Sound Sculpture user guide (V2.4) Sound Sculpture
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1. Maj7 Arpeggio Y set to 3 means ascend in thirds Arpeggio Z set to 1 sets the upward jump from one arpeggio to the next to one scale tone 13 Sound Sculpture 13 09 2004 Page 14 of 16 Recording your own music scales and chords You can record your own scales and chords with a MIDI keyboard plugged into the midi in socket using Parameter 1 Record Each patch can record up to 192 notes You can use single notes chords or a mixture of notes and chords You will need to save the patch if you want to keep your recording Your recorded notes are saved with the patch So you can have up to 200 recordings with up to 192 notes in each To replay what you have recorded choose the Recorded Scale option using Parameter 2 Scale Note when you are recording chords play the chord slowly or one note at a time not an arpeggio though hold all notes down until the chord is complete This is because it takes a short but significant time for Sound Sculpture to record each note into its permanent memory Setting the tempo rhythm and sequencing There are three ways to set the tempo or rhythm of the music you are playing with Sound Sculpture You can use the built in speed control Anticlockwise is faster clockwise is slower If you turn the speed control to minimum the display will show Ext meaning that the Sound Sculpture is ready to receive a rhythmic sequence from an external device which can be a sequ2. a minimum word of mouth is free and honest Sound Sculpture uses very recent technology much less expensive and much more powerful than anything available a few years ago About the Originator Sound Sculpture 13 09 2004 Page 3 of 16 Sound Sculpture has been developed by Jon Shaw over the past 6 years in collaboration with many organisations and health and music professionals Drake Music Project New Era Housing Project Immersive Media Spaces Sheffield Social Services Oldham Social services New Mills Community arts it has been incorporated in permanent installations art exhibitions it has been central to live public performances and is used daily by day care centres and individuals work as a musician technologist trainee music therapist teacher and music workshop facilitator have experience working with various client groups including people with severe learning disabilities trainee therapists care workers and musicians of diverse experience levels have 15 years experience as a high flyer in the electronics and computer industry Last year taught music therapy techniques to trainee therapists at Stockport College of Further Education developed the Sound Sculpture because identified the need for an affordable flexible easy to use above all accessible alternative to existing equipment My varied experiences in the fields of music therapy as a musician and as an electronics engineer and my close con
3. chords or a mixture of single notes and chords Each recorded sequence can contain over 190 recorded notes You can record up to 39000 notes of your own music into Sound Sculpture Flexible Ease to Use Accessible Users have been very impressed by the flexibility and ease of use incorporated into the Sound Sculpture This is the result of carefully incorporating the suggestions ideas and requirements of the many individuals and organisations clients and colleagues who have collaborated with Sound Sculpture s development and maturation while maintaining a sense of balance between flexibility ease of use and accessibility Sound Patches and Memory Cards A sound patch is a convenient way of handling all the settings and adjustments you make during a Sound Sculpture session as well as any recorded material so that you can build up a library of personalised set ups Sound Sculpture has 200 sound patches built in each one can be modified renamed and saved Also patches can be saved or loaded from plug in transfferable memory cards There are 100 patches per card Affordabilty Every effort has been made to make sure Sound Sculpture is as affordable and accessible as possible aim to make a living not a killing Modern electronics is cheap to produce except for the development and marketing costs have absorbed most of the development costs myself and have no need to recover these costs from the users Marketing costs are kept to
