Francesco Fabris

This installation refers to characteristic soundscapes of Krakow.

By moving hands above a map of the city, visitors can experience various soundscapes of different parts of the city.

It’s built using light sensors which react on the changing of the light while hovering the map with hands. Sensors are connected to an Arduino shell and the elaboration of data and sounds is made with Max7.

The soundscape recordings were made with a binaural recording technique, which allows to recreate a realistic impression of the hearable environment.

KRK SoundShadows is the result of a collaboration between Francescco Fabris, Denim Szram and Patrycja Maksilewic for the “European Affairs” Exposition at the international meeting between the University of Art Science of The Hague (Netherlands) and the Intermedia Department of Krakow (Poland).

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KRK SoundShadows

spacestrings

Max is used to read the analogue information coming over a serial port from an Arduino Mega board. It is then used to convert and manipulate the resulting data and to route it to a variety of sound sources. Max is also used to route and sort out a number of controllers connected to the setup.

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Lumisonic Synaesthetics

alexanderschubert

The live-input of the percussion and saxophone is the (only) source material for the live-electronics, which are controlled by timecode-vinyl and a Kinect. 

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Timecode-Vinyl and Kinect - Bureau Del Sol - New Version

Laplace Tiger (2009) 12". For drum kit, arm-sensors, live-electronics and live-video.The use of sensors at the forearm of the player allows the complete control of the live electronics and the structuring of the piece. Furthermore the player's movement is the exclusive material for the live video.Based on these technical possibilities I tried to realize a piece that works like a huge convolution. The acoustically played material is temporarily shifted, processed and then interweaved through the motions of the performer. Apart from this sound synthesis is playable with the sensors to extend the musical language of the drum set. But the idea is that both the processed sounds and the additional elements are all controllable by and hence linked to the movement of the player - focusing the generation of sound as much on the physical presence of the player as possible. The pyramiding of sound shreds, live-electronics and the percussion itself aims at a highly condensed performance somewhere between contemporary classical music and electronica.The title of the piece is inspired by the "laplace demon" - a thought experiment describing a model using total determination. This is to evoke the question of how a system of this complexity is totally reproducible - which it is not in this case. The concept of the piece is a very structured progression of about 100 scenes, which are clearly defined - but within these cells there is a great amount of freedom for the performer on a micro level. This allows the interpreter to react to and play with the fine details and nuances arising from slight gestures and to have the freedom to develop the interlacing between the acoustic drumming and the folded, temporarily shifted processing.

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Laplace Tiger

mattafunk

"The arch of Milan" is a 4x4 meter network that can be played as an instrument, developed for the launch of the Adidas Deerupt sneakers. The net can be pushed and pulled by the audience, activating a dynamic instrument. When people interact, the music created by the Italian producer Charlie Charles is turned on, allowing users to play on it. The net can be played alone or in groups, creating a wide combination of sound, music and percussion. When the interaction ends, the music leaves room for a minimalist soundscape. 
NOTES: The interaction system has been programmed in Max/MSP, which processes data coming from 4 sensors able to measure the force and direction exerted on the net, and then transmit them in the form of MIDI data, to Ableton Live, to control certain parameters of modulation of synthesizers and samplers.  CREDITS: Painé Cuadrelli (Sound design), Mattia Trabucchi (Interaction design/programming), Charlie Charles (Music), Adidas (Customer), Gound Control (Agency, concept)

"The arch of Milan" is a 4x4 meter network that can be played as an instrument, developed for the launch of the Adidas Deerupt sneakers;
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The arch of Milan

Carlos Martorell

Void is a black box, an algorithm able to transform (using sensors in the wrists) David Viñolas' energy into sound fabric, which Carlos Martorell gives the final touch. Void is built in Max/MSP. 

David Viñolas + Void + Carlos Martorell
Void is a black box, an algorithm able to transform (using sensors in the wrists) David Viñolas' ene

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Void

Alexis Baskind

Hedrot (for "head rotation tracker") is a low-cost (less than 40 euros) and efficient open-source hardware/software solution for head tracking. Hedrot is especially suitable for binaural rendering (3D-Audio on headphones), and has been initially designed for use with the binaural renderer Bipan as part of the Bili Project.

All the protypes were built in Max. A C-library that ensure the serial communication with the head tracker as well as the computing of the angles has been specifically designed for this project. A Max external based on this library has been programmed and used as core of the main receiver program, which is available either as a Max patch or as a standalone application.

Contributions to help developing this collaborative project further are warmly welcome. Please contact us for proposals and questions. 

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hedrot: open-source head tracker

Guillaume Bertrand

The main patches control a live session fully automated (via MIDI ! Bloom Box started before Max4Live arrived…) and allows to define advanced sequences of clip recs and plays and stop. It's designed to be used as a Super Live Looper ! Using this the performer can focus on what he's playing and not what button he has to press.

It also handles the gig setlist and dynamically loads live sessions, and custom patches depending on the song (for Guitar wii controller or various sensors used on stage).

It also allows to control track levels and sends via a distant iPad running touch OSC. So that the mix is directly made inside the ableton live session and not on a physical console. Only two line level cables, less physical patching, less problems, more places willing to welcome the show. And he can move in the crowd for better hearing or even to grab a beer.

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Bloom Box - Advanced Live Looping

jpbellona

I used Max/MSP/Jitter for three distinct purposes. Max/MSP/Jitter collects and modifies data received from the heart rate monitor, Nintendo Wiimotes, and accelerometers, Max controls musical parameters inside the Kyma environment via OSC and MIDI messages, and lastly Jitter controls the video projections.

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Running Expressions

Premislaus

I connected Arduino to Max/MSP and I wrote a patch that played samples (made in another software) either in sequence or randomly whenever any lamp was switched on/off.

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