Pd patch-tastic

Posted on Wed 24 Oct 2012

Wow – Matt has been super busy with the Pd patching and it’s really good ! It’s possible to get some really interesting sounds, and based on how the Bedford choir performers responded to it - I’ve decided to put more manual controls on the device –so it’s possible to control delay,…


Second Choir workshop in Bedford – 16th October

Posted on Wed 24 Oct 2012

A few new faces ! – (and a few absentees – seems to be a cold going around)… and more male voices too. We started off again with vocal warm-ups and a few exercises from the week before – plus a few new versions of a hocket. We re-visited the ‘Target’ piece from last week – and this…


First ‘device’ prototype

Posted on Wed 24 Oct 2012

After spending quite a lot of time testing out different combinations of kit – considering all factors for compatibility, and then – a lot were down to cost.So far, this is what we are using each device… 1 x Raspberry Pi1 x Stealth Black Raspberry Pi Case1 x Arduino Uno1 x Altec Lansing Orbit…

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Second meeting with Professor Gareth Jones

Posted on Wed 24 Oct 2012

I met up with Gareth Jones at the Bioacoustics department at Bristol University – to show him what I’ve been doing, and to get his feedback on how I can develop the functionality of the device,

Elephant at igfest. Photo by Andrew Molyneux

Watershed launches £30,000 International Playable City Award

Posted on Wed 24 Oct 2012

Today we are announcing Watershed’s Playable City Award, a new commission open to artists and creatives from across the world. With a challenge to use creative technologies in surprising and engaging ways, the winner of the award will receive £30,000 to create a new work which will be installed…

Kneehigh Rambles

Calvium announce a new collaboration with Kneehigh for 'Rambles' app

Posted on Wed 24 Oct 2012

Studio residents Calvium are delighted to announce a new collaboration with theatre makers Kneehigh to create Kneehigh Rambles, a mobile application offering free interactive walks for lovers of Cornish stories. Kneehigh are a Cornwall-based theatre company with a reputation for creating…


First Choir workshop in Bedford

Posted on Sun 21 Oct 2012

The first choir session in Bedford was on Tuesday 9th October at Rutland Road church hall. A really nice group of people came along – all of whom are good singers and are interested in the project.  I started the session with a short talk about the idea behind the piece including how bats use…


Testing sonar sensors for interference with Matt

Posted on Sun 21 Oct 2012

When we had the sensors all wired up- and working with an arduino, we took took a range of different kinds of sonar sensors to a large space to check out which ones worked best, and also – to tes