Observed arrival · 2026-11-07
Earth MIDI turns planetary readings into a producer’s instrument
A browser-based tool that maps live environmental and space data to sound and exports MIDI, audio, and data for music production.
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- DJs and producers who want to work with real-world data
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- Saved sessions freeze the exact data so a performance can replay identically elsewhere.
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The page lays out a repeatable chain from source reading to musical result, including a worked earthquake example with magnitude, depth, velocity, pitch, and pan. It also gives setup instructions for sending MIDI to a DAW, including the Mac IAC Driver and Windows loopMIDI. Genre controls and MIDI clock sync are presented as options for shaping or following the generated performance.
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