Tuned Into
The PlantWave Blog

Browse Latest Posts

April 23, 2026

How to Use Plant MIDI in Ableton Live

A step-by-step guide to plant MIDI in Ableton Live. Connect PlantWave via WiFi or USB, map MIDI notes and CC, and start three creative approaches to plant-driven music.

April 29, 2026

Plant Synthesizer: How to Connect PlantWave Directly to Your Synth

Use PlantWave as a plant MIDI controller for your hardware synth — no computer, no phone, no app. TRS MIDI, USB, and 5-pin DIN setups explained.

April 30, 2026

PlantWave for Installation Artists: Stable, Wireless, Multi-Plant

PlantWave for installation artists: stable long-running performance, multi-device operation, wireless MIDI routing, and dense multi-plant ensembles — built for plant music installations.

May 5, 2026

MIDI Sprout vs PlantWave: The Full Evolution

MIDI Sprout walked so PlantWave could run. The full evolution from the original open-source plant MIDI device to today's wireless multi-device plant MIDI platform.

March 31, 2026

Plant Voice: A One-Day Experiment in Translating Plant Signals into Speech

Can plants sound like they’re speaking? For one day, we translated plant signals into voice-like sound using a new PlantWave experiment.

March 26, 2026

PlantWave at SXSW 2026: Where Plants Took the Stage

At SXSW 2026, PlantWave presented a live performance where plant bioelectrical signals became music in real time—blurring the line between instrument, organism, and composer.

March 24, 2026

What Is Biosonification? Turning Biological Signals Into Sound

Biosonification is the process of turning biological signals into sound. This guide explains how it works, how data becomes music, and how PlantWave applies it in real time.

March 24, 2026

How PlantWave Works

PlantWave turns a changing electrical measurement on a plant into real-time musical output. Here's exactly how — from electrodes to conductivity signal to wave to pitch to soundset.