concept

The Improbable Orchestra (IO) is an interactive audio installation designed to make digital music accessable to anyone. This page describes our third, much improved version of it that we built in 2004.

This sound installation was designed by our team to accomplish the following goals:

1. to create a tool to allow any user to experiment with working and designing music

2. to create a visually appealing structure that creates a musical space

3. to create a musical tool that allows interaction between different players while they experiment with music

The Improbable Orchestra is a music-making tool consisting of a central control unit surrounded by four speakers designed for up to four users to each control a sound sample using manual controls (knobs and buttons).

The user is able to use the folliwng controls to manipulate the sound scape.

SILENCE: drops the volume on the station to 0

SAMPLE: CONTROL sound, pattern, direction

VOLUME: increase or decrease levels

RING MODULATOR: on/off

WARBLER: on/off

FILTER: on/off

ECHO: feedback, on/off, and time

Examples of the functionality can best be seen in the following areas of the site:

Digital Video of the installation in August of 2004.

The Images Gallery from 2001-2004.

The Design Section of the site, that really gets into the details.

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If you are interested in IO for an art show, festival, or private party, please contact info@xiphoidprocess.com.