Rhizome | bits & pieces

bits & pieces is a continuous composition that gets its source sounds from the web. Every morning a special search process looks for web pages with links to sound files. If links are found, the sound files are downloaded. The day's 'catch' is then used to create the pieces in bits & pieces for the next 24 hours.

Every 15 minutes a sound generating process randomly picks a few sound files to work with. Once a sound generating process is complete, its output is converted into two mp3 files (one for high bandwidth and one for low).

Your mp3 player will play back the ten most recent pieces from newest to oldest. The source samples change daily, so check back in occasionally to hear the latest catch.

Since its inception, bits has been displayed in numerousn on and offline exhibits including net_condition, transmediale, and .

PLEASE NOTE:

bits & pieces ...

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Your mp3 player will play back the ten most recent pieces from newest to oldest. The source samples change daily, so check back in occasionally to hear the latest catch.

Since its inception, bits has been displayed in numerousn on and offline exhibits including net_condition, transmediale, and .

PLEASE NOTE:

bits & pieces was a Masters Degree thesis project. The associated thesis paper with all the source code is available online at:

http://www.fictive.org/bits/thesis/intro.html