Observed arrival · 2026-09-09
Whalesong Rosette
An interactive instrument that turns cetacean recordings into circular cymatic patterns and compares their geometry with rose windows, mandalas, and other archetypes.
Field notes
Whalesong Rosette maps strong spectral peaks from incoming audio to circular-plate modes based on Bessel zeros, then simulates sand collecting along the resulting nodal lines. Its source menu includes built-in calls, WAV/MP3/FLAC uploads, microphone input, archive URLs, and Orcasound hydrophones. The interface exposes six tracked modes, 5,000 simulated sand grains, drawing analysis, sonification, binaural beat options, and a 16 Hz test. Blue and fin whale calls are explicitly pitched upward because they fall below the plate's working range.
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