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Reilly Spitzfaden (they/them)I'm continuing my databending series of blog posts. Today we'll discuss how to use Python to easily glitch up MP3s, adding warbles, clicks, and other cool noise!<a href="https://reillyspitzfaden.com/posts/2025/04/databending-part-3/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://reillyspitzfaden.com/posts/2025/04/databending-part-3/</a><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Databending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Databending</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Audio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Audio</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MusicProduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MusicProduction</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Glitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Glitch</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SoundDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SoundDesign</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ExperimentalMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExperimentalMusic</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ElectronicMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectronicMusic</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/NoiseMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoiseMusic</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Musodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musodon</a>

Reilly Spitzfaden (they/them)Here's the original un-glitched MP3. I'll be writing a follow-up blog post as I refine this, so stay tuned!<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Databending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Databending</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Audio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Audio</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Musodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musodon</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Glitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Glitch</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/GlitchMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GlitchMusic</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ExperimentalMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExperimentalMusic</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/NoiseMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoiseMusic</a>

Reilly Spitzfaden (they/them)I figured out automating the MP3 glitching I describe in this blog post! <a href="https://reillyspitzfaden.com/posts/2025/02/databending-part-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://reillyspitzfaden.com/posts/2025/02/databending-part-2/</a>It's extremely basic, but I almost never use Python, so I'm glad to find that it works. The code is on GitHub, and I'll be adding more as I refine it: <a href="https://github.com/reillypascal/mp3glitch" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/reillypascal/mp3glitch</a>Here's the glitched up MP3 I tested:<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Databending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Databending</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Audio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Audio</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Musodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musodon</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Glitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Glitch</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/GlitchMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GlitchMusic</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ExperimentalMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExperimentalMusic</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/NoiseMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoiseMusic</a>

Ashe🐈‍⬛🍄Took my ADHD meds too late in the day yesterday so instead of sleeping a reasonable amount I learned a new glitchy photo editing trick :neocat_cool: shoutout <a href="https://questionsomething.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/databending-using-audacity-effects/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">QuestionSomething</a> and <a href="https://www.hellocatfood.com/databending-using-audacity/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Antonio Roberts</a> for the cool idea<a href="https://meow.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/glitchart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glitchart</a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/databending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#databending</a>

Reilly Spitzfaden (they/them)I'm continuing my databending series with a look at MP3s. We'll talk about how to glitch and corrupt them into oblivion while still leaving them playable!<a href="https://reillyspitzfaden.com/posts/2025/02/databending-part-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://reillyspitzfaden.com/posts/2025/02/databending-part-2/</a><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Databending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Databending</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MP3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MP3</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SoundDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SoundDesign</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ElectronicMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectronicMusic</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ExperimentalMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExperimentalMusic</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/NoiseMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoiseMusic</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Glitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Glitch</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/GlitchMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GlitchMusic</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Audio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Audio</a>

Xymwhat i see when i close my eyes <a href="https://spectra.video/videos/watch/975ce866-c1d6-4c7b-806d-7b24657e2864" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://spectra.video/videos/watch/975ce866-c1d6-4c7b-806d-7b24657e2864</a>

Reilly Spitzfaden (they/them)I'm mangling up an MP3 in a hex editor and it includes the string "AAAAAAAA AAAAAAAA AAAAAAAA AAAAAAAA AAAAAAAA AAAAAAAA AAAAAAAA AAAAAAAA"…same<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Databending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Databending</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Glitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Glitch</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ExperimentalMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExperimentalMusic</a>

Reilly Spitzfaden (they/them)Here's what it looks like to record this:<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Noise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Noise</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/NoiseMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoiseMusic</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SoundDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SoundDesign</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Databending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Databending</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Glitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Glitch</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Radio</a>

Reilly Spitzfaden (they/them)I used an "telephone tap" pickup (<a href="https://koma-elektronik.com/new/product/electromagnetick-pick-up/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://koma-elektronik.com/new/product/electromagnetick-pick-up/</a>) to hear emissions from my computer, and it makes this funny sudden "BWEEP" sound every ~20 sec:<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Noise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Noise</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/NoiseMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoiseMusic</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SoundDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SoundDesign</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Databending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Databending</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Glitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Glitch</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Radio</a>

Reilly Spitzfaden (they/them)New blog post! I talk about how to turn any file into glitchy noise. It's a very fun and easy sound design trick that anyone with Audacity can try out:<a href="https://reillyspitzfaden.com/posts/2025/01/databending-part-1/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://reillyspitzfaden.com/posts/2025/01/databending-part-1/</a><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/DataBending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataBending</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SoundDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SoundDesign</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Music</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ElectronicMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectronicMusic</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/NoiseMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoiseMusic</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ExperimentalMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExperimentalMusic</a>

hellocatfoodI thiiiiink this one was run through a compressor. Or maybe not. Either way, I like it but it's a bit mushy. Kinda just like turning up the saturation in a video editor.<a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/glitchart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glitchart</a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/databending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#databending</a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/videosynthesis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#videosynthesis</a>

hellocatfoodThis one is run through a bit crushing plugin. I'm finding the best results are when I use plugins that dramatically alter a sound or have some sort of LFO.Other effects like amplifiers or saturators just tend to make things mushy or, um, oversaturated.<a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/videosynthesis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#videosynthesis</a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/glitchart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#glitchart</a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/databending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#databending</a>

Doctor M. PopularIf you've ever wondered how to create your own glitch art, I wrote this primer on how to alter images with a text editor. It's an older post, but I just updated it and checked all the old links. Let me know if you see anything that needs updating. <a href="https://docpop.org/2014/01/a-glitch-primer-editing-image-files-with-text-editors/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://docpop.org/2014/01/a-glitch-primer-editing-image-files-with-text-editors/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GlitchArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GlitchArt</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/databending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#databending</a>

PhrackerGlitch UrbexiaThis is based on a variation of databending that I call cosine bending. This involves manipulating the parameters of the discrete cosine transform algorithm used to perform lossy compression on a JPEG image. This may sound rather advanced and convoluted, but it really just means saving a JPEG at a very low quality to produce glitch effects. I did that with one of my old urbex photos, and then I messed with the colors in GIMP and applied some pixel sorting to get the image shown here. 😗 <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Glitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Glitch</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GlitchArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GlitchArt</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Urbex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Urbex</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DataBending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DataBending</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Databent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Databent</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Psychedelic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Psychedelic</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PsychedelicArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PsychedelicArt</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trippy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trippy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Photomanipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Photomanipulation</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GIMP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GIMP</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gradient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gradient</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DigitalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DigitalArt</a>

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