‘Unheard’ Sounds

Abstract

Sound propagates through space as a series of vibrations; the physical attributes of this motion excite and engage listeners on another level. For example, when standing close to a loudspeaker, you can feel the propagation of waveforms through the speaker cone; this is particularly prominent at low frequencies. Instrumentalists feel parallel, physical sensations as their instrument produces sound. Additional haptic and vibrotactile stimulation can provide a further sensory modality, or channel of communication through which musical information can be enhanced.

This installation forms a part of the larger body of research - exploring the relationship between the haptic and auditory sensory mediums in the context of music composition. Throughout this work, the haptic communication channel is considered as an instrument and/or as a purely expressive medium. This will be the premier of a recent composition-installation, ‘unheard’ sounds. ‘Unheard’ sounds, explores the relationship between the auditory and somatic sensory systems by highlighting aspects of sound, such as masked noises and other interplay that appear less apparent in an audio mix.

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Publication date: July 2015

Publication date (Print): July 2015

Pages: 1-2

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ICSRiM – School of Music and School of Computing, University of Leeds, UK

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/eva2015.42

Copyright statement: © Joanne Armitage et al. Published by BCS Learning and Development Ltd. Proceedings of EVA London 2015, UK

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Conference name: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts (EVA 2015)

Conference acronym: EVA

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Conference location: London, UK

Conference date: 7 & 9 July 2015

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts

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Series title: Electronic Workshops in Computing