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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!
https://reillyspitzfaden.com/posts/2025/04/databending-part-3/
/dev/null
Deep in the bowels of the filesystem there lurks a creature known as /dev/null - a monstrous behemoth that swallows anything that comes into contact with it.
The programme of our new lecture series »Unstitching Datafiction« is out, and we are excited about all the contributions! We invited artists, activists, and scholars to explore how digital technologies can be un- and re-stitched by working on their seams. 
more information & registration: https://www.mediacoop.uni-siegen.de/de/unstitching-datafication/
I added a bunch of CLI options to shape the sound of my MP3 glitching script! Here's a demo of some of the possibilities:
Sakurajima Social is a comfy, non-toxic, and inclusive Sharkey server for anime/manga/Japanese media fans and creators.
The same people also run a Glitch Mastodon server with a similar theme and name:
You can find out more at https://sakurajima.social/about and https://sakurajima.moe/about or contact the admin @sakurajima
Here's the original un-glitched MP3. I'll be writing a follow-up blog post as I refine this, so stay tuned!
I figured out automating the MP3 glitching I describe in this blog post! https://reillyspitzfaden.com/posts/2025/02/databending-part-2/
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: https://github.com/reillypascal/mp3glitch
Here's the glitched up MP3 I tested:
Arabi.gay is a Glitch Mastodon server for Arabs, people from the SWANA region or Arabic speakers (including all dialects) who are LGBTQIA+. Anyone over 18 is welcome to join.
You can find out more at https://arabi.gay/about or contact the admin @ishraaf
Indiepocalypse.social is a Glitch Mastodon server for independent creatives of all sorts. Artists, game devs, musicians, podcasters, writers - everyone is welcome!
This server allows larger posts with higher character limits.
You can find out more about the server at https://indiepocalypse.social/about or contact the admin @quon
