The Sonification Handbook ↗
docsHermann, Hunt & Neuhoff · 2011
- The definitive 586-page open-access reference for the field, with dedicated chapters on auditory display design, parameter mapping, model-based sonification, and process monitoring
- Freely available as individual chapter PDFs, making it the practical starting point for building a sonification pipeline for system metrics, logs, or streaming data
- Establishes the theoretical framework that sound is not decoration on top of data but a first-class representation channel with its own design principles, perception research, and evaluation methods