But look what happens when I apply an echo to it. When applied to an image… Well let me show you. Audacity doesn’t know or care whether the file is a sound or not, it will alter it in the manner instructed. The wonderful thing is that it will do this regardless of what the file actually is. So, for example, if you were to apply an echo effect then it would repeat parts of the file, diminishing the repetition after each iteration. Now I’m no computing whizz kid but the way I see it when you apply a sound effect to a sound file, the program takes that file and alters the file data in the manner which it’s been told will achieve that effect. The easiest way to manipulate a file in Audacity is to select a section of the file and apply one of the built in sound effects to it.
A bit like if you put a Decepticon in a blender with a couple of R2 droids.
Not only does this give you a sound wave which you can manipulate and bend to your will, but a lot of files sound pretty funky. With just the touch of a few buttons it can take an image and corrupt its form to create something entirely new – and the process is fascinating.įollowing Antonio’s tutorial, you can trick Audacity in to opening an image file as a sound. It’s a free audio editing program with tools to cut and paste sound and to add effects, but it can also be so much more. If you’ve never heard of Audacity, then here is the website. If you’ve never encountered it before, I highly recommend checking out Antonio Roberts’ tutorial on databending with Audacity, which can be found here. They acted as a gateway for me to try new things and experiment with other ideas. But I also know that without tutorials from Antonio Roberts (HelloCatFood) and Stallio (AnimalsWithinAnimals) I wouldn’t have taken the steps to really engage in the subject. Discovering new ways to do things is a key element to the entire experience. When pursuing the wonderful practice of databending I think that experimentation is all important. This can also be found on Tumblr, if you prefer.
A semi-complete documentation of Audacity Effects on image files.
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