Stephen Roddy
@stephenroddy.bsky.social
Composer/Media Engineer/Lecturer: Sound & Music Computing @radhumslab.bsky.social & Digital Humanities, @ucc.ie
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Stephen Roddy
@stephenroddy.bsky.social
· Dec 10
Satellite Events | IEEE International Symposium on the Internet of Sounds (IS2) 2026 | IEEE IS2 2026
internetofsounds2026.ieee-internetofsounds.org
The call for the 2026 Internet of Sounds symposium is live and we’re inviting work for the 1st IEEE International Workshop on Sonification for the IoS. Please do get involved:
internetofsounds2026.ieee-internetofsounds.org/satellite-ev...
#sonification #internetofsounds #IoS #enginnering
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#sonification #internetofsounds #IoS #enginnering
Article on the Sonification of Synthetic Virology data with colleagues from the School of Medicine at @ucc.ie is out today in Leonardo. It spans music, media engineering and the biosciences doi.org/10.1162/LEON...
@leonardoisast.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social
@leonardoisast.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social
Generative Sonification of Synthetic Virology Data with Waveshaping and Granular Synthesis Techniques
Abstract. As the field of ubiquitous music has matured and developed since its inception, it has turned its attention to the question of sonification and how sonification techniques might be used to c...
doi.org
February 2, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Article on the Sonification of Synthetic Virology data with colleagues from the School of Medicine at @ucc.ie is out today in Leonardo. It spans music, media engineering and the biosciences doi.org/10.1162/LEON...
@leonardoisast.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social
@leonardoisast.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social
Which is nerd talk for ‘I am enjoying this bank holiday immensely’.
Finally cracked open this new Uno Q and got the MCU and MPU to start exchanging data. As an SBC it's as ganky as you'd expect but, there's potential here for auditory display and digital art. Wish it had been a pure arduino initiative though, I'm suspicious of this qualcomm move
February 2, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Which is nerd talk for ‘I am enjoying this bank holiday immensely’.
Finally cracked open this new Uno Q and got the MCU and MPU to start exchanging data. As an SBC it's as ganky as you'd expect but, there's potential here for auditory display and digital art. Wish it had been a pure arduino initiative though, I'm suspicious of this qualcomm move
February 2, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Finally cracked open this new Uno Q and got the MCU and MPU to start exchanging data. As an SBC it's as ganky as you'd expect but, there's potential here for auditory display and digital art. Wish it had been a pure arduino initiative though, I'm suspicious of this qualcomm move
The world is a joke
Because some content deserves to live on even after the bsky account is deactivated.
February 1, 2026 at 11:49 PM
The world is a joke
I may be underpaid but at least I’m over educated .
January 31, 2026 at 6:59 PM
I may be underpaid but at least I’m over educated .
Ha! No.
First trailer for Darren Aranofsky's new AI animated series 'On This Day... 1776'
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
January 31, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Ha! No.
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I didn't speak to Bowie or Prince in the new RC but I did speak to Wally Badarou
January 29, 2026 at 10:56 AM
I didn't speak to Bowie or Prince in the new RC but I did speak to Wally Badarou
Oh this is very bad news. Music technology world is having a really rough time the last few years.
Unfortunately, this is confirmed news.
Not remotely what you want to see. Wishing everyone at NI the best in a tough time, and hoping that in the restructuring process, the tools find a good home. Details:
Not remotely what you want to see. Wishing everyone at NI the best in a tough time, and hoping that in the restructuring process, the tools find a good home. Details:
Native Instruments GmbH is in preliminary insolvency - CDM Create Digital Music
According to insolvency documents, Berlin-based Native Instruments GmbH (also parent to iZotope, Plugin Alliance, and Brainworx) is in preliminary insolvency proceedings. This is devastating news for ...
cdm.link
January 28, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Oh this is very bad news. Music technology world is having a really rough time the last few years.
Opinion | To Avoid More Tragic Deaths, ICE Needs Higher Education and Training Standards
Higher ed can play an important role in making federal immigration enforcement safer. https://bit.ly/4bRR5fx
#EDUSKy #HigherEd #AcademicSky
Higher ed can play an important role in making federal immigration enforcement safer. https://bit.ly/4bRR5fx
#EDUSKy #HigherEd #AcademicSky
January 28, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Had a great chat with @martinoconnor.bsky.social on @shushradio.bsky.social. We played some good music too!
You can listen back here:
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You can listen back here:
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Shush 313 - Stephen Roddy Takeover Show
This week my guest is Stephen Roddy
Stephen is a Composer and Media Engineer working in Sound and Music Computing (SMC) at the Radical Humanities Lab and the Department of Digital Humanities at Unive
soundcloud.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Had a great chat with @martinoconnor.bsky.social on @shushradio.bsky.social. We played some good music too!
