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[Folderol]

Ah. That is a very different kettle of worms :lol:
It was not at all clear from the original vid, and I must say I'm seriously impressed - not something I want to try myself, but yes impressive :thumbup:

[Martin Walker]

Sorry, I suspect I didn't choose the best video originally then - I though it was shorter, and demonstrated the hand movements more clearly than the others, but with hindsight you probably did need the extra practical info to make sense of those moves.

The results are stunning though - here's yet another impressive live performance from Chagall and her wonderful voice, which will of course now make a lot more sense to Folderol ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks19HI3r2yQ

And here's the original feature I stumbled across yesterday in 'The Verge', containing even more info, even down to her learning of C++ to implement the body motion sensor array.

ELECTRONIC MUSIC HAS A PERFORMANCE PROBLEM, AND THIS ARTIST IS TRYING TO SOLVE IT

"While the gloves allowed van den Berg to control audio and video with her hands, she wanted to do more: how could she use her whole body instead of just her hands? The iteration she’s now working on combines the gloves with a motion-capture suit, the kind of thing generally used to record people’s movements for video games or films. For now, she has one song programmed to use all the tech she’s wearing, but the goal is to eventually expand to a full, hour-long show. That’s not an easy task. Along the way, she’s had to learn C++, find a company to lend her sensors (she doesn’t own the system, estimating the total cost at around $12,000), and continuously experiment with new combinations of existing technologies across platforms to tie it all together."

https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/5/18277 ... cking-suit


Martin

[Folderol]

Just stumbled across this, and can't think an any better place to mention it.
SunVox
What particularly caught my attention is that it seems the most completely cross-platform synth I've ever come across :bouncy:

Scroll down and take a look at the second vid "Phase Scope demo" It really is quite beautiful... Music's not bat either :tongue:

[Martin Walker]

Ooh, that is a good find Folderol! :thumbup:

Here's a screenshot of that video you recommended, which does indeed sound good.




Martin

[Martin Walker]

MUSICAL TABLE by kouichi okamoto

"The musical table has 504 volume controls installed on the top plate,
and there are 504 musical box movements which each play only a single sound.

The motor revolving speed of the musical boxes are adjusted by the volume of
the table, and the musical boxes play sound at random."

Now watch it in action - towards the end the sounds get to be most inspiring!


Martin

[Martin Walker]

Zimoun : Compilation Video 3.8 (2019)

Following in the footsteps of the 504 musical boxes in my previous link, here's a wonderful compilation of sound-making devices on a grand scale.

'Using simple and functional components, Zimoun builds architecturally-minded platforms of sound. Exploring mechanical rhythm and flow in prepared systems, his installations incorporate commonplace industrial objects. In an obsessive display of simple and functional materials, these works articulate a tension between the orderly patterns of Modernism and the chaotic forces of life. Carrying an emotional depth, the acoustic hum of natural phenomena in Zimoun's minimalist constructions effortlessly reverberates.'



Loads of inspiration for new sounds here! :clap: :thumbup: 8-)


Martin

[Arpangel]

I once got a job recording the sound effects for a film, they wanted a large prison door closing, I ended up putting mic's on my oven door, it was perfect, and the food racks inside rattled as it closed making the sound of tinkling keys, I slowed it down quite a lot to make it "bigger" I went to the screening in a large cinema and my sounds held up on the big speakers OK.

[Arpangel]

MUSICAL TABLE by kouichi okamoto

"The musical table has 504 volume controls installed on the top plate,
and there are 504 musical box movements which each play only a single sound.

The motor revolving speed of the musical boxes are adjusted by the volume of
the table, and the musical boxes play sound at random."

MUSICALBOX.jpg

Now watch it in action - towards the end the sounds get to be most inspiring!


Martin

That's amazing!!!! (Understatement) thanks for that, a simple idea really, but someone's done it!

[Martin Walker]

Tingle - Dutch Design Week 2014

"Tingle brings the acoustic touch and feel to the digital music controller."

by Nupky Design




It's not often that I view a video for this thread and instantly want the device for my own use, but I most definitely want one of these! 8-)


Martin

[Martin Walker]

SEWING MACHINE ORCHESTRA

"Messier relied on a combination of MaxMSP, Ableton Live, and Maxforlive, and homemade micro-controllers built by his friend and collaborating artist Samuel St-Aubin. The resulting clash of mechanical rhythms, flashing lights and the presence of the analog, vintage sewing machines invites a contemplation of the relationship between sound and the objects that make it, a recurring theme in Messier’s work.

Taking a closer look at its physical workings, Sewing Machine Orchestra is as interesting practically as it is in theory. Using the wheel of each sewing machine as a potentiometer, an instrument similar to the knob that controls the volume on audio equipment, Messier conducts the eight machines together to produce a sound halfway between cacophony and melody, between old and new technology."




Martin

[Wonks]

Sewing machine orchestra? But isn't a group of eight Singers called an octet?

[Martin Walker]

I've only just worked out why Wonks sings flat - he always lowers the tone whenever he gets involved ;)


Martin

[Wonks]

It's true! :D

[ManFromGlass]

Ahh, but isn’t he also a few beats ahead of the rest of us? :D

[fruitcake]

This one looks, and sounds, interesting. Too bad I’m on the wrong coast.


https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/16/arts ... estra.html

[blinddrew]

Indeed, and I did like the piece in the video at the end. :thumbup: