The Soundscaper: A Tool for Soundscape Re-Synthesis

Soundscaper is a software tool for re-synthesizing soundscapes based on synthesis-by-analysis methods. Soundscaper generates artificial soundscapes that can be played back at six dynamic levels (pp, p, mp, mf, f, and ff) for”infinite” duration using a content-based synthesis approach which allows real-time control over “loudness” beyond simply scaling the resulting waveform. The analysis is conducted by considering concepts of foreground, middleground, and background soundscape components. Extracted audio segments and acoustic events from the analysis module are “audio-stitched” together where a background sound carpet is automatically populated and blended with sound events to form a continuous soundscape output.