hobby #9 · 2 days

METAR Chord Briefings

Build a small desk synth that fetches local METAR aviation weather reports and maps wind, ceiling, and visibility to chord progressions, creating an audible preflight briefing you can listen to while planning a flight.

Nine Miles of Visibility in a Major Seventh

Nine statute miles of visibility produces a major seventh. I've accidentally turned preflight planning into jazz.

Before I Read the Weather I Heard It Hum

METAR Chord Briefings

Clear skies make my synth go silent. Terrible weather sounds gorgeous. I may have the emotional mapping backwards.

aviation music programming electronics audio

code-a-day tied to this hobby

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