Black Hole Synth

An otherworldly synth sampled from the sonification of data from a black hole.

ByMark

The story

Inspired by NASA’s sonification of astronomical objects, I processed the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT)’s data of the Sagittarius A* Black Hole and turned it into an audio wave by adding 1200 wave functions together. The wave was sampled to create this instrument.

Interface

Reviews

  • Eerie as hell! thanks!

    Eerie as hell! thanks!

    โ€” Johanna Luz on 04 December 2023
  • Immersive

    Found a lot of use for this one.

    Very interesting and eerie sound. Love pointing it out in my tracks and telling people what they're listening to.

    I find the breathiness/white noise of the sound makes it somewhat difficult to cut through a mix. But the breath is inherent to the aesthetic so it's worth the effort.

    โ€” Kaze on 05 June 2023
  • Puts us in our place

    Knowing how this was created and from what provides me quite a humble feeling when listening to it. Those bass tones had me slowly heading towards the event horizon into whatever mystery awaits.
    Excellent work - Thank you.

    โ€” Rubin on 17 November 2022
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