2 x i5_high.c, 1 x i5_low.c
An Interactive Sound Installation
“2 x i5_high.c, 1 x i5_low.c” is an interactive soundscape of
drifting, drone-like tones generated by microchips. There are three
independent sound sources, each with its own separate speaker, speaker
enclosure, and set of buttons that visitors can press to raise and
lower the pitches of the drones. These sound sources are “mixed” with
a fourth microchip and sent through the fourth speaker. As the pitch
of the drones rise and fall with respect to one another, acoustical
interference patterns lend shape to the sound, and unexpected moments
of clarity and of discord can be experienced as one moves through the
space of the installation. At one side of each speaker, the microchip
and wiring are exposed, allowing visitors to understand how the
installation works.
Watch a video of it in action at: http://vimeo.com/42682015
Installed at SPLAB, Det Jyske Kunstakademi, Aarhus, May 2012; and at Science Friction, Copenhagen, June 2012