GMU:Max and the World/Tan

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Project Summary

Integration of sensors to add a certain level of interactivity for a possible video installation.

Experimentation with MAX / MSP and sensors to have a layer of physicality influencing sound sources, making a very simple "instrument" and connecting it to an audio processing chain.

Experimenting with sensors and MAX / MSP to have a layer of physicality instrument influencing parameters of sound sources.

The final setup consists of an ultrasonic sensor connected to an Arduino microcontroller sensing and converting data in communication with MAX / MSP. 

 




During the semester I tried out a light sensor and an ultrasonic sensor with MAX / MSP, mostly to change the parameters of sound sources. I experimented with the oscillators in MAX / MSP with data received through sensors changing their parameters. I channeled this setup through guitar pedals. Using the sensors as a simple performance tool and adding a layer of physicality was fun but needed lots of tweaking to make a more stable and predictable instrument. 



I was working on a video for my project module and wanted to see if I'd be able to integrate the sensors to interact with the video playback. It seems to work! 

 


Files

File:ultrasonic_patch_final_with_video_final.maxpat

File:ultrasonic_patch_final_with_video_simulated.maxpat

File:HC_SR04_2.ino

File:bells.mov.MOV

File:marti.mov.MOV


Assignments

Homework 1 20.05.2020

Homework 2 27.05.2020

Testing Arduino Sensors and Data Transfer 03.06.2020