The Music

Sphaerosymphony’s music engine turns air quality data into generative soundscapes. Choose a sensor ID or click a hex on the map to hear the evolving composition.

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Air Quality Map
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How the Music Works

Sphaerosymphony now creates music live in your browser using a small, efficient sound system. It is generated from the selected station’s latest loaded air quality window (24 hours or 7 days), with no pre-recorded track.

Engine & Instruments

Station-Consistent Composition

Each sensor ID seeds the generator, so a station keeps its own musical identity. For the same station and the same loaded data window, you hear the same core composition. Melodies use repeated motifs with call-and-response variations, so a station can feel familiar without every bar being identical.

Pollution Mapping

The result is a generated piece that stays coherent for a station while reflecting changes across the selected historical window.

PM₂.₅ & PM₁₀ – What the Levels Mean

PM₂.₅ (particles smaller than 2.5 microns) can reach deep into the lungs, even entering the bloodstream. PM₁₀ (particles up to 10 microns) mainly affect the nose and throat. Both are measured in µg/m³ (micrograms per cubic metre).

📏 Standards & Guidelines

🌈 Colour Scale used for the hexagon tiles on the map

The map colours and music follow these bands – green means cleaner air and lighter music, while red and purple mean heavier, harsher tones.