4. musical scale such as Major Minor diminished etc using Parameter 2 Scale You can transpose the musical scale to any key using Parameter 3 Transpose You can select the lowest note you want to hear using Parameter 4 Low Note You can select the highest note you want to hear using Parameter 5 High Note 11 Sound Sculpture 13 09 2004 Page 12 of 16 You can select the sound or timbre you want to hear piano flute etc using Parameter 6 Voice Timbre The actual sounds you hear will depend on the particular synthesiser that you are using You can select single notes sustained notes similar to using the Loud pedal on a piano or repeated notes using Parameter 7 Sustain Type When Parameter 7 Sustain Type is set to Sustain you may like to choose how many notes sound at once using Parameter 18 Polyphony Sustained sounds like flutes voices and organs will continue to sound after you have moved out of the performance space You can choose how long the notes remain sounding using Parameter 22 End Delay You can choose wether the musical scale ascends or descends and wether the scale is played once only or repeats to fill the performance space using Parameter 13 Play Mode Setting the musical parameters Choosing a sound You can select the sound or timbre you want to hear piano flute etc using Parameter 6 Voice Timbre The actual sounds you hear will depend on the particular s
5. Sound Sculpture 13 09 2004 Page 1 of 16 UPDATED September 13th 2004 Sound Sculpture user guide V2 4 Acknowledments and Feedback One reason that this new Sound Sculpture is so good is that there are many who have found the Sound Sculpture useful over the past few years who have taken the time to bring to my attention certain necessary changes suggestions and recomendations and this new version benefits from there helpful criticism Please let me have your feedback so that I can improve the documentation your thoughts are appreciated Sound Sculpture Sound Sculpture is an electronic musical instrument which provides access to music making for those of us who are unable to play a conventional musical instrument such as saxophone guitar piano drums etc In essence Sound Sculpture replaces the usual piano type keyboard of a synthesiser with special sensors which enable people with a wide range of mobility difficulties to make musical sounds as if they were actually playing on a conventional keyboard Sound Sculpture has a built in ultrasonic sensor with a range adjustable up to 10 metres or 30 feet Sound Sculpture also has a variable voltage input which provides access to other types of sensor Switches mats air pressure sensors and other sensors specially designed to suit individual requirements can all be used with Sound Sculpture Some Benefits and Advantages Visual Feedback Sound Sculpture provides visual feedb
6. ack using a Laser light scanner to show visually the extent and location of the active space of the ultrasonic sensor The Laser can be switched off if you want to keep the active space invisible This visual feedback provides a real improvement in ease of use and speeds up the dawning of awareness the awareness that the sounds and music are made by your own movements Sound Sculpture 13 09 2004 Page 2 of 16 Musicality Rhythm Harmony and Form The ability to synchronise the Sound Sculpture with other instruments and musicians or recordings using a microphone Or to sequence it using MIDI gives Sound Sculpture powerful rhythmic potential With this rhythmic capability and its versatile harmonic tools Sound Sculpture enables group performances with as much rhythmic and harmonic integrity as you choose From totally in time and in tune to completely chaotic atonal and formless With Sound Sculpture you also have the ability to control pitch bend volume and other aspects of the synthesiser sound using any of the sensors Sound Sculpture is a musical instrument of the highest calibre in it s own right You can follow complex jazz scores if you really want to by sequencing through different harmonies with a midi footswitch or sequencer Recording Your Own You can record your own music from a keyboard or sequencer directly into Sound Sculpture And then replay it using the sensors The recorded music can be a sequence of single notes
