I loved these two pictures of someone using the proximity pads that I made and that Jo and I got working with Bare Conductive’s TouchBoard.
I know I said that I wasn’t posting any more SoundLab photos, but apparently I am
Tag: SoundLab
A project that looks at musical interfaces and accessibility
Another nice write up of the SoundLab Play Space
Disability Arts Online have a really nice piece on their site about the SoundLab Play Space event. They did a job of focusing in on what we were trying to achieve, and also raised some good questions which will probably need to be asked and thought through.
The SoundLab Play Space, that’s it for now
I think I’ve probably posted all of the individual posts I’m going to now about the Play Space. It was an amazing day and I think it well really well overall. Hopefully we’ll do something like this again in the not too distant future.
If you want to see all of the post about it you can click on the tag SoundLab (just click here).
SoundLab Play Space: SubPac
I’ve known about SubPac for some time. I think I saw them at a Roli event I was speaking at last year. I thought it was a great idea but I’d never had a chance to try it out, that is not until the SoundLab Play Space event. I have to say that I was really impressed with it. It feels amazing, totally amazing. I think it’s really had to put into words what it’s like as it is really a feeling and an experience and as such it’s difficult to translate it into words.
However, if you ever get a chance to try one out then I’d strongly suggest you do.
Ototo at the SoundLab Play Space
I’ve mentioned the Ototo a number of times before, I’m a fan. I really like it. I think that Ototo is a really useful, and a really fun piece of equipment. So it was great to have the Ototo from Dentaku at the SoundLab Play Space. As usual we got it hooked up to a bunch of fruit, which, whilst fun to play with, kind of doesn’t show just how much it can do.
Personally I think that the Ototo excels when used with its interesting range of sensors. Of course, the other thing that you can use the Ototo with is conductive ink. Yep, that works, and works well too. I should post some of the interactions that are possible using the Ototo, and will do soon.
I don’t know what Dentaku have planned for the Ototo, but I do hope it keeps going and moves forward. Anything else would be a shame.
SoundLab Play Space: Our Pop Up Band
The Pop Up Band has been a main stay of SoundLab for well over a year now, so of course we had to use it in the Play Space too. In fact we used it for the band to perform and also for our audience to take over as well. It went down a storm, but what else would you expect from SoundLab and a set up with Thereminis and an AlphaSphere?
The SoundLab Play Space Chat Zone
I love being involved in working with Heart n Soul on events like the Play Space. The downside for me is that I don’t get to be a visitor or an audience member at these events and I don’t get to participate in that way. It’s a shame as there’s always stuff going on that I miss, and with the Play Space there was huge amount that I missed.
One area I would’ve really like to have been at was the Chat Zone where Justin talked to some really interesting people on a range of topics around accessible music. I think it was recorded and I’d love to hear that recording if possible.
If I can get my hands on it I may even get it posted somewhere too.
A big thank you to The Memo
Thanks for that Mr Concretedog!
If you’re looking for posts about the SoundLab Play Space …
Then you can find them on Palm Sounds under the tag SLPS. I’ll probably be posting a lot of the pictures here too, so there’ll be no shortage I assure you!
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