Comments on: Water-and-Laser Music Controller, A Look Back at Watery Musical Instruments http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/11/08/water-and-laser-music-controller-a-look-back-at-watery-musical-instruments/ The latest gear, software, and techniques for electronic music production and performance Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:02:47 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Week1_TwoCultures - by Justin Kiang « DESMA9_sectionA http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/11/08/water-and-laser-music-controller-a-look-back-at-watery-musical-instruments/comment-page-1/#comment-756830 Week1_TwoCultures - by Justin Kiang « DESMA9_sectionA Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:13:56 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/11/08/water-and-laser-music-controller-a-look-back-at-watery-musical-instruments/#comment-756830 [...] I am particularly interested in the creation of innovative music with the help of science.  One example of creation I found was some digital music created water and laser controller.  There are laser beams fired across a bowl of water by laser pointers, and on the opposite sides of each laser pointer was a solar panel, acting as a huge photocell to pick up the laser beams.  The operator then moves the water with his hand or finger, creating ripples and waves on the water.  The laser beam is then shifted slightly, and these shifts are picked up by the solar panels that are connected to a controller.  The controller uses these signals to generate different pitches, and therefore create random music, that is at the same time completely in control by the operator.  One may not agree that such “noise” qualifies as art, but I strongly believe that art is complete subjective, and is completely up to the viewer (or in this case the listener) to find it artistic or not.   Here is the link to this project I have been talking about, and I hope that you will find it inspirational: http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/11/08/water-and-laser-music-controller-a-look-back-at-watery-musi... [...] [...] I am particularly interested in the creation of innovative music with the help of science.  One example of creation I found was some digital music created water and laser controller.  There are laser beams fired across a bowl of water by laser pointers, and on the opposite sides of each laser pointer was a solar panel, acting as a huge photocell to pick up the laser beams.  The operator then moves the water with his hand or finger, creating ripples and waves on the water.  The laser beam is then shifted slightly, and these shifts are picked up by the solar panels that are connected to a controller.  The controller uses these signals to generate different pitches, and therefore create random music, that is at the same time completely in control by the operator.  One may not agree that such “noise” qualifies as art, but I strongly believe that art is complete subjective, and is completely up to the viewer (or in this case the listener) to find it artistic or not.   Here is the link to this project I have been talking about, and I hope that you will find it inspirational: http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/11/08/water-and-laser-music-controller-a-look-back-at-watery-musi... [...]

]]> By: HAPPY HOLIDAYS! - Here’s something for you all http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/11/08/water-and-laser-music-controller-a-look-back-at-watery-musical-instruments/comment-page-1/#comment-363789 HAPPY HOLIDAYS! - Here’s something for you all Thu, 27 Dec 2007 07:10:51 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/11/08/water-and-laser-music-controller-a-look-back-at-watery-musical-instruments/#comment-363789 [...] Fishbowl Music! [...] [...] Fishbowl Music! [...]

]]> By: endekks http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/11/08/water-and-laser-music-controller-a-look-back-at-watery-musical-instruments/comment-page-1/#comment-46852 endekks Wed, 08 Nov 2006 19:46:46 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/11/08/water-and-laser-music-controller-a-look-back-at-watery-musical-instruments/#comment-46852 Wow... A "Look Around You" reference....And Synthesiser Patel, at that. Awesome. Thanks, Peter... Theter. Wow… A “Look Around You” reference….And Synthesiser Patel, at that. Awesome.

Thanks, Peter… Theter.

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