Table 1 Summary of the six sonification algorithms and their properties
| Algorithm | DNA motif size | Step range (notes) | Number of audio frames (instruments) | Silence on STOP codon Restart on START codon | Sonify occurrence of STOP/START |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading frame codons | 3 bp | 20 | 3 | optional | optional |
| Protein sequence | 3 bp | 20 | 1 | no | optional |
| Tri-nucleotides | 3 bp | 64 | 1 | no | optional |
| Di-nucleotide pairs | 2 bp | 16 | 2 | no | no |
| Di-nucleotides | 2 bp | 16 | 1 | no | no |
| Mono-nucleotides | 1 bp | 4 | 1 | no | no |