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Another little bit of coolness. It's a musical instrument application that takes live data from the NYC subway system and plots it in a browser window. Every time one train goes over another's line, it plays a tone. Very soothing, in a discordant kind of way.

http://www.mta.me/

Here's it's explanation page.

http://blog.chenalexander.com/2011/conductor-mta/

Just shows how anything in life can be converted to music.
Let's do one for every time a tourist puts their hand on one of the stars on the sidewalk in Hollywood (each star being a different note, like a giant piano keyboard). Only let's make it work in real-time.
We'll install sensors and everything.

LOL

Lundholm wrote:Just shows how anything in life can be converted to music.
Let's do one for every time a tourist puts their hand on one of the stars on the sidewalk in Hollywood (each star being a different note, like a giant piano keyboard). Only let's make it work in real-time.
We'll install sensors and everything.

LOL

Heh. Like the piano scene from "Big", but over the course of several city blocks! Meesa like.

Michael

I was poking around the forum and found this post - so cool. Thanks Michael for sharing this link, I love the sounds!

Denise

This is way cool ... I like the intersecting plucking. It's so mesmerizing to watch.
I hope we can learn how to program something similar; or is it an attachment??
I don't know; probably should take a web design class.

phabegger wrote:This is way cool ... I like the intersecting plucking. It's so mesmerizing to watch.
I hope we can learn how to program something similar; or is it an attachment??
I don't know; probably should take a web design class.

There's a fascinating explanation posted by the guy:

http://blog.chenalexander.com/2011/conductor-mta/

Basically this is a computer program (application) that's pulling live train scheduling and movement data from the New York subway system. It the routes the trains around each other. Every time two lines intersect, the later train plucks the earlier train's "string". A great piece of abstract art!