FOUND have been commissioned by the Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop (ESW) to create several sound pieces to commemorate their 20th Anniversary. We have decided to develop an ambitious interactive audio installation in collaboration with computer scientist Simon Kirby. This site will document our progress with the project.
More info: Etiquette website
Via CDM.
Pocket Electronic (abbreviation: “PE” in the following) is an universal electronics DIY kit to built your own MIDI control box. Up to 16 controlling elements can be connected to PE transmitting 16 different MIDI messages on different (or even the same) MIDI channels.
Interesting paper by several people from the Input Devices and Music Interaction Laboratory (IDMIL) at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
(…) When considering and categorizing devices that produce sound, it is common to become entangled in the differentiation of instruments, musical toys, and installations. Even within categories, confusion arises: conceptual models of musical instruments vary according to historical, cultural, and personal biases. New musical devices have varying degrees of success in penetrating the conceptual boundary between instrument and non-instrument, and frequently their path into the instrument domain is unexpected from the perspective of design intentionality. The issue is further confused by a layer of artistic interpretation, exploding the possible definitions of “instrument” to virtually any conceivable artifact that can involve sound (including the absence of sound). “Instrument” can thus refer to a traditional acoustic device, a controller with no specific mapping, a software program that maps control input to musical output, or can be synonymous with a musical piece itself, in which the interface (including its physical component) is integrated with musical sound output in the composer’s expressive intent [1]. However, a systematic investigation of the design space of a musical device (such as dimension space analysis [2]) promotes an understanding of musical devices that considers both design goals and constraints arising from human capability and environmental conditions. (…)
“People think about architecture as very static, permanent and strictly visual, and music as ephemeral, and never really there. I’m trying to push those things together to find a doorway into a new creative place.”
“Performance architect”Christopher Janney featured on the Apple website.
The c-base MultiTouchConsole mtc is a completely self-contained, touch-sensitive table built in spare time by a group of c-base members. A projector in the table displays an image on the table surface and an infrared-sensitive camera is used to track positions of fingers touching it. The mtc reacts to an unlimited amount of touches at once. Touch locations are determined with an accuracy of a few millimeters.
Besides ongoing technical improvements, the MultiTouchConsole will be used for interaction research. It is open to interested parties for test installations - if you’re in Berlin, feel free to contact us.
Controller workshop: From do-it-yourself tablas (with sponges!) to the Lemur.
The HP DJammer portable appliance could be the next generation of MP3 players. Building on top of current MP3 players, the HP DJammer has the following two additional functionalities: a personal DJ User Interface (UI), and a live digital session with one (or more) similar HP DJammer appliance enabling listeners to create music and digitally mix in real-time together (hence the term jamming).
Various DJ UI are implemented with buttons, wheels and knobs similar to currently available MP3 players. Additional features include DJ digital turntables with sensors, such as optical to analyze the finger movement on the device, and a 3D accelerometer to tie the way the device is shaken with the speed at which the music is played.
Live digital jamming session is implemented using off-the-shelf wireless solutions such as 802.11 and Bluetooth. IP technology is used for streaming (RTP), and session management (SIP).
Musique Concrete is an interactive performance piece which explores sound and the urban landscape through the movements on a skateboard. The result is a musical composition which transforms the skateboarder into a composer. It aims to provide an audience of all ages with a stimulating experience of new media skateboarding, the city and sound.
Musique on Concrete: NYC style!
Via sonic-yoshi.