7. can change using the menu system The menu system is controlled by using the UP DOWN LEFT and RIGHT keys UP key LEFT key RIGHT key DOWN key Sound Sculpture 13 09 2004 Page 9 of 16 Each item you can change in the menu system is called a parameter After you have customised the Sound Sculpture to your liking by changing the parameters that interest you you can save any changes you have made so that you can very easily return to your chosen settings Parameters are saved in groups of 40 called Sound Patches You can save 200 Sound Patches in your Sound Sculpture Also you can transfer 100 Sound Patches at a time to or from a memory card When you want to return to a particular sound patch just find it using the UP and DOWN keys Patches are numbered 1 to 200 and you can add a title too The title can have up to 11 characters e to change patches use the UP and DOWN keys ve loaded a few patches for you to get going it s easy to create your own using the menu system Try switching between sound patches by using the UP and DOWN keys e To enter the menu system use the RIGHT key You can navigate to a particular parameter using the LEFT and RIGHT keys Each parameter has a descriptive title at the top left of the screen and an identifying number at the bottom right of the screen The parameter value itself can be changed using the UP and DOWN keys Refer to the parameter listing for more details about each param
8. d 4 volts and you want to divide this 3 volt range into 30 divisions set Parameter 37 W Min Volts to 10 10 times 0 1 volt 1 volt set Parameter 38 W Max Volts to 40 40 times 0 1 volt 4 volts set Parameter 39 V Sensitivity to 1 30 times 0 1 volt 3 volts for a standard 0 to 5 volt signal set Parameter 37 M Min Volts to 1 set Parameter 38 VI Max Volts to 50 set Parameter 39 M Sensitivity to 1 Utilities saving memory card title edit quiet mode To save the changes you have made to a patch First give it a suitable title using Parameter 9 Title Edit Then decide where you want to save it to itself or to another patch number using Parameter 10 Save To Then save it using using Parameter 11 Save You can save or load one hundred patches at a time to or from a Sound Sculpture memory card using using Parameter 8 Bulk Data If you are using the Sound Sculpture at close range up to say 2 metres then you may wish to reduce the audible clicking of the ultrasonic sensor using Parameter 21 Quiet Mode This reduces the power of the ultrasonic sensor Parameter 12 Menu Switch enables you to choose between the simple menu which consists of parameters 1 to 12 or the full menu which includes all the more advanced parameters up to parameter number 40 16
9. e used with the custom input Setting the MIDI channels program changes etc Choose the MIDI channel to transmit note and or control messages using Parameter 28 TXCh Note Cont Choose the MIDI channel to receive note messages for recording or sequencing using Parameter 29 RXCh Note Cont Choose the MIDI channel to transmit Program Change messages using Parameter 30 TXCh Prog Change if you don t want to transmit program change messages set this td off 15 Sound Sculpture 13 09 2004 Page 16 of 16 Choose the MIDI channel to receive Program Change messages using Parameter 31 RXCh Prog Change if you don t want to receive program change messages set this td off Using the custom voltage input The voltage input has an input voltage range from ground 0 Volts to 5 Volts The input connection is via a 5 pin 270 degree DIN socket pin 1 ground pin2 5V current limited by 22R pin 3 is the 0 5V input input impedance is 100k Most commercial sensors use a voltage range of 0 to 5 Volts however for increased flexibilty you can select the input voltage range and sensitivity of the voltage input using Parameter 37 M Min Volts sets the minimum voltage in steps of 0 1 volts Parameter 38 Vi Max Volts sets the maximum voltage in steps of 0 1 volts Parameter 39 W Sensitivity sets the resolution in steps of 0 1 volts For example if you have a sensor that produces an output voltage between 1 volt an
10. encer or a MIDI keyboard plugged into the midi in socket or a metronome microphone you may need a pre amplifier or something similar that produces a voltage pulse plugged into the custom socket speed control set to minimum SS the display shows Ext External uitrasanic annm med out widi in SS will play in time with trigger Sound Sculpture 4 When using the midi in socket the Sound Sculpture will only produce a note when it is triggered by a Note On message corresponding to the note you choose using Parameter 19 Ext Synch Note To try this connect the midi out socket from your keyboard to the midi in socket on the Sound Sculpture set Parameter 19 Ext Synch Note to C3 turn the speed control fully anti clockwise to Ext Now tap out a rhythm on the C3 key middle C on your keyboard while someone else moves in the performance space In this case you provide the rhythm while your friend generates the harmony If you have a sequencer you can write a simple rhythmic motive on middle C ode to C and use it to trigger the Sound Sculpture automatically while you perform 14 Sound Sculpture 13 09 2004 Page 15 of 16 To use the custom input to trigger the Sound Sculpture choose the Ext Synch option for the custom input using Parameter 36 Voltage Input This is particularly useful if you want to use a metronome recommend the Korg MA 30 which has a TAP TEMPO feature as well as some simple rhythms built in or
