Pdf wonder is a software interface for using wave field synthesis for audio spatialisation. You can make things appear to be sounding from inside the rectangle, say a musician playing a flute, and listeners can. Wave field synthesis wave field synthesis is a spatial sound reproduction technique aiming at the exact recreation of a virtual source sound field over a region of the space 2, 3. These visualization tools can be applied to sound diffusion in the physical space of the concert hall using current spatialization technologies. Searching for cool max synth patches maxmsp forum cycling 74. Using max msp maxuino to design interfaces and communicate with other software programs such as itunes, as well as communicate wirelessly with my itouch from my macbook, to create a command center for performance enhancements and monitoring of various sensors, as well as providing. Basic msp synthesis peter elsea 101910 6 wave shaping the phasor can use wave to play a buffer containing an arbitrary waveform. Next, the theoretic fundamentals of wave field synthesis are detailed. A system for advanced additive synthesis in maxmsp ircam composer in research report 2011 andrea agostini composer and. In contrast to most other reproduction techniques, the correct spatial impression of the audio scene is not limited to a small area, typically denoted as the sweet.
What makes wave field synthesis impressive is quite a few people can stand in the middle and get a real sense of where sound sources are. In order to be able to develop a fully function wfs object, understanding the technology is of utmost importance. Wave field synthesis wfs is a spatial audio rendering technique that places. Thirdorder ambisonic extensions for maxmsp with musical applications graham wakefield. Multimedia programming using maxmsp and touchdesigner. Maxmsp rough syllabus below is a rough syllabus for the class subject to change once we are underway and i have a better sense of the learning speed background needs of the class members. General wave field synthesis wfs is a sound production technology designed specifically for spatial audio rendering. The idea in all cases is the same, to express the relationship between the carrier and modulator. Top 6 signs your saddle is hurting your horse by equitopia demonstrated by jochen schleese duration. It enables the generation of sound fields with natural temporal and spatial. With a beapvizzie feel, vsynth introduces video synthesis and image processing with the efficiency of hardwareaccelerated processes. Updates of the wonder software interface for using wave field. Dbap is implemented both as an external for maxmsp and as a module for the jamoma modular frame work. Infact, its working principle is based on nearfiled coupling between the hands of the theremin player and two metal antennas, used to determine the pitch of a variablefrequency oscillator and to adjust the volume of the output signal, respectively.
Introductions class overview overview quick history of maxmsp, ircam, etc. Wave field synthesis wfs is a spatial audio rendering. Taking advantage of the huygens principle, wave fronts are simulated with a large array of speakers. Wave field synthesis experimental media and performing arts. In john chownings article synthesis of complex audio spectra by means of frequency modulation and in curtis roads computer music tutorial, they write about the ratio fcfm.
The top one is called the scope object, and it functions much like an analog oscilloscope, tracing the incoming signal across the x at a regular speed, with the amplitude of the waveform corresponding to the height y axis of the line. It will be shown in hau 2 from january 28th to february 2nd, as part of the ctm exhibition pulse lab ii. Teachingmusic maxmsp modulation synthesis in maxmsp. Nearfieldcorrected higherorder ambisonics nfchoa dynamic binaural synthesis dynamic binaural room synthesis brs installation adding to ableton live user library. Max msp arduino to create command center for mr2 sensors and controls. This method for 3d sound synthesis creates a sound world by attaching a characteristic sound to each object in the scene. Authentic sound reproduction requires the independent configuration of all these three elements.
Aes elibrary wave field synthesis based concept car for. Berkhout of the acoustics and seismology team of the technological university of delft t. Sound rendering as a method for 3d sound synthesis sound rendering is a technique of generating a synchronized soundtrack for animations. We will use audacity as an audio editor and quicktime pro for simple video editing. The huygens principle left and the wave field synthesis. The first work to have been published on the subject dates back to 1988 and is attributed to professor a. Wave field synthesis wfs is a spatial audio rendering technique, characterized by creation of virtual acoustic environments. Virtual acoustic environments are simulated and synthesised using large numbers of loudspeakers. Spat is a software suite for spatialization of sound signals in realtime intended for musical creation, postproduction, and live performances. While its interface is reasonably userfriendly, with a visual patch cord system reminiscent of some software synthesis applications, maxmsp is. Wave field synthesis enables acoustic control in a listening area by systematic regulation of loudspeaker signals on its boundary. The main difficulty for restoring the genuine sonic field is appointing all the starting points of all the reflections in the recording room.
You simply multiply the outputs of two oscillators together. Moores elements of computer music he defines the term harmonicity ratio as fmfc. With the help of team members john sloan and harrison holt, i built a maxmspjitter patch that uses wave field synthesis to spatialize audio over a linear array of speakers. Im curios to test drive and modifyhack it for a piece in which i need to send long lists of freq values microtonal to the synth and thus i cant route it to just any soft synths i already use. If you have an ipad theres also lemur and mididesigner. Aug 01, 2016 vsynth is described as a series of modules built around gen that together make a modular video synthesizer. This allows you to program your own interface and link the control to different peripherals like joysticks or tracking systems.
One such implementation of this methodology is the use of external software that extends these products. This is a wave front synthesis wfs system built entirely on max. Wavefield synthesis 3d bt speaker launches on indiegogo. Pdf thirdorder ambisonic extensions for maxmsp with. You may print or download one copy of this document for the purpose. Its very powerful as a control language and not just for midianalog music gear. Short description of wave field synthesis principle. A bit more extensive on the max side, it gives you the tools to program an interactive, audiovisual, reactive, multimedia installation, with some advanced techniques on audio signal processing, image synthesis, realtime 3d rendering, physical computing outputs like arduino, and a lot of other great ones. Maxmsp is an enormously powerful, flexible and rather complex system, which requires a significant investment of time and effort to master. Wave field synthesis offers new possibilities for composers of electronic.
