a python script waits for tweets containing selected hashtags.
when a tweet is detected, an OSC message containing the number of characters is sent.
twitter monitoring is done through
, while OSC messages are sent using
Source code is available
Sadly, twitter autentication methods are quite complicated, and this application needs
a code in order to run. I can not share this code with no one. Until I find a way
to store this key in an unreadable way, this code is just proof of concept.
If you really want to use it, you need to
your own application.
pd → sound
puredata receives the OSC messages from python and gives them a musical meaning according
to several techniques. The number of characters in a tweet can become the pitch of an
instrument, the duration of a noise burst, a chord, a filter frequency or can trigger
a pre recorded audio sample.