Alexander Chen turns cat videos into a playable MIDI instrument using Carbon in Antigravity
alexanderchen · x · 2026-11-12
Google highlights Alexander Chen's quirky project: after an afternoon filming rubber bands, buckets, and glasses around the house (starring his cat), he used Carbon in Google's Antigravity to detect the pitch of every clip and map them to a MIDI synth, turning ordinary home footage into a playable instrument — a fun showcase of AI coding agents for creative tooling.
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