overview

AUDIO SPIKE on the left is a list of your audio files. That is, files from the NOIZE folder (inside the <earshot> folder) on the local hard disc (try adding your own files) and any sound files that
<earshot> finds from the web.

To COMPOSE with <earshot>, double click on a file in the AUDIO SPIKE (try also single clicking on a file and hitting a number between 1 and 9). It loads into the AUDIO FIELD as a horizontal stick that can be moved around the screen by pointing at it (it will dim on the screen when selected) and dragging. Moving up and down changes volume, left and right adjusts the speed.

To EXPLORE the web for sound files, type in a URL or keywords into the NOIZEPROBE window at the top of the screen. Hitting the return or SEARCH button starts the search, STOP button stops the search and PAUSE pauses the search at the location it has reached. NOIZEPROBE continues to NAVIGATE through the web by following links between web sites. Any found sounds will be loaded onto the AUDIO SPIKE.

Keyboard commands for affecting sound will work on the most recently added sound if no sound has been selected. To select a sound, point at its stick (the stick has a lighter shade if selected).

Hitting the S key spawns the AUDIO FIELD GENERATOR (AFG) which will create its own <earshot> compositions with the sounds in the AUDIO SPIKE. The AFG can also be configured to define your own compositions, using a normal text editor. For more information refer to the 'default.afg' file which is loaded at startup. You can load other AFG files by clicking the 'configure' button on the start screen and locating your file.