May 05 2013
This is indeed a most successful collaboration!
“A spontaneous collaboration between Sonic Artist and PhD candidate at University of Hull, Susanne Grunewald, and visual animation artist Patricia Routh. For the work, “1 + 1 = 5″, Patricia created 2D graphics that react to the rhythm of the piece and …
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Apr 06 2013
The last series of DIY hydrophones was with soap, which has proven to be unsuited for piezos and their ability to conduct electrical signals. Now sand is being used as substance for inside the little plastic bottles.
From Fluid to Solid
Although sand consists of many, smallest, ‘flexibly movable’ …
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Apr 06 2013
The first self-made hydrophones were built from little, recloseable plastic bottles, filled with used machine oil. While the recordings were all in all nice, transportation and storage might prove difficult. Additionally used oil has shown to still be too light. The bottles were rather floating on or half way in the …
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Apr 05 2013
After a long and laborious (not to say complex) birth, I am proud to present a new gadget, programmed in Processing(1). It is but taking its still every now and then stumbling baby steps, but all in all, it is up and running.
Combining Processing and Supercollider to ‘Musical Shapes’
This …
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Apr 05 2013
Making characters sound has been another project I have been thinking about for some time. Enjoying the luxury of the Easter break, which postpones other deadlines, I was able to take a day off and start coding.
Exporting the Snapshots into Movies
Since the sound is produced external of …
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Mar 25 2013
Continuing the series of DIY piezo microphones… This post reports about stereo piezo microphones and the use of silicone to connect and insulate the pick-up elements.
Stereo
Having ‘only’ one piezo element at the other end of a cable records – by definition – a mono signal. Using two piezos in …
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Mar 24 2013
Part three: Experience with Piezos
There are many reasons for sharing information about the experiences of building and recording with piezos. For one, there are several uncovered questions regarding the material. For example, which kind of cable should be used, or what consequence will the material of the cable itself have …
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Mar 23 2013
Build Piezo Pick-Ups Yourself
As mentioned in the last post, the internet offers many informative articles on how to construct a pickup mic yourself. Opposite to buying, construction is double fun: first the whole excitement during the soldering process, then the extended testing phase in rooms filled with little treasures or …
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