Witness 2: The Weather Engine

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Release Date: 2020-05-01

Label: Omnempathy

The second in the series of lockdown 'Witness' recordings produced by Michael Begg. Where Witness 1 focused on the live positions of earth, land and sea monitoring satellites, Witness 2 introduces the Weather Engine.

The Weather Engine is a 24/7 composition using live local weather data from Openweathermap to ‘sound the day’.

All sounds are generated by mapping live data to sound generators, filters and sample libraries. For example, the key is determined by the time of day, the tempo is determined by windspeed, the range of notes available to the engine is affected by cloud cover, and humidity levels trigger more percussive elements.