You can listen back here:
soundcloud.com/shush-radio-...
You can listen back here:
soundcloud.com/shush-radio-...
If you want to learn about Digital Arts & Humanities and more specifically, our MA course in the field, pop along to the Postgraduate Expo today. I'll be there from 1pm
www.ucc.ie/en/pg-expo/
www.ucc.ie/en/pg-expo/
Postgrad Expo | University College Cork
Every year UCC hosts a Postgraduate Expo to showcase our postgraduate options
www.ucc.ie
January 28, 2026 at 12:19 PM
If you want to learn about Digital Arts & Humanities and more specifically, our MA course in the field, pop along to the Postgraduate Expo today. I'll be there from 1pm
www.ucc.ie/en/pg-expo/
www.ucc.ie/en/pg-expo/
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You can just make a fake 90s OS boot sequence for fun 💾✨
Ain’t nobody gonna stop ya!
Ain’t nobody gonna stop ya!
January 26, 2026 at 12:05 PM
You can just make a fake 90s OS boot sequence for fun 💾✨
Ain’t nobody gonna stop ya!
Ain’t nobody gonna stop ya!
January 26, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Release the Epstein Files
NOLAN PUT TRAVIS SCOTT IN THE ODYSSEY?!?!!!
January 25, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Release the Epstein Files
The Wicker Man is a musical.
January 24, 2026 at 11:37 PM
The Wicker Man is a musical.
Recalls this classic: youtu.be/Wh6RLOF3FrE?...
January 24, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Recalls this classic: youtu.be/Wh6RLOF3FrE?...
I’m talking to Martin on Shush this coming Monday at 11am on UCC98.3FM. We’ll be chatting music, research and libraries with a nice playlist lined up. Tune in!
www.ucc.ie/en/983fm/
www.ucc.ie/en/983fm/
January 23, 2026 at 9:51 PM
I’m talking to Martin on Shush this coming Monday at 11am on UCC98.3FM. We’ll be chatting music, research and libraries with a nice playlist lined up. Tune in!
www.ucc.ie/en/983fm/
www.ucc.ie/en/983fm/
Perfect
Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
January 23, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Perfect
There's people out here using microcomputers where a simple microcontroller would do and frankly I find it to be a grotesque display of opulence.
January 22, 2026 at 1:45 PM
There's people out here using microcomputers where a simple microcontroller would do and frankly I find it to be a grotesque display of opulence.
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It was inevitable.
Amazon's Ring to partner with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police | TechCrunch
Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work."
techcrunch.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:02 AM
It was inevitable.
Writing a thing on the life and times of Frank Malina and my god, Jack Parsons, who everyone seems to love for his connections to Aleister Crowley -a scumbag so foul that that EVEN Yeats hated him,- was a pernicious rat. An actual FBI informant. Good Grieeeef!
January 19, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Writing a thing on the life and times of Frank Malina and my god, Jack Parsons, who everyone seems to love for his connections to Aleister Crowley -a scumbag so foul that that EVEN Yeats hated him,- was a pernicious rat. An actual FBI informant. Good Grieeeef!
Looks like the cover of The Thrills comeback album
January 17, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Looks like the cover of The Thrills comeback album
This man has never lived in rural Offaly where we’d go 3 towns over, braving even Kilcormac, albeit with the windows rolled all the way up, for a mere glimpse of the most recent Final Destination film. Fool.
"You’re not going to get in the car and go to the next town to see a movie," says Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos
Ted Sarandos commits to 45-day theatrical windows, believes theaters are for city folk
Ted Sarandos commits to 45-day theatrical windows, believes theaters are for city folk
www.avclub.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:58 PM
This man has never lived in rural Offaly where we’d go 3 towns over, braving even Kilcormac, albeit with the windows rolled all the way up, for a mere glimpse of the most recent Final Destination film. Fool.
del Toro. Probably:
January 15, 2026 at 5:58 PM
del Toro. Probably:
University College Cork will host a talk with Alan Butler, the inaugural Arts Council Digital Artist in Residence at UCC, on Tuesday 20 January at 2.00pm in the Digital Humanities Room, FSB 4.58.
www.ucc.ie/en/cacsss/ne...
@alanbutler.info @ucc.ie
www.ucc.ie/en/cacsss/ne...
@alanbutler.info @ucc.ie
Talk with Alan Butler, Arts Council Digital Artist in Residence at UCC | University College Cork
Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.
www.ucc.ie
January 15, 2026 at 1:45 PM
University College Cork will host a talk with Alan Butler, the inaugural Arts Council Digital Artist in Residence at UCC, on Tuesday 20 January at 2.00pm in the Digital Humanities Room, FSB 4.58.
www.ucc.ie/en/cacsss/ne...
@alanbutler.info @ucc.ie
www.ucc.ie/en/cacsss/ne...
@alanbutler.info @ucc.ie