Description

A M4L device which sonifies scanned WiFi RSSI values. The RSSI values of the scanned and collected wifi networks are mapped to MIDI note values and played through a basic sequencer with various controls. Tempo can be controlled through the main transport and the MIDI note values fluctuate as new RSSI values for the scanned wi-fi networks are returned by the system query. The device uses the Max shell external to execute the shell airport scan command in macOS only. The device enables the generation of evolving musical output from ambient wifi data.

Video demo here: https://vimeo.com/867980974

Instructions (this is currently for MacOS only I'm afraid):

1. Add the device to a MIDI track

2. Press 'Start Sniffing'

3. Wait for any found networks to start showing up - this can take a minute or so (wifi will need to be turned on)

4. Press play in Ableton's main transport

5. Send the MIDI output from the track with WiFi-MIDI Sniffer on to another track with a MIDI instrument, or do something else with it...

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