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Music from Your Git History
by adam_gyroscope·Apr 27, 2026·2 points·2 comments
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Git commits become drum hits and melodies — fun novelty, not a productivity tool.
Strengths
- •Commit frequency maps to tempo acceleration, creating dynamic musical patterns from real repo activity
- •Full instrument customization per track (bass, lead, pad, bell) with General MIDI soundfont support
- •Visual timeline shows commit graph while music plays, syncing audio to visual representation
Weaknesses
- •Author admits music quality needs work — mapping logic is basic commit-count-to-note conversion
- •No practical use case beyond novelty; you'll try it once then move on
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Target Audience
Developers who enjoy creative coding projects and data sonification
Post Description
Ever want to hear the music of your commit history? Now you can! My latest musical weekend project is Rebass - music from your git history.
It's not quite there yet, IMHO. I'd love suggestions on how to make the _music_ better. It's better with non-linear histories.
code is here: https://github.com/adamf/rebass
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