How It Works

SERP Radio transforms real-time flight market data into audio vibes you can hear. Every route has a unique sound based on its pricing dynamics.

🎛️ The VET Vector

Every flight route is analyzed and assigned three core metrics that drive both the visual display and audio generation:

V

Valence

Deal quality and market positivity. High valence means prices are favorable—a good time to book. Low valence indicates elevated prices or poor value.

Example: A $98 flight that's usually $142 → High valence (0.8)

E

Energy

Market activity and price movement. High energy means prices are changing frequently. Low energy indicates a stable, predictable market.

Example: Prices fluctuating $50+ daily → High energy (0.7)

T

Tension

Volatility risk and uncertainty. High tension signals potential price spikes or drops. It's the 'watch out' indicator.

Example: Storm approaching destination → High tension (0.6)

🔊 The VibeNet Pipeline

VibeNet is our audio sonification engine that turns market data into music:

1

Data Adapter

Flight pricing data is normalized and fed into a domain-specific adapter. Caribbean routes use the 'Kokomo' adapter with steel drums and tropical vibes.

2

VET Computation

The adapter calculates Valence, Energy, and Tension from price trends, historical averages, and external signals (events, weather, strikes).

3

Sound Pack Selection

Based on the route's region and vibe state, we select an appropriate sound pack—from synthwave to Caribbean steel drums to ambient pads.

4

MIDI Generation

VET values drive MIDI note selection, tempo, and effects. High tension adds dissonance; high valence brightens the chord progression.

5

Audio Rendering

MIDI is rendered to MP3 with loudness normalization. Every track is listenable and representative of its route's market state.

🧠 Grok & Parallel Intelligence

We use AI to understand why prices are what they are:

Grok 4.1 (xAI)

Our reasoning engine analyzes each route's price data and external context to generate trend reasons—human-readable explanations like "Art Basel week" or "Off-season pricing + Tuesday departure."

Parallel Search

High-precision web retrieval provides real-time context snippets—news about events, weather alerts, airline announcements—that inform Grok's analysis and surface in the UI.

🔒 Privacy & Ethics

The audio vibes contain no user identity—only market context. We sonify aggregate pricing data, not individual searches or bookings. The sound represents the market state, not you.