Motion Sensor Air Vibraphone

On Wednesday, May 25, Alan led the exploration of Doppler Radar driven audio that changed pitch with change in velocity. In other words, when you move toward the sensor, the frequency of a tone generated by audio electronics changes. The faster you move, the greater the effect. That was interesting enough, but when Fishbon Event Lab operatives added one of the plastic masks that had been developed in previous meetings, the effect was eerie. A human-like sensor reacted when you got close to it. And if you moved quickly, it reacted even more. Christened, the Motion Sensor Air Vibraphone, the instrument, when the signal was fed through digital effects boxes, sounded like a paranoid human that guarded his space sonically. Stand by for future developments. Alan says we may be able to change the pitch enough that when it's coupled with audio samples,we can simulate humanoid voices. Hmmm.