Audiopad is a composition and performance instrument for electronic
music which tracks the positions of objects on a tabletop surface and
converts their motion into music.
One can pull sounds from a giant
set of samples, juxtapose archived recordings against warm synthetic
melodies, cut between drum loops to create new beats, and apply
digital processing all at the same time on the same table. Audiopad
not only allows for spontaneous reinterpretation of musical
compositions, but also creates a visual and tactile dialogue between
itself, the performer, and the audience.
Audiopad has a matrix of antenna elements which track the positions of
electronically tagged objects on a tabletop surface. It does not use cameras or computer vision. Software
translates the position information into music and graphical feedback
on the tabletop. Each object represents either a musical track or a
microphone.
Audiopad
was developed by James
Patten and Ben Recht. . As far as we are aware, it was
the first tabletop tangible musical controller of its kind.
News
- Audiopad wins Best in Show, Best in Academic Category, and Best Interactivity in Designing Interactive Systems 2004 design competition.
- Audiopad recognized in 2004 Industrial Design Excellence Awards.
- Audiopad performance at the Museo Guggenheim Bilbao in Bilbao, Spain on November 28th 2003, as part of the Motion Graphics Series (video coming soon...)
- Audiopad performance at the Ars Electronica Center in Linz, Austria on September 7th 2003, as part of the Ars Electronica Festival for Art, Technology and Society
- You can see an Audiopad installation in Linz, Austria at the Ars Electronica center from September 5th, 2003 until September of 2004.
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