Final Documentation – Boxed Instrument

Concept My concept of this project is to use every day objects and elements to make a whimsical and powerful instrument. Therefore I use a found box as the main body of my instrument and collected human voice samples as the

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Final Documentation – Boxed Instrument

Concept My concept of this project is to use every day objects and elements to make a whimsical and powerful instrument. Therefore I use a found box as the main body of my instrument and collected human voice samples as the

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Rotary Cello

The Rotary Cello is a hybridized instrument that is inspired by three unique instruments: the cello (evidently), the harp and the WaterphoneMegabass (also known as an ocean harp). For those who are not familiar with the Waterphone Megabass, they are

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Rotary Cello

The Rotary Cello is a hybridized instrument that is inspired by three unique instruments: the cello (evidently), the harp and the WaterphoneMegabass (also known as an ocean harp). For those who are not familiar with the Waterphone Megabass, they are

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Mobile Talkbox

The Mobile Talkbox is a 3D-printable attachment for the LG G3 Vigor. It slips on like a case and routes the phone’s speaker audio through a tube to your mouth. On its own like this, it pairs nicely with the Pocket

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Mobile Talkbox

The Mobile Talkbox is a 3D-printable attachment for the LG G3 Vigor. It slips on like a case and routes the phone’s speaker audio through a tube to your mouth. On its own like this, it pairs nicely with the Pocket

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The New OS (One String)

The concept of this instrument is purely based on the Ektar or the Ektara; Ektar literally means “one-string”. The Ektar was created in India and was traditionally made out of a gourd and some bamboo. It is played by plucking the

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The New OS (One String)

The concept of this instrument is purely based on the Ektar or the Ektara; Ektar literally means “one-string”. The Ektar was created in India and was traditionally made out of a gourd and some bamboo. It is played by plucking the

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iPhone Violin Case

                             My goal of creating this instrument was to create an instrument that could be carried around easily and played anywhere.  I connected this to how as

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iPhone Violin Case

                             My goal of creating this instrument was to create an instrument that could be carried around easily and played anywhere.  I connected this to how as

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Final Project – Bryn

The initial concept that inspired this project was to create a set of objects that react to touch. The objects would subvert the expectations of anyone to touch them by emitting sound rather than staying silent. Through experimentation with different

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Final Project – Bryn

The initial concept that inspired this project was to create a set of objects that react to touch. The objects would subvert the expectations of anyone to touch them by emitting sound rather than staying silent. Through experimentation with different

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conscious coral

Intention is to mine surrounding resources to pick up noise and utilize what is existing to create music. To the audience, the limestone would have character in appearing to absorb its surroundings and spew back altered sound. Piezo underneath both

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conscious coral

Intention is to mine surrounding resources to pick up noise and utilize what is existing to create music. To the audience, the limestone would have character in appearing to absorb its surroundings and spew back altered sound. Piezo underneath both

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Loops and Looping

Online Course: https://www.kadenze.com/courses/loop-repetition-and-variation-in-music/info

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Loops and Looping

Online Course: https://www.kadenze.com/courses/loop-repetition-and-variation-in-music/info

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Dude837 [aka Sam Tajakajian]

References from Sam: Sam’s Favorite YouTube Video (made by Sam) Ali’s Favorite YouTube Video (made by Sam) Sound on Sound: Magazine and online forum with many synth hints “Designing Sound” by Andy Farnell Max Heros: Holly Herndon Walter Murch (excerpt from

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Dude837 [aka Sam Tajakajian]

References from Sam: Sam’s Favorite YouTube Video (made by Sam) Ali’s Favorite YouTube Video (made by Sam) Sound on Sound: Magazine and online forum with many synth hints “Designing Sound” by Andy Farnell Max Heros: Holly Herndon Walter Murch (excerpt from

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R2 – Improvisation and Experience

In “Contemplating the Concept of Improvisation and its History in Scholarship”, Nettl questions whether the sphere of things considered “improvisation” is too diverse to justify the word’s use. Though the lines between composition and improvisation are blurry, referring to a

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R2 – Improvisation and Experience

In “Contemplating the Concept of Improvisation and its History in Scholarship”, Nettl questions whether the sphere of things considered “improvisation” is too diverse to justify the word’s use. Though the lines between composition and improvisation are blurry, referring to a

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