11. eter You can visualise the menu system a as a long line of screens Only one screen is visible at a time The home screen is at the far left Just to the right of the home screen is parameter 1 then further to the right parameter 2 etc until at the far right is parameter 40 Using the LEFT and RIGHT keys is like moving a window along the line until you can see the screen that you want lt lt LEFT RIGHT gt gt Sound Sculpture 13 09 2004 Page 10 of 16 Try this example just to illustrate how the Menu Works using the UP DOWN LEFT and RIGHT keys Using the LEFT and RIGHT keys find the parameter screen Parameter 6 Voice Timbre parameter description Sound Sculpture 4 value number Using the UP and DOWN keys you can change the voice number This number selects a particular voice or timbre on the synthesiser If you hold an UP or DOWN key down for a few seconds the number will start to change more quickly You can select whichever sound you like piano violin flute guitar or whatever using the UP and DOWN keys The actual sounds you hear will depend on your particular synthesiser you are using The point to notice is that you can select a synthesiser sound by changing the voice number using the UP and DOWN keys You will notice the synthesiser sound changes as you do this 10 Sound Sculpture 13 09 2004 Page 11 of 16 Basics Imagine a piano keyboard in thin air using the near far and wid
12. he highest note etc sensor 12 Sound Sculpture 13 09 2004 Page 13 of 16 Parameter 13 Play Mode set to 2 repeat the scale to fill the performance space Parameter 14 Autotranspose set to 3 As you move away from the sensor the scale rises from the lowest note set by Parameter 4 Low Not to the highest note in the scale set by Parameter 5 High Not Then the scale starts again but this time from a point 3 semitones higher etc Arpeggio X sets the number of notes in the arpeggio Arpeggio Y sets the interval skip between adjacent notes of the arpeggio Arpeggio Z sets the jump interval between each arpeggio For example to create ascending 4 note arpeggios of the tertiary chords i e constructed using intervals of a third in the harmonised major scale C Maj7 D min7 E min7 F Maj7 G 7 A min7 B min7 flat 5 Choose the major scale using Parameter 2 Scale Select a 4 note arpeggio set Parameter 15 Arpeggio X to 4 Select interval skip of 3 for tertiary type arpeggio set Parameter 16 Arpeggio Y to 3 Select jump of 1 scale tone set Parameter 17 Arpeggio Z to 1 This will produce the following note sequence from a C major scale C E G B D F A C E G B D F A C E G B D F A C E G B D F A etc You can transpose this to any key using the transpose parameter Parameter 3 Transpos rmajor arp _ Sr SS gt Ea C Maj D min E min F Maj G7 A min7 B min b5 C
13. if you want to play with say a drum kit or bass player use a microphone and pre amplifier or if you want to play along with a CD or other recording Note the Sound Sculpture doesn t respond to MIDI time code messages Selecting a sensor input There are two sensor inputs the ultrasonic sensor input and the custom or voltage sensor input You can choose to use either one or the other or both at the same time The ultrasonic sensor input can be used to play notes or to send control messages such as pitch bend modulation program changes etc using Parameter35 Ultrasonic Input The custom or voltage sensor input can be used to play notes or to send control messages such as pitch bend modulation program changes etc it can also be used to trigger the ultrasonic sensor in time with a metronome microphone or other pulsed voltage using Parameter36 Voltage Input Using Control Change messages Choose the control change message you want to send to your synthesiser using Parameter32 Control Message You can choose from Velocity modulation or pitch Program Change or select any control change number from 1 to 121 Using Parameter33 Control Low and using Parameter34 Control High you can select the range of control values you wish to send to the synthesiser For example you may want to control velocity equivalent to how hard you hit the keys of a piano by using a swell pedal standard synthesiser swell pedals can b
