Comments on: Glass http://www.thelisteningblog.com/2009/08/glass/ “Listen all the time, and remind yourself when you’re not listening, or else the mike and the tape recorder will get the best of you.” – Pauline Oliveros Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:15:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ryan Fleming http://www.thelisteningblog.com/2009/08/glass/comment-page-1/#comment-13614 Ryan Fleming Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:57:06 +0000 http://www.thelisteningblog.com/?p=298#comment-13614 Glass is a unique material with interesting properties. The different frequencies and harmonics that glass can produce is very cool. Reading this reminded me of a cool video I saw on psychoacoustics. There is a software instrument called Omnisphere by Spectrasonics that was made in a completely different way than most samplers/synthesizers. The Spectrasonics team took unique and different objects and recorded them in various ways (in cathedrals, with swirling microphones, etc...) and then turned these samples into amzing sounding instruments. They're goal was to take organic sounds that were completely natural and bring out the "hidden" frequencies to unveil new types of sounds. I think you should take a look at the video on their website http://www.spectrasonics.net/instruments/omnisphere_videos.php in particular video 3 on psychoacoustic sampling. Maybe you could post your thoughts about it. It seems like this is a perfect fit for TLB because they take the natural sounds in life and turn them into increadible sounding instruments. Glass is a unique material with interesting properties. The different frequencies and harmonics that glass can produce is very cool.

Reading this reminded me of a cool video I saw on psychoacoustics. There is a software instrument called Omnisphere by Spectrasonics that was made in a completely different way than most samplers/synthesizers. The Spectrasonics team took unique and different objects and recorded them in various ways (in cathedrals, with swirling microphones, etc…) and then turned these samples into amzing sounding instruments. They’re goal was to take organic sounds that were completely natural and bring out the “hidden” frequencies to unveil new types of sounds.

I think you should take a look at the video on their website http://www.spectrasonics.net/instruments/omnisphere_videos.php in particular video 3 on psychoacoustic sampling. Maybe you could post your thoughts about it. It seems like this is a perfect fit for TLB because they take the natural sounds in life and turn them into increadible sounding instruments.

]]> By: Idhrendur http://www.thelisteningblog.com/2009/08/glass/comment-page-1/#comment-13512 Idhrendur Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:09:52 +0000 http://www.thelisteningblog.com/?p=298#comment-13512 For years I've wanted to use the sound of breaking galss (also the sound of broken glass) as a musical instrument. It's beautiful, if destructive. For years I’ve wanted to use the sound of breaking galss (also the sound of broken glass) as a musical instrument. It’s beautiful, if destructive.

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