RTWD 4          +        THE SOUND PORTRAITS PROJECT
  sloan kulper   @   aesthetics+computation group   mit|ml 		<- back .
 
  OVERVIEW
   SOUND PORTRAITS IS AN INTERACTIVE SOUND FRAMED AND HUNG LIKE AN IMAGELESS PAINTING. USING SONAR AND INFRARED DISTANCE SENSORS, A MICROCONTROLLER RELATES THE PARAMETERS OF A LOOPING SOUND PLAYING FROM SPEAKERS MOUNTED BEHIND A BLANK MATBOARD SURFACE TO THE SPATIAL LOCATION OF THE VIEWER/LISTENER. THE MOST BASIC PARAMETER OF SOUND, VOLUME, IS MY FOCUS IN THE EARLY VERSIONS OF THE PROJECT. THE FIRST PROTOTYPE INCREASES SOUND GAIN AS THE VIEWER APPROACHES IT.
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 PHOTOS
 
front (i)   1
front (i)   2
back (i)   3
side (i)   4
relief (i)   5
 
 
 DIAGRAMS
 
concept   1
simple design   2
compact design   3
control signal   4
audio ic   5
dc offset   6
 
 
 
revised
1.10.2002