StingingNettle
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Hello everyone!
I am a multimedia artist, working on my MA thesis in new media art titled A New Natural World.
The plan is to make 7 granular synths or "sound sample glitching machines" controlled by angle sensors.
DESCRIPTION TIME:
The installation will consist of 7 vials hanging on a thread from the ceiling, each loaded with one Teensy 3.2 with an SD card reader, one angle sensor, one RGB LED and covered with a lid turned into a speaker. Each Teensy is representing a cell sample - kept frozen in the vials by the preservation institutions - of one endangered animal species, of which the sound sample is continuosly playing through the speaker. The vials hanging on a thread metaphorize how close these animals are to extinction. Vial size = inner diameter 35,4mm, length 115mm.
Every spectator will be able to interact with these vials by bringing them closer to their ears to listen; only that as they do so, the sensor will trigger the granular synthesis and the sound samples will start to glitch, the LED turns red and blinks, signalizing the nearing end of species. As the spectator puts the vials back to the original spot, the vials in time regenerate, the LED turns back to green, and the sound samples start playing normal once again; the ecosystem is balanced for another day.
Underneath the hanging vials, there will be a pile of broken or molten ones alongside with random computer chips, as a reminder of many animal species that have already gone extinct since the start of the Anthropocene, and if we don't stop and learn how to coexist with the natural world, the remaining ones alive will die out too.
The questions are:
1.) Do I need to use audio shield for a desired effect or no? If yes, is there a solution how to make the sound sample freeze or glitch when the vial is moved without using the audio shield? I don't care if the sound isn't the best quality but i would like a real time feedback. Basically it is enough that the sample just gets crunched in some way.
2.) Would anyone have will and time to help me realize this in code? Thank you!
The installation will be exhibited at the Rewire festival organized by Noise Kitchen this september in Prague, Czech republic.
https://www.facebook.com/events/968493720595329/
SKETCH OF THE INSTALLATION
Regards,
Tim.
I am a multimedia artist, working on my MA thesis in new media art titled A New Natural World.
The plan is to make 7 granular synths or "sound sample glitching machines" controlled by angle sensors.
DESCRIPTION TIME:
The installation will consist of 7 vials hanging on a thread from the ceiling, each loaded with one Teensy 3.2 with an SD card reader, one angle sensor, one RGB LED and covered with a lid turned into a speaker. Each Teensy is representing a cell sample - kept frozen in the vials by the preservation institutions - of one endangered animal species, of which the sound sample is continuosly playing through the speaker. The vials hanging on a thread metaphorize how close these animals are to extinction. Vial size = inner diameter 35,4mm, length 115mm.
Every spectator will be able to interact with these vials by bringing them closer to their ears to listen; only that as they do so, the sensor will trigger the granular synthesis and the sound samples will start to glitch, the LED turns red and blinks, signalizing the nearing end of species. As the spectator puts the vials back to the original spot, the vials in time regenerate, the LED turns back to green, and the sound samples start playing normal once again; the ecosystem is balanced for another day.
Underneath the hanging vials, there will be a pile of broken or molten ones alongside with random computer chips, as a reminder of many animal species that have already gone extinct since the start of the Anthropocene, and if we don't stop and learn how to coexist with the natural world, the remaining ones alive will die out too.
The questions are:
1.) Do I need to use audio shield for a desired effect or no? If yes, is there a solution how to make the sound sample freeze or glitch when the vial is moved without using the audio shield? I don't care if the sound isn't the best quality but i would like a real time feedback. Basically it is enough that the sample just gets crunched in some way.
2.) Would anyone have will and time to help me realize this in code? Thank you!
The installation will be exhibited at the Rewire festival organized by Noise Kitchen this september in Prague, Czech republic.
https://www.facebook.com/events/968493720595329/
SKETCH OF THE INSTALLATION
Regards,
Tim.