Orbiter / interactive sound environment

The "Orbiter" takes possession of all senses. It is a place for visitors to lay down and relax, watching the firmament above them. With a small gesture, just pointing upwards, the visitor can insert new stars into orbit with unique visual and musical characteristics.The dream of reaching for the stars is as old as mankind itself. The mathematics of planetary orbits, the perfection of natural geometrical forms fascinates and inspires scientists and artists alike. Even music principles as tonality or phase displacement are based upon computational ideas and find correspondency in the "Orbiter's" structure. Each version of the Orbiter features various scenes with different graphics, sounds and behaviour. Some create an illusionary nightsky firmament, playing more melodic or ambient sounds. Others experiment with the possibilities of graphical abstraction and rough synths, allowing you to even play drum´nbass-like sounds.
This documentation video features material from two different setups.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• orbiter
• interactive
• installation
• instrument
• sound
• soundtoy
• meditative
• music
• stars
• nightsky
• performance
• art
• mediaart

[foxish282]

ok ok i will take a scientific guess...

the duration of the tone is represented by how long the "orb" glows?

the pitch of the tone is defined by how far from the center it is? higher is inner lover is outer?

and the colours represents the different types ov wave used? eg square, sine ect..

you have to tell me if this is cos it will b awsome

if not ^.^ lawl^.^

cool beanz

[veraglahn]

hi thanks for you comment!

the duration of the tone is determinded by the length of the orbit it sits on.

you´re right about the pitch.

the colours are random, in each scene only one type of synth is used: sines in the polar and red scenes, a sawtooth in the black on white scene.

hope this gives you an idea!

[RandomCompletely]

wtf

[foxish282]

what? i'm confused.. .....

what?

[curioman]

Wow! Very cool. What technologies/tools were used to create this?