Sun, 17 Apr 2005
Flying really is time travel.
particle/wave is over. Three notable things stand out. First is the product
from the transmitter building workshop. It's a functioning FM transmitter we
built by hand on a 3 x 2 inch board. It is 0.15 watts and has a range of about
25 feet. I have the specs so getting American parts (the parts we used were
German) shouldn't be hard. Then I can start teaching others how to build them.
Next is a piece of software called User Radio, which in it's current form is a
collection of pieces that allow one to upload audio in many file formats, or
a stream from the Internet into an online mixer. Users then can fade channels
in and out. It works really well and the guy who made it is very helpful. It
got me thinking that it (or something like it) can be used for our monthly
CMRN broadcasts.
The third is really a combination of all the performances. The opening night
party had a this telephone installation in the dining room. Each telephone was
wired directly to a big speaker, which were in turn wired to a computer
processing any sound that went into the telephone to delay and loop. It was
one of the most fun installations I've seen and everyone loved it. Then there
was a performance with these tiny machines transmitting and sequencing and
feeding back into themselves over radio frequencies. The noises were very
sophosticated for such a simple configuration.
I'm really into these euro art festivals. All the people I talk to say there
are many of them all over the continent. It's so much better than anything
I've been to in the states, which I realize is a totally cliche thing to say
but still true.
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