Using wave field synthesis, holoplot systems create genuine sound fields that reshape the acoustics of the venue and address all three elements. The drawing area is a multislider with 256 sliders. As usual, you can recreate the patch yourself, or you can download it by subscribing to the virtual. This video captures a live performance using a maxmsp patch, inspired by the music of steve reich, driving six analog synths. Sound sources can come from sampling or artificial synthesis.
Theremin is one of the most exiting musical instruments ever made, mainly because of its quite odd playing method. Boone laboratory of acoustical imaging and sound control delft university of technology p. In order to get started using these exciting new features, we need to install the vsynth package from the package. Such wavefronts seem to originate from a virtual starting point, the virtual source or notional source. Ring modulation ring modulation is the easiest form of modulation synthesis to implement in maxmsp. Developing a flexible and expressive realtime polyphonic wave. Ball of sound speherical loudspeaker arrays could help create a more realistic audio experience in theatres and concert halls. Using max mspmaxuino to design interfaces and communicate with other software programs such as itunes, as well as communicate wirelessly with my itouch from my macbook, to create a command center for performance enhancements and monitoring of various. Astro spatial audio the future of audio for live and entertainment duration. This post is not intended as a full explanation of ring modulation, amplitude modulation, or frequency modulation synthesis. Multimedia programming using maxmsp and touchdesigner kindle.
We successfully tested the patch over an 8 speaker array in nyus spatial audio research lab. True sound is the product of direct sound, reflections and time. Aug 29, 2009 top 6 signs your saddle is hurting your horse by equitopia demonstrated by jochen schleese duration. Contrary to traditional spatialization techniques such as stereo or. Max msparduino to create command center for mr2 sensors and controls. Could anyone point me to already made and great sounding maxmsp synthesiser patches apart from the ones in the tutorials. Here is an oscillator which is frequencyshifted using the oscillator output as a. Updates of the wonder software interface for using wave. You can get interesting and unexpected results the type i prefer.
This application suite was chosen because of its development in maxmsp. Wave field synthesis wfs is a sound production technology designed specifically for spatial audio rendering. Not only is this entirely feasible, but people actually use max to control things like servos and led arrays. A sound wave interacts with many objects in the environment as it makes its way to the listener. Gameoflife wfscollider is an adapted version of supercollider, the audio synthesis engine and programming language, for wave field synthesis spatialization. Origins of wave field synthesis wave field synthesis wfs is based on a series of simplifications of the previous principle.
Basics and applications karlheinz brandenburg, sandra brix, thomas sporer. While its interface is reasonably userfriendly, with a visual patch cord system reminiscent of some software synthesis applications, max msp is a lot more than a modular synth. The university of california berkeleys center for new music. Synthesis instrument within the maxmsp programming environment utilizing. Ambisonics is a twopart process of encoding recorded or virtual spatial sources into an ambisonic domain representation, and then decoding this representation onto. The empac wave field synthesis array is a 558channel discrete loudspeaker.
This chapter starts with an overview including the history of wave field synthesis and some exemplary installations. Its currently being used in the 192 speakers system of the game of life foundation, based in leiden, the netherlands. The intent is to discuss how to implement various forms of modulation synthesis in maxmsp. A system for advanced additive synthesis in max msp ircam composer in research report 2011 andrea agostini composer and. A successful implementation of wave field synthesis systems requires to address also spatial aliasing and. One analogy of spectral synthesis is kind of like making the resinbased paint from. Wave field synthesis spatialization based on supercollider.
It produces artificial wavefronts synthesized by a large number of individually driven loudspeakers. Maxmsp, ircams tosca and hexlerss touch osc are the. Thirdorder ambisonic extensions for maxmsp with musical. Wave field synthesis wfs experimental media and performing. You can draw a simple shape into a buffer with this mechanism. Design and evaluation of a gesture driven wavefield synthesis. Wavefield synthesis for maxmsp aalborg universitet. The empac highresolution modular loudspeaker array for wave. Could anyone point me to already made and great sounding max msp synthesiser patches apart from the ones in the tutorials. The speaker uses wave field synthesis wfs, a specific technique for audio rendering that creates the effect of two hifi speakers placed at opposite ends of a large room. Ive learn many things through this tuto, which is great indeed.
Nov 17, 2014 the speaker uses wave field synthesis wfs, a specific technique for audio rendering that creates the effect of two hifi speakers placed at opposite ends of a large room. The idea is simple and it was suggested to me by ludovico failla, brilliant musician and max msp hacker. Im curios to test drive and modifyhack it for a piece in which i need to send long lists of freq values microtonal to the synth and thus i. Wave field synthesis provides two different ways in this matter. Wave field synthesis with realtime control william francis wolcott iv wave. Nime, spatial sound, wavefield synthesis, audio game.
Gergely firtha, peter fiala, frank schultz, sascha spors 2017. Using sonic emotion audio processing based on wave field synthesis wfs, the sonic wave i processor is able to enlarge the sweet spot to the whole listening area. The framework for wave field synthesis wfs was developed in the 1980s. Vsynth is described as a series of modules built around gen that together make a modular video synthesizer. Oct 03, 2014 astro spatial audio the future of audio for live and entertainment duration. Spatializing timbre with corpusbased concatenative synthesis. In general we will be working with maxmsp for interactivity, jitter for video work, logic and ableton for sequencing, sampling and synthesis. Gameoflife wfscollider is an adapted version of supercollider. Read more music for six analog synthesizers march 10, 2019 march 10, 2019 comments. Thirdorder ambisonic extensions for max msp with musical. This system is restricted to static wave field synthesis. Corpusbased concatenative synthesis presents unique possibilities for the visualization of audio descriptor data.