Meandering Bits

Over at kiev.ua they have worked out a system of mapping music to square where

Diagonal, vertical and horizontal intersections through the center of rectangle correspond to the strong beats of the bar and “time” coordinate. Distance from the center to the edge of rectangle is the second coordinate that reflects the pitch of note.

The rectangle should be isosceles (square), as the bars are equal by time. Distance from the center to the edge corresponds to octave; lower notes are located closer to the center, while high notes are closer to the edge of square.

The notes are transferred to the plane to their respective paths. There are 12 paths for the octave, according to the number of semitones in the octave.

Their theory also includes sound to color conversions, however all the examples on the site seem to be in black and white save one (which is in black, white and blue).

Some examples (they also have flash versions):

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