MATRIXSYNTH: Dumb Songs Two Player Musical Hardware


Saturday, May 31, 2014

Dumb Songs Two Player Musical Hardware


Dumb Songs Jam from Joseph Moore on Vimeo.

"A Jam I did with Brendan Byrne to show off the capabilities of the Dumb Songs cabinet. Dumb Songs was my thesis project at Parsons MFADT program. It's an arcade cabinet that outputs MIDI notes and codes to be interpreted in Ableton Live."

Some additional info in via Joseph:

"Dumb Songs is a two player musical toy that uses physical arcade controllers to send MIDI notes and control signals to Ableton Live, creating a musical environment for two people. The look is inspired as much by Dr. Seuss, Pee-Wee's Playhouse and The Phantom Tollbooth, as my intent to use a messy, dilapidated, asymmetrical aesthetic to further convince potential players that it's supposed to be touched and played. (If it looks imperfect, people won't hesitate.)

The collaborative nature of the work is evident in the sound sculpting as well. The layout, design of controls, and configuration of software were all considered, not only for their own pure aesthetic qualities, but also in furtherance of fun and collaboration. Dumb Songs gives you a chance to be silly and make fun sounds with whoever happens to be around."

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