SUCCESS!
I feel like a real hacker!
Though I couldn’t find a way to convert text to audio, other than as a voice simulation, I’ve finally figured out how to convert video files to audio. I’m surprised how exciting this is to me – I’m beside myself with pleasure for figuring it out.
Much fiddling ahead, as after my 1st two successes I have managed to crash the software 3 times while trying out different effects.
I’m thrilled, and staying with it. Something about the idea of sounds created from visuals just amazes me. TRANSMUTATION of pure data from one media to another.
This is also what is exciting to me about Eduardo Kac’s work, even though I dislike his ethics – turning text into DNA data to create something brand new is very exciting. Thankfully, my audio files require no moral responsibility.
Elaine Brodie 
June 16, 2008 at 11:47 pm
Loved the music of the finger opening the door, and all the others too. Especially the water music. You’re a mermaid!
June 17, 2008 at 10:24 pm
I AM a mermaid!
And of course you would end up being the one to figure this out.
I will tell you more about this truth in person, my aquatic and 11-11ish friend.
June 21, 2008 at 9:15 am
The resulting music had aspects of sampling, composition and sound effects. I thought the result heightened the visual ideas we played with added to the overall feeling in the gallery space we prepared. It would be awesome sometime down the road to see the visual movement of the clip with the hacked sound result — and if anyone can hack such an outcome I’d place my bets on you.