# 3D Sound Wave Sculptures The 'Microsonic Landscapes' by Realität Bring Your Songs to Life By Cody Turner | Published 2012-08-28 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/microsonic-landscapes References: [weburbanist](http://weburbanist.com/2012/08/23/microsonic-landscapes-what-music-looks-like-in-3d/) & [realitat](http://www.realitat.com/microsonic/) If you have ever wondered what your favorite song looked like visualized, check out the ‘Microsonic Landscapes’ by Realität. These visualizations take the [sound waves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soundscape-1) of any song and turn them into [circular plastic models](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sonique) that resemble cityscapes, volcanic craters or vast mountain ranges. Realität is a Mexico-based experimentation and research studio that came up with this extremely cool [music visualization tool](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spotify-pie-chart). To make these Microsonic Landscapes, three-dimensional open-sourced data visualization programming language processing was used and then printed on a MakerBot. The MakerBot can basically print anything into plastic when correctly programmed. Realität chose the following songs to use as examples: ‘Another World’ by Antony & The Johnsons, ‘Arvo Part’ by Für Alina, ‘Pink Moon’ by Nick Drake, ‘Third’ by Portishead and ‘Jewels’ by Einstürzende Neubaten. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.5/10 - Popularity: 36% | Activity: 62% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Three-dimensional Sound Visualization:** Opportunity for creating immersive and tangible experiences through visualizing sound waves. - **Open-sourced Data Visualization:** Potential to utilize open-source tools for creating visually appealing representations of data. - **Personalized Music Experiences:** Opportunity to customize music experiences by visually representing individual songs. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Music Technology:** Potential for integrating 3D sound visualization technology into music production and streaming platforms. - **Art and Design:** Application of open-sourced data visualization tools in creating innovative visual representations of artistic concepts. - **Education and Learning:** Utilization of 3D sound wave sculptures to enhance audiovisual learning experiences and engage students. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Music AI-Generated Visual Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modem.md) - [Water-Covered Speaker Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shaped-by-water.md) - [Physics-Informed Digital Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/motion-sculpture.md) - [Visual Sound-Inspired Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frequency-20.md) - [Wonderous Art Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/your-psychoacoustic-light-ensemble.md) - [Sculptural Sound Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/acoustic-sculpture-speaker.md) - [Music-Inspired Avatar Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/see-yourself-in-sound.md) - [Water Movement Sculptural Instruments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inner-waves.md) - [Ferromagnetic Visualizer Speaker Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/van-der-waals-speaker.md)