Category: Strand 2, Sound Arts

In this video I wanted to demonstrate the electrical interference that is constantly around us at all times. The sounds of technology we cant hear unless we try too, and the synth-like drones they create. Its secret ambient music and wave forms and i wanted to visualise that with the use of an oscilloscope, to…

I wanted to create a stereo output for the motor synth with 2 separate pickups capturing the frequency’s from different angles. When paired with a left and right inputs on a interface it will create a surround sound illusion. Due to the cassette shell size it was slightly impossible to have a additional pickup but…

I wanted to create a stereo output for the motor synth with 2 separate pickups capturing the frequency’s from different angles. When paired with a left and right inputs on a interface it will create a surround sound illusion. Due to the cassette shell size it was slightly impossible to have a additional pickup but…

In the time researching schematics for basic oscillator circuits I’ve learnt more about the use of capacitors, resistors and transistors in audio equipment and the ways they mould and effect the sound they produce/effect. This gave me the idea to circuit bend a few more guitar pedals but now with more of a understanding of…

Finding the correct power output proved to be tricky when it came to making the motor keyboard polyphonic due to the ohmage of the variable resistors, the voltage passing through would greatly effect the range control of the speed/pitch in the motors. I want to keep the project housed in one case. lucky for me…

I’ve chosen to mount this piece into a old portable cassette recorder I had bought from a carboot. This is probably the fourth one i have bought and once again despite when the seller says “it works, fully tested. ” It did not work. So i have quite a collection now. Apart from that, the…

I’ve always been trying to find different way to visualise sound. There’s already methods of achieving this using oscilloscopes but I feel as if they don’t visualise sound in a way that captures the feeling what the audio creates. In this video I experimented with using CR TV to visualise the audio from my live…

My initial idea was to incorporate the bela into my design, but using digital along with a analogue/mechanical build proved to be tricky. The idea was to use the bela to control 10 3.3v dc motors individually to work like a 10 step sequencer. With this design I could then program to have each output…

For my project I want to create a instrument that captures the sound of mechanical parts like motors. rather than the use purely digital or oscillators to create tones and frequencies, the hums and buzzing of anything with a current running throughout can create its own unique sound. I’ve experimented with using pickups/electromagnetic microphones to…

Circuit bent analogue mixer My idea to circuit bend this mixer came about from the use of no input feedback mixing. I wanted to create a instrument that would produce the same tones and sounds as no input mixing would, but with the benefit of it being a standalone device and have multiple free inputs…