Observed arrival · 2026-09-07

Signal and Sensation: The Mathematics of a Good Noise

signalandsensation.com Observed source

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A collection of 102 playable browser experiments about sound, perception, synthesis, and the arithmetic hiding inside familiar electronic-music noises.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-07 issue.

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The homepage presents a numbered archive of 102 browser pieces, with 70 marked as making sound and 52 as larger builds. Each entry pairs a playable synthesis experiment with measurements: a compressor's release changes how long a pad stays below level, while a 909 hat's inharmonic frequencies are tested against repetition. The archive exposes audio, synthesis, and web-audio labels, and states that all pieces are playable on a phone.

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