The Sound Station presents the true and unfiltered presence of the internal nature and electromagnetic residual of a device. The array of speakers serve as an analog means of focusing on different frequency channels —  each speaker has a specific frequency response ranging from low to high. The speakers are arranged to give the owner & observer of a device a binaural listening experience.

Installation at the Wind Tunnel Gallery, Art Center College of Design (click on the image to advance)

Sound Station

Sound Station

Sound Station: device mount

Sound Station: detail of speaker mounting method

Sound Station

PROCESS

The Timbre Array An early rendition of the “Sound Station”     Timbre Array Diagrams and drawings for potential speaker arrangement (click on the image to advance)

Timbre Array 1.1

A simple auditory display installation. These concepts focused only on the placement of speakers and explored no regard to the output.

Timbre Array 1.2

A simple auditory display installation. These concepts focused only on the placement of speakers and explored no regard to the output.

Timbre Array 1.3

A simple auditory display installation. These concepts focused only on the placement of speakers and explored no regard to the output.

Timbre Array 2.1

A more complex arrangement of outputs which focused on splitting a single devices signal into 3 speaker arrays. Respectively exposing the combined signal comprised of Radio and Electronic

Timbre Array 2.2

A more complex arrangement of outputs which focused on splitting a single devices signal into 2 speaker arrays. Respectively exposing the Radio, and Electronic Hum.

Timbre Array 2.3

A more complex arrangement of outputs which focused on splitting a single devices signal into 3 speaker arrays. Respectively exposing the Radio, Electronic Hum, and Pre-processed.

Timbre Array 2.4

A more complex arrangement of outputs which focused on splitting a single devices signal into 4 speaker arrays. Respectively exposing the Radio, Electronic Hum, Pre-processed, and the Actual or Combined signal.

Building the Timbre Array (click on the image to advance)

Timbre Array: process

Timbre Array: process

Timbre Array: process

Timbre Array: process