Sound pendulum - Experimental lab

 

Thomas Orr and Maurice Braun, students of the Audio and Video Engineering program, have now moved into the IMM with the work on their sound pendulum. This installation will provide the two students with the content for their Audio 2 exam in the major Music Informatics. The prototypes are currently being further developed in the Experimental Lab. With eight pendulums to which loudspeakers are attached, different sounds are to be produced, ranging from generative soundscapes to simple signals and even tangible snatches of conversation. A computer controls a chain of micro-controllers which each drive one pendulum, control its position and can trigger a safety catch. The whole thing can already be seen in the students' blog, which documents the development of the work.