Sound Extrusions: Porcelain Reloaded
The “hero shot” in this post (above) is a picture of clay models of the porcelain shapes. They were used to create actual plaster moulds. This is one of the first steps towards the final porcelain speaker shells — the main features of the project. The idea behind creating a porcelain object is very straight forward: …
Sound Hunter I – Field to Sample
Following on from our sampling session in Sound Hunter I | Field to Sample, I have broken down our field recordings into over 100 royalty-free samples ready for use in your own sonic constructions! Just follow the Dropbox link for listening and downloading. Over the next week the Sound Hunter Dropbox will hold over 500 …
Sound Extrusions: Interview – 3D Printing, Prototyping & Muffins with Mick Byrne
I have come across another obstacle in the proposed porcelain speaker design recently — how to actually attach an inductive speaker onto the interior surface of the proposed porcelain shape … Mick Byrne from The Edge came up with a great idea to use a 3D printer at The Edge to do the job. We found …
My Cells Music Video Shoot
Sound Extrusions: Oh Deer! (Introduction to Porcelain)
Porcelain ceramic casting workshop in Brisbane sound experimental ceramic speakers In the last blog post we went through the overall idea of the Sound Extrusions project at The Edge. Before we dive deeper into some of the more technical issues, such as MAX/MSP programming, this post is dedicated to the introduction of porcelain as an …
Sound Extrusions: Let’s Get Started!
Let me introduce you to the sound residency project at the Edge — the project is called Sound Extrusions and is about creating organic and living sonic elements within The Edge itself. What does this mean? Basically it’s a multichannel sound installation with custom made porcelain speakers. Once it’s up and running it will deliver natural …
Sound Hunterrrrrs
Hey Peeps… Michelle Xen here, about to embark on the last of the Sound Hunter workshops this coming weekend. The Sound Hunter series has seen us take to the rivers edge collecting ambient noise from the Brisbane river and the cultural centre caverns and spaces. With all the intensive listening going on we have managed …
Meet our new Sound Resident, Daniel Bartos
Daniel Bartos is our new Sound resident. He’s arrived here in Brisbane from the Czech Republic (via Central America and Arnhem land) to complete his PhD in multimedia. On the side he will be joining us for six months to build and install Sound Extrusions, an organic sonic project combining porcelain crafting with sound design. …
Apply to be our Digtial Fabrication Catalyst
In 2013-2014 we’re going to be developing and facilitating programming, projects and training in digital fabrication. We’re talking additive and subtractive manufacturing, modelled after existing initiatives such as the Fab Lab, Hackerspace and Techshop, with a focus on personal digital fabrication. As our Digital Fabrication Catalyst you’ll get access to all the good gear at …