As a special gimmick for my birthday party i used the elements of [Audiosphere] to build a web o 6×6 speakers on a wall in my room. The sensation is, of course, a different one and since its now totally at hand, I will do some more experimenting in the next weeks.
the cable length of the sphere didn't fit, so it doesn't look perfect yet. I still like it :)
Diskokugel is a work in progress, hopefully soon to be finished. For the whole story and latest updates check [here]
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I started the project “Diskokugel” in autumn 2009. The vision was to build a ball made of speakers that can be turned on and off individually. This ball would turn while sound would be “reflected” in one constant direction, just like light from a mirrorball. So I went to the [sublab], a hacker space I am co-founder of, and asked for help. I got it galore from Christian, who volunteered to design a circuit that would both be cheap and easy to build.
Frequenzwechsel was conceived as festival radio, connecting visitors, artistsand festival crew. As an alternative to the usual sound clash on the camping site we delivered a common fm radio signal with music and information on what was going on for everybody, including the crews quarters and cafeteria. We also involved the audience by giving a platform to visitors to present their own musical projects and play as djs in our studio. (more…)