmt":"2012-06-15 11:25:57","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:22","author":"Christopher Ernst","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-06-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-06-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/bit.ly\/Lb6MxQ","title":"Source: Wired UK"}],"groups":[{"id":"1299","name":"GVU Center"}],"categories":[{"id":"148","name":"Music and Music Technology"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}