Francesco Fabris

An interactive installation which aims to create a sonification of stars and constellations data through a dedicated interface.

Since there’s no sound in space, I wanted to to conceptualize a link between electromagnetic and sound waves allowing visitors to learn about specific stars through sound information.

Two players can use the system at the same time, by moving their right hands over the two black, circular sensors.

The data rendered for each star are: temperature (color index: red star = old and cold, blue star = hot and young), brightness (as seen from Earth), distance (from Earth) respectively mapped into: frequency (Hz), amplitude (dB), duration (ms).

The project has been developed using Arduino, Leap Motion and Max7. 

Objects used include Maxuino (maxuino.org) and aka.leapmotion by Masayuki Akamatsu. 

Data of more than 300 stars and 44 constellations have been stored from the open-source software Stellarium.org, and coded to interact with the robotic arms.

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Stellar

LSka

The interactive system was almot entirely programmed with Max, except for the QR Code reader, which was made with Processing, and communicating with Max via OSC.

Voices were recorded outside the installation with a dedicated patch and saved as consecutively numbered files.

The files were then synced (using Bittorrent Sync) with a second computer running the playback patch, which picked and played 30 voices at a time with random volumes and quadraphonic spatialisation.

Users were given a QR code corresponding to the filename they recorded, and by showing it to a camera, they were able to hear their voice emerge among the others.

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Che ci faccio qui? (What Am I Doing Here?) - Interactive installation

numosh

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SoundMap

FineCutBodies

The whole realtime live performance was made in maxMSP and M4L...

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Fine Cut Bodies - La Petite Mort

Meng Qi

theremin

Julien Bayle

I'm using a Max standalone I sent to the performance place in Leicester. This one is the core and generated visuals based on a very cheap particule system using jit.gl.mesh rendering lines. It is listening UDP data coming from Marseille via Internet.

Another max for live piece is inside my Ableton Live liveset and analyzes audio + provides some commands to control the visuals displayed in Leicester.

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Remote A/V live performance from Marseille to Leicester

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WHITEBOX SPOTFIELD

Emmanuel Jourdan

Since Labor Day is coming, you might have some spare time this weekend and might be wondering what you could do. How about a little Max project?

Here's one simple but fun idea, based on an optical experiment I found on Brusspup's Youtube Channel. How about making a patch that would let you do this?

No doubt that you are familiar with Wagon-wheels effect, which is what's happening in the video above. The interaction between frequency of movement and framerate of the camera gives this cool gravity-defying effect.  You might be able to do something low tech for the water fall, but for the Max patch, you should go nerdy!

For instance, instead of using cycle~ to generate a low frequency, why don't you make your own using a fast algorithm (just like this one) in gen~.

To record the video in Jitter, jit.grab will do the work, but you might also want to record the video using jit.qt.record and upload it to youtube! Don't forget to share it.

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This is really simple but has such an awesome effect. Fill a bucket full of water and place it about 5 feet off the ground. Place a subwoofer about 1 foot lower than the bucket. Run a plastic tube from the top bucket down in front of the subwoofer. Tape the tube to the front of the speaker. Then aim the end of the tube to an empty bucket on the floor. Get the water flowing from the top bucket. Now just generate a 24 hz sine wave and set your camera to 24 fps and watch the magic happen. Basically your cameras frame rate is synced up with the rate of the vibrations of the water so it appears to be frozen or still. Now if you play a 23 hz sine wave your frame rate will be off just a little compared to the sine wave causing the water to "move backward" or so as it appears. You can play a 25 hz sine wave and cause the water to move slowly foward.

Really fun experiment. You should definitely give it a try.

Thanks to JacobTMcgarry for giving me the OK to create my own version based on his original video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GkHePfcpbY&context=C40ee253ADvjVQa1PpcFPcnUpDiHo1h6TW6wYQ8_-x5nQPWexhDR0=

Cool Sound and Water Experiment!

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What are you going to do on Labor Day?

Dobrivoje

When working, Sound Bouquet performs a process of phonosynthesis in three phases:

1.	Sound Bouquet collects sounds from the environment – 5 to 10m away from the sculpture two microphones are placed. They are intented for the audience interaction. Third microphone is placed somewhere in surrounding area so it can gather the ambience sounds.

2.	Through predefined MAX/MSP algorithms Sound Bouquet organises sounds into soundscapes – the algorithms that process human sounds (gathered from two audience microphones) use set of rules to build simple rhythmic phrases. These rules can be easily discovered by the audience member playing with the sculpture, alone or with a friend/partner in front of the other microphone. The algorithm in charge of processing the general ambience builds drone-like musical atmospheres, changing moods from frightening to peaceful.

3.	Sound Bouquet diffuses musical composition into surrounding space – the sound sculpture is built from 9 horn speakers and 1 subwoofer. It can cover a circular space with radius of 5 to 100 meters, depending on the size of the space, wanted coverage and microphone placement.

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Phonosynthesis: Sound Bouquet

Phillip Schulze

Max was used for sound processing & analyzing, as well as controlling the lights respectively light-dimmers.   

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