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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.