convert our web field
(http://cycling74.com/project/ray-sniff-record-our-web-field/)
At first, I thought that I want to create a system that compose a music automatically when dive into the Web. Now, I am interested in sounds of network data, inspired Alva noto’s work “unitxt”. so I create ray.sniff~.
after the first ten tracks that can be regarded as the core recordings of unitxt, there are 15 more tracks generated from converting pure data of programs, jpgs or other digital files into sound material. these tracks could be considered as source code ‘solos’ to be played on top of the first ten tracks or to be regarded as sonified concept recordings. Raster-noton – Alva Noto/unitxt(http://www.raster-noton.net/main.php?action=products&dat=146)
ray.sniff~ is a max external object that is converting Web data to signal data. I create it using libpcap(http://www.tcpdump.org/). When we access to any sites or upload any files, those data make sounds. ray.sniff~ enable us to convert innumerable data to sound. If you dive to the Web with ray.sniff~, you have a special experience. You can dive to find exciting sounds deeper than ever. ray.sniff~ invites you to new relationship with the Web as amazing sound source. Now this object is beta, has many points of improvement, such as
- stability
- need administration when run Max.app. Now I use adminlaunch(http://sourceforge.net/projects/macosxutils/files/adminlaunch/)
- only Mac
- dirty code
- could not completely sniff a network action