from scitools.sound import * from scitools.all import * def oscillations(N): x = zeros(N+1) for n in range(N+1): x[n] = exp(-4*n/float(N))*sin(8*pi*n/float(N)) return x def logistic(N): x = zeros(N+1) x[0] = 0.01 q = 2 for n in range(1, N+1): x[n] = x[n-1] + q*x[n-1]*(1 - x[n-1]) return x def make_sound(N, seqtype): filename = 'tmp.wav' x = eval(seqtype)(N) # convert x values to frequences around 440: freqs = 440 + x*200 plot(range(N+1), freqs, 'ro') # generate tones: tones = [] duration = 30.0/N # 30 sec sound in total for n in range(N+1): tones.append(max_amplitude*note(freqs[n], duration, 1)) data = concatenate(tones) write(data, filename) data = read(filename) play(filename) if __name__ == '__main__': try: seqtype = sys.argv[1] N = int(sys.argv[2]) except IndexError: print 'Usage: %s oscillations|logistic N' % sys.argv[0] sys.exit(1) make_sound(N, seqtype)