Bird Roots

Bird Roots is a groovebox made from the voices of 22 of the world's rarest and most ancient birds, and a field guide that listens to the birds around you. THE GROVE Twenty-two species from Africa, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia & Oceania, many with only a few hundred individuals left: the Kākāpō, the Shoebill, the Helmeted Hornbill, the Siberian Crane, Spix's Macaw, the Regent Honeyeater and more. • 16 nest pads: place any species on any pad and play it with a tap • A 16-step pattern for every pad, with accents, swing and "scatter seeds" for instant ideas • Song keys: play each bird across the keyboard, as a whole song or a single note • Shape every voice: pitch, speed, length, wildness, trill, breath, rasp, tone, canopy reverb, echo and pan • A gentle breeze ambience and a meadow that grows with the sound • Each species comes with its conservation status, its ancient lineage and its story LISTEN Point your iPhone at a singing bird. Listen draws a live spectrogram and tells you what kind of message the call carries: • Song: "This patch is mine. Any mate listening?" • Alarm: "Predator here, come and mob it!" • Aerial alarm: "Hawk above, freeze!" • Contact call: "I'm here. Where are you?" Every reading explains the science behind it, shows what was measured, and gives an honest confidence level. Birds don't use words, so Listen interprets the kind of call; it doesn't pretend to translate. It also recognises crows, owls, doves, geese, ducks and roosters. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Sound is analysed live on your device. Nothing is recorded, uploaded or tracked. No accounts, no ads. The groovebox voices are synthesized impressions shaped from field descriptions, not recordings. Made with love for Mother Nature.