Spectrograms are pretty cool. They’re handy tools to lend eyes to ears, and give a glimpse into what strange textures exist in the world of sound. In this case, everybody’s favorite sound of sirens leaves behind the dominant signature in the spectrogram. But what makes spectrograms even more useful is how they pick up an array of idiosyncrasies within a recorded scene. Check out the diagram below to see what else exists in the cacophonous 8 second sound sample. Continue reading “Seeing Space in Spectrograms”