A Loudspeaker as Drumhead

This work repurposes the diaphragm of a loudspeaker as a drumhead. The loudspeaker is used as both an input and an
output device at the same time, similar to a head of an actual drum. Whereas one may directly hit the loudspeakers diaphragm, we
mount it protected as bottom head of a standard tom-tom to prevent the drummer from damaging it. In this configuration, audio
effects can be applied to the tom-tom sound, but the sound of the drum still remains natural with its full dynamic range. In particular,
we look at filtering effects that can for instance dampen or lengthen the drums decay and at ring modulation to introduce new components
to the drums sound. By Sebastian Heise and Jörn Loviscach

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Hyperinstruments
• tangible interfaces

[s7nh3e]

@sergiobdbd I used different but common audio filters from a multi effect processor such as flanher, phaser and reverb.. teeaking those parameters to rather extreme settings creates these sounds.exploring this is another thing and still on the todo list

[ManuFortiMcCoy]

Good job with the opening.

[sergiobdbd]

in 1.21 you start changing the pitch of the drum without apparently changing anything in your hand movements. Is this done out of sight?

[slashman53]

@xazoulis88 dumbass

[CharlietoKind]

lol are those cerwin vegas?

[TuwaLiking]

Die Klänge sind überragend. 

[destroyersoueu]

Good.... very good!

[RaddNiner]

@wolfheart1982 Or just put a small mic inside the drum. Not to take anything away from this though, its insanely cool.

[xazoulis88]

fake

[weirdstuffanimation7]

that is a brilliant discovery congratulations