MORE DEVELOPED FINAL PROJECT IDEA

“DIY LO-FI”

Possible Ideas

Have a base beat for audience

Objects have different sounds that play and add to the music

certain ones have sound affects tht relate to the object, some dont, some play different layered beats

how to allow some things to loop while others just play once

have a loop button

replay button?

end button

Objects & Sounds

MORE THEMED

Traffic Cone- honk or blinker

Piggy Bank- oink or “cha-ching”

Lighter- ligther click or bong bubble

Candle Holder- crying or praying ?

Door Knob- door creak or fun knock

LESS THEMED

Perfume Bottle- seagull call or car alarm ?

Paper Clip Remover- alien spaceship sounds or bird chirping

Daisy microcontroller chomi - sound software

Brainstorm

how can I save my song and take it with me? you cant

Organize objects into a new one?

Form into the structure of a radio/ jutebox / dj turn table? (music editor)

have objects use found sound to allow the viewer to create their own lo-fi song

have buttons/switches to loop sounds? or can that be done with the speed and actual turn table spin

needs to be clean and asthetic, but how can it be hands on? what else can move? how can it be more dynamic?

touch something to choose the object wrather than physically grabbing

change in tone?

Important Elements: This should be a fun and persoanlized experience for viewers, bring lo-fi into art sphere

Elements of Lo-fi:

• “do it yourself”, imperfections, everyday sounds, repetition & rhythm
• “home-recorded”, “technically primitive”, and “inexpensive equipment”

What people can Control

1. Choose Your Base Track (3 options?)
2. Place Objects to Produce Sounds (are sounds related or actually just random)
3. Loop Sounds
4. Change Tone?

Are there certain random or unexpected elements?

Mechanics and Logistics

What kind of sensor is best to use

are the sounds specific to the objects? sensor specific or do people just think it is

midi controllers (physical output to midi)

Back up idea??

“i will spend the rest of my life hiding the shaking of my hands”

using a machine to create anxiety

leg tapping

repetative movements and twitches triggered by…

people coming closer? loud sounds? the louder and more stimulated, the more visually indicative of stress

other random idea: random stuff with knives? chopping and dicing