Holon - Multimodal Mobile Music

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Holon.ist x Orbit Princess

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"The free iPhone app Holon generates synth music in real-time on your device, adapting the sounds to your environment, speed and direction. Holon now supports Apple Watch for even more personalised interactive scores!

Sync the music with your heart rate and try the 10 different compositions included - powered by miRack!

Holon lets you perform improvised electronic music by moving spatially between different locations.

Holon uses iPhone sensors and a GIS data from the Holonic geospatial backend to generate music in real-time based on user movements and environmental context. Holon is a passive, zero-UI app that turns the physical world into an instrument, promoting immersive, embodied interaction that effectively turns audiences into performers.

- Holon also modifies the intensity of the music by reacting to places and certain objects tagged in GIS systems; parks and water features lower the intensity, while transit and retail zones increase intensity. Industrial areas increase musical tension and distortion, alerting to the possibility of danger while also providing sound masking.

- Holon synchronises the tempo of the music with your activity: BPM is calculated from speed when in a vehicle, from step rate when walking, from heart rate if stationary and wearing an Apple Watch.

- For even further musical embodiment, Apple AirPods 3/Pro/Max can be used as head tracking controllers that add fills and modulation to the music. Set them to transparency mode for improved situational awareness and natural acoustic blending.

- For Holon’s GPS features to work correctly, you'll need to be outdoors, in one of the over 1000 supported regions. See coverage and request yours at www.holonic.systems/holon

Holon is a free demo of the Holonic platform for musical mobility. It is based on theories of affective design, physical computing, human geography, music psychology and urban musicology. Holon is available at the Apple AppStore"

Holonic Systems Previews Mixed Reality Music App

Published on May 17, 2018 Synthtopia

"At Superbooth, Holonic Systems was demoing their mixed reality music system, Holon.

We talked with Henri David, who demonstrated how Holon works with wireless sensors to let you physical gestures into musical gestures."

Superbooth 2018 Holonic Systems

Published on May 8, 2018 sonicstate

"Movement sensors and Apple Watch can get you jumpin and movin to create control for your modular and other Apps. Still in the development phase for external hardware control."

See the Holonic label below for more.

HMS 80AT

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"Movesense sensor data (Magnetometers, accelerometers, gyroscope activity) sent to two miRack patches (an 808 emulation and a triple wavetable patch) running in AUM."

Holonic Systems Holon - Superbooth 2018

Published on May 7, 2018 Sound On Sound magazine

"Described as a biomechanical controller for your modular, Holon was born out of a desire to see more exciting electronic music performances."