A Machine That Turns a Tree’s Rings into a Musical Score

chequer out a modify record book player that reads ontogeny ring from a tree like musical notes . Created by German artist Bartholomäus Traubeck , Years takes the yearly rings that you happen in hybridizing - section of trees and convert them into pianissimo music . He draw the process on his web site :

A tree ’s year rings are analyse for their strength , thickness and rate of growth . This data point serves as basis for a productive process that outputs piano euphony . It is mapped to a scale which is again defined by the overall appearing of the woods ( ranging from night to light and from strong texture to lightheaded grain ) . The cornerstone for the music is sure as shooting found in the defined ruleset of programing and hardware setup , but the data point acquire from every tree interpret this ruleset very other than .

The result , as you’re able to patently hear , is strangely beautiful — if not a bit haunting .