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Tara Burns – PP3

Posted: October 16, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized |Leave a comment »

Goal
To expand my idea of the installation/performance sound box into a very small version while creating a surprise for my user

I feel I did get an opportunity to research the installation more in my first patch, but I aborted mission to create a cohesive experience switching the sounds to “shhhs,” labeling the box “The SHHHH Box,” and adding the prayer.

Challenges
I had a problem with one of my touch points continually completing the circuit. I remedied this by putting a piece of paper under the aluminum. I decided that either glue is conductive (I don’t think so), I accidentally connected the circuit with messy electric finger paint, or the box is recycled and might have bits of metal in that one part.

On my computer when I opened the patch, it would blurt out the final prayer. So, I added an instruction to Kara to connect the toggle to the movie player so the sound wouldn’t play and ruin the creepy surprise. Update: Alex showed us a remedy for this: 1) Create a snapshot of exactly how it “should” be (even though it keeps reverting to something other), then Enter Scene Trigger –> Recall Snapshot.

I also wish I had connected all the sounds properly, in haste, I put them in a new folder but forgot to connect the sounds and then Kara had to do that which made it more difficult for her in the beginning. If the paint goes to the aluminum my assumption is that since the aluminum is conductive that it should be trigger enough. But when Kara tested it, she seemed to have trouble triggering it.

The SHHHH Box
It will calm you down or give you nightmares.
In process.
In process: The first patch I made for the box actually was much more complicated. In this patch, each touch would count through 4 different songs and the songs could overlap on each of the four touch sections, but I just thought it would be too hard to figure out and less satisfying because understanding how to control it would be really difficult. However, this patch might be great for a performance or installation where you don’t need people to figure out the intricacies and you are want to create interesting sound/movement combinations. In this patch I also continued with the Tilt Brush sounds from PP2.
Directions
1. Plug in USB Cords and Open Isadora file
2. Open box with Care: Tuck fingers under edges
3. Touch silver: One Tree and One Red Column at a time
4. Pray: Hover hands over box and slowly bring hands together
This patch used the hand distance parameter on the Leap Motion Watcher. I used the Comparator to limit the range, and connected the true value to a toggle that turned the sound on when your hands came into prayer. This does loop, so it starts over every time you pray.
These are pretty simple watchers to toggle the sound on and off. Sound-wise, I found it complicated enough without adding additional parameters. These do loop, so you can “mix” the sounds. You turn them on and off by touching the sensors.

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