Proxy & Niko
Proxy Proxy
I was thinking about mapping network traffic to musical patterns, turning packets into a kind of digital symphony. Curious what you’d do with that idea?
Niko Niko
That sounds epic, like turning the whole internet into a live jam session! I’d start by picking a few key packet types—say, TCP handshakes, HTTP requests, DNS lookups—and assign each a different instrument. Maybe a bright synth for the three‑way handshake, a funky bassline for every data packet, a soft pad for acknowledgements, and a glitchy percussion for lost packets. Then I’d map packet size to note length, so bigger chunks get longer, richer chords. The network latency could be the tempo—fast connections feel like a quick dance, slow ones a slow groove. I’d layer it all up in a DAW, let the traffic feed live, and maybe even throw in some real‑time effects that change with traffic spikes—like a chorus swell when bandwidth goes up. Imagine a concert where every click on a website adds a new layer to the symphony!