This version of the John Travoltage simulation adds a fairly "musical" indicator for charge presence and shuffles around the sounds that are controlled by the "sonification" query parameter. The table below briefly describes which sounds are associated with which sonification parameter values.
A feature has also been added that reduces the volume of the charge presence feedback during discharge. This only works for sonification=1.
Note: As of July 8th 2016, the sonification behavior has only been tested in the Chrome browser on Windows. It may well work on other platforms, but it may not.
| Parameter | sonification=1 | sonification=2 | sonification=3 | sonification=4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| arm proximity to doorknob | nothing | tone with pitch and LFO changing | constant pitch tone with LFO changing | tone with pitch changing, no LFO |
| charge level | randomly selected piano pitches, more charge -> faster notes | randomly filtered tone, more charge -> faster changes | looped "jostling" sound, more charge->louder sound | transformer-ish sound, more charge->higher cutoff frequency and more volume |
| electron added/removed | a mild "pop" sound, more electrons -> higher pitch | a mild "pop" sound, more electrons -> higher pitch | a mild "pop" sound, more electrons -> higher pitch | a mild "pop" sound, more electrons -> higher pitch |
| leg range limit reached | nothing | bonk | bonk | bonk |
| max electrons reached | longer pitch matching last "electron added" sound | longer pitch matching last "electron added" sound | longer pitch matching last "electron added" sound | longer pitch matching last "electron added" sound |
For convenience, here are some links with the various sonification query parameter values: