MIDI Birds Talk - References
- 1 minMIDI birds is a fast paced multimedia talk aimed at developer communities, but suitable for anyone who uses computers for work. It’s been great fun unleashing it on unsuspecting audiences.
During the talk, I walk the audience through the curation of a dataset comprising of 400 birdsong recordings and the creation of a handful of interactive browser based games. This is delivered through the lens of my 500 days of lockdown during the 2020 - 2022 Covid-19 pandemic.
This post fills the references gap in the live talk due to the pace of the session. It should provide a jumping off point for exploring the topics contained within it.
Personal Photos & Videos - Many of the shots used during the talk have appeared on Instagram previously. Follow me for more of the same.
MIDI Birds - Demo codebase hosted on GitHub.
AKAI Professional MPK Mini 25 - Updated version of the controller used during the talk.
BirdNET - Platform used to capture bird song recordings and identify the species.
Put down devices, let your mind wander, study suggests.
Morning Bird Song - First extended sample used. By Paul Dinning.
Elizabeth Goodstein - Experience Without Qualities
The Princess Who Never Smiled by Viktor Vasnetsov
Marus Aureleus - “Nowhere can one retreat into greater peace or freedom from care than within one’s own soul”.
Daily Stoic - Ryan Holiday.
The MIDI Association - The History of MIDI.
Sexy Back - MIDI Cover.
Can I Use - Web MIDI - Browser compatibility information for Web MIDI.
RUSH E - Tesla Coil music performance.
Bird Song Extravenganza - Second extended sample used. By Paul Dinning.
At Least It Was Here by The 88 (Community Theme Song).
Image courtesy of Tech Exeter.
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