Transforming Realtime Air Quality and Asteroid Data into MIDI

[justanotheruser]

Through the use of Ambee’s + NASA’s APIs and TouchDesigner, I’ve managed to capture air quality and near-earth space object [asteroids and fireballs] data in real-time, and used it to trigger MIDI signals in Ableton Live. Said signals are feeding two stock samplers and an instance of SketchCassette. Samplers are loaded one with Thom Yorke’s vocal stems from Nude and Reckoning, and the other one with the song that single-handedly introduced me to guitar-playing.

Without further ado: 

 

 

[Zephyr_Nova]

Amazing.  The idea is kind of hilarious, but the result is strangely affecting.

[justanotheruser]

17 hours ago, Zephyr_Nova said:

Amazing.  The idea is kind of hilarious, but the result is strangely affecting.

Thanks, pal! Glad you found it that way.