Sound of Traffic

Sound of Traffic is a neat little application that turns TCP/IP traffic into midi notes. Imagine listening to your network traffic like it’s music instead of just noise. Instead of the usual chaotic sounds, this app organizes everything by tempo, making it way more chill to follow along.

How It Works

With Sound of Traffic, the playback is sorted out by source and destination addresses and ports. This means you can easily see where the data is coming from and going to. Each port gets its own midi instrument, which gives everything a unique sound. Depending on whether a packet is coming in or going out, it’ll play at odd or even ticks. Pretty cool, right?

Midi Instruments for Different Ports

The fun part? The note played on each port depends on how much traffic is happening there! So if one port is super busy, you’ll hear a different sound than if another port has hardly any traffic at all.

Why Use Sound of Traffic?

This application helps make sense of network activity in a creative way. Instead of staring at numbers and charts, you can enjoy the “music” created by your data flow. If you want to give it a try yourself, check it out here!

Final Thoughts

If you're into tech and music—or just curious about what goes on behind the scenes in your network—Sound of Traffic might just be what you need! It’s an exciting way to listen to your data while getting valuable insights.