i made this site to share
my love of numbers
mulitmonos is a collection of audio and data driven visualizations all of which are live in some aspect, never pre-recorded. Once played, some pieces will always produce the same visual and some will not. The visual output displayed depends on the data source used and how each algorithm has been instructed to make choices about the data it consumes.
The work here is created and maintained by me, Craig Hopgood, a fullstack developer and artist based out of Toronto, Canada.
Currently, I am very interested in creating emotive representations of audio and numerical data that explore ideas about perception and communication.
So far, I have been commissioned to make works like,
A few examples of collaborations include,
audio prints
I adore generating graphic prints using your audio files. If you have an audio file that you'd like to render with an existing algorithm don't hesitate to ask!
I could also make a unique algorithm just for you.
numerical prints
If you have some numbers that have personal meaning I would be very interested in using them to create a visualization.
I can create a print of almost any frame of any work on the site and have tried to make this as easy as possible.
Just play any work and click pause when you see something you like. While the work is paused you may notice the icon in the media controls. Click it and a popup will appear with ordering instructions.
Someone will likely disagree with me, but, I think it's the process of using a set of rules to make a thing.
I like to to feed data into a algorithm and use the numbers to make decisions about how to make pictures.
For strictly numerical data I can usually just use the numbers as is.
Audio data is different. With audio data I need to perform some analysis to convert the audio into usable numbers.
The output can vary if I use random numbers to help make decisions, but, if i don't add in randomness then a single dataset will typically generate the same output.
I love collaboration!
If you have an idea you would like to work on together just reach out. I'm happy to play any role that you think works best for your project. I've been working as a fullstack developer for 20+ years and have picked up a wide range of skills along the way.
I can make videos, images and prints.
Please start a conversation by sending an email to info@multimonos.com and I'll get back to you asap.
Typically this depends on what the deliverable is, how quickly you need it and what kind of licensing you require. Usually multimonos will retain the copyright.
I can work with almost any file format — or find a way to make it work.
Data files are often Excel, CSV, XML, and plain old text!
Audio files are often a wav file or some other lossless format, but, an mp3 or m4a also works.
Don't get too hung up on the file format there are lot's of ways to convert files from one type into another.
It really depends on where you live and the material we decide to print on. I don't make any money on shipping, so, if you have a preference let me know.
This would be amazing and making it happen depends on a few things.
I am unable license work that is already licensed. Some datasources are public, but, cannot be sold. That said, if the data source is free and the algorithm hasn't already been licensed to another party then we should talk.