Welcome to BOTSOT!
BOTSOT is the Botanical Sonification Toolbox – a series of generative sonic tools created to explore invisible communications, structures and information within plant species. Developed as a series of modular Max/MSP instruments, generative processes and a graphical user interface are used to reveal discrete, user-generated sonic representations, thus extending knowledge and understanding of botanical life – a world that is often only fully accessible to scientists. Through the use of data sets and quantifiable characteristics of any given plant species, BOTSOT allows for comparisons, iterative compositions and educational experiences, as well as deeper insights into plants through the medium of music.
You can find out more about BOTSOT here.
To get started, simply open the package and read Introduction.pdf - that's it!
BOTSOT runs on Max. At the time of commit, the toolbox functioned as intended on Version 7.0.1 (57afb55). No other external packages are required to use the toolbox.