This is a live stream of an ongoing software development project focused on real-time sonification of environmental data.
The “wlan” of wlanMusic reflects some of the samples and synths are triggered by sniffed WiFi packets. The rate of WiFi activity may also determine the tempo and note duration of synchronized instruments.
The software is written in SuperCollider and runs on raspberry Pi and Apple hardware. A complementary sequencer synchronizes with the sonification data stream, triggering also samples and synthesizers. Mixdown is made in Ableton Live before upload to this Icecast server for broadcast.
WiFi Player (2024/10)
Sequencer (2024/10)
Listening: During weekday commuting hours– 0600 – 0900 US ET and 1600 – 1800 US ET, a recognizable change of activity can be heard. The cell phone WiFi detected from users of a nearby roadway and a commuter train often disrupt an otherwise steady background pattern of the neighborhood networks. The simplest neighborhood patterns may be heard after 0000 ET.
Updates (i.e. live, human interaction) of this system are usually made weekday afternoons, US ET.