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This is a normal post Marvellous
I've wanted to try something similar with spider webs for a long time - they sometimes go to the middle and pluck the radial strands in turn which I'd love to be able to hear. I didn't know if it was to check for prey on the web or to see if there was any damage to the web - having just looked it up it appears to be both.
 (I helped save b3ta! tarka_dall Like normal dall, only a bit more spicy, Tue 19 Jan 2021, 16:59, Reply)
This is a normal post There are optical pickups for guitars
that way you wouldn't need a physical connection to the web (real web, not interweb, obvs).
 (I helped save b3ta! Varmint, Tue 19 Jan 2021, 17:50, Reply)
This is a normal post Brilliant idea!
A home made piezo contact mic would be cheaper though (a piezo cell is like 10p, plus some wire and maaaaybe some glue or tape), and anything left in proximity to a cobweb is likely to become attached anyway...

But a laser or optical pickup would make for a cleaner signal, certainly. I wonder if it's possible to make an optical pickup from an old CD player....

*researches*

Conclusion: It would be easier to genetically engineer a spider to produce metallic webs so you could use standard electric guitar pickups.

Also optical pickups for guitar might not notice the presence of a cobweb, what with it being about a thousandth of the diameter of an E string.
 (I helped save b3ta! brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Tue 19 Jan 2021, 19:28, Reply)
This is a normal post Maybe simpler to look for existing video of spiders plucking webs
and then adding sound in time with the plucking?
Possibly vary note with the length of the part of the web plucked?
Montage of random notes and spiders going 1,2, 1,2 before the music starts
 (Mehitabel_Itrang, Tue 19 Jan 2021, 20:06, Reply)
This is a normal post Simpler, yes
but the objective is to hear what the spider's web actually sounds like.

My guess is it's less of a springlike PEW and more like a membranous wobbly scratchy noise.
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This is a normal post What might an optical pickup do with a screen image?
Presumably altering contrast/brightness/etc. to suit.
 (I helped save b3ta! FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Tue 19 Jan 2021, 21:48, Reply)
This is a normal post You'd need a phd and a high enough screen refresh rate to get accurate audio from a video of vibration, I think.
Consider CD audio is 44,100 'frames' per second, while HD video is between 24 and 60 frames per second, so there's just not enough information to work with to reproduce high frequency sounds.
 (I helped save b3ta! brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Wed 20 Jan 2021, 14:03, Reply)
This is a normal post Of course, the display is the limiting factor, irrespective of the camera speed.
I imagined if a high speed camera was used, the footage slowed, then corrected for frequency after. As you say, not easy.
 (I helped save b3ta! FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Wed 20 Jan 2021, 17:45, Reply)
This is a normal post Maybe like this?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDk4UtCOQ5E
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This is a normal post I imagine they would sound like a slack rubber band
They aren't taut and when something got stuck it would dampen resonance
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This is a normal post
arachnophilia.net/sonifying-the-web
 (I helped save b3ta! Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Tue 19 Jan 2021, 23:57, Reply)
This is a normal post Good site, they really are dedicated to it.

(I helped save b3ta! FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Wed 20 Jan 2021, 0:33, Reply)
This is a normal post Ooh!

(I helped save b3ta! brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Wed 20 Jan 2021, 1:13, Reply)