14. s change when you rotate the controls Set the near control to 1 fully anticlockwise Set the far control to about 10 Set the width control to about 30 Set the tempo control to about 20 If you move your hand in front of the sensor you will see the blue light on the sensor flash also an asterisk flashes on the display screen to show that you are in the performance space and you will be able to play the synthesiser by moving your hand Sound Sculpture 13 09 2004 Page 8 of 16 If the blue light and asterisk flash continuously then turn down the far control this just means that there is some object a chair wall or whatever within the selected range i e you need to reduce the range to an clear and unobstructed space Sound Scuffture 4 e NOTE the sensor doesn t respond if you are too close while playing try to keep at least 2 feet away from the sensor this is deliberate so that you can mute all sounds by putting your hand near to the sensor try this with a sustained sound like a flute or a voice pad When you are in the near to the sensor an asterisk flashes next to the near display Sofind Sculpture 4 e experiment with the near far width speed controls they re pretty obvious Menu System what is it With the menu system you can customise the way you use the Sound Sculpture by choosing a musical scale selecting a particular sound etc there are about fourty 40 different things you
15. s safe to use but as with any flashing light it may induce epileptic fits or dizziness and it is unwise to look directly into the beam If you are in any doubt switch the laser off and do not use it You can mount the sensor on any magnetic surface or fit it to a mic stand using the adapter The Sound Sculpture itself can also be mounted on a mic stand using the mounting bracket Connecting up the Sound Sculpture e fit the laser module to the gooseneck stand or any microphone stand e Fit the sensor blue cable to the magnet on the front of the laser module Sound Sculpture 13 09 2004 Page 7 of 16 e Plug the sensor blue cable into the socket marked ultrasonic e Plug the midi cable into the socket marked midi out e Plug the other end of the midi cable into your synthesiser midi in socket e Plug the small mains power adapter adapter into the power socket on the back of the laser module e Plug the larger mains power adapter adapter into the socket marked power on the Sound Sculpture and switch it on The Sound Sculpture screen will light up and a few seconds later the home screen will be visible Here s thhome screen this is what you will see when you first switch on the Sound Sculpture sound patch number sound patch title Sound Sculpture 4 a J far speed value value width value value The numbers on the bottom line indicate the value of the near far width and speed controls Notice how the number
16. tact with colleagues and organisations working in relevant fields have allowed me to develop Sound Sculpture with a high level of awareness of the needs of the user Laser Module Soya Sculp Laser Module Power Supply Sound Sculpture 13 09 2004 Page 4 of 16 Connecting up your Sound Sculpture The Sound Sculpture is a MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface control unit It doesn t generate any sound of its own The sounds are generated by a MIDI compatible synthesiser which responds to messages sent to it by the Sound Sculpture The synthesiser may have built in loudspeakers If not you will need to connect the synthesiser to a sound system a domestic Hi Fi or whatever You can plug Sound Sculpture directly into most Personal Computers if there is a MIDI interface fitted most modern computers have one fitted as standard although often you will need an adapter cable obtain this from your computer vendor Most PCs have a built in synthesiser often called a Sound Card and you can listen to the sounds using the computers multimedia speaker system sensor midi out MIDI cable midi in line out Synthesiser _ line in sound generator hadbeedbadh amplifier loudspeakers Sound Sculpture 13 09 2004 Page 5 of 16 ultrasonic sensor cable MIDI out power cable cable near control memory card Sound Sculpture 13 09 2004 Page 6 of 16 Getting started Be aware that the laser i
17. th controls you can choose the size of the imaginary keyboard and position it within the performance space using the speed control you can choose the speed or tempo of the music you are making If you set the speed control to minimum you will be able to control the speed or tempo from an external sequencer keyboard metronome or microphone the near control adjusts the position of the nearest point of the imaginary keyboard the far control adjusts the length of the imaginary keyboard the width control adjusts the width of each note on the imaginary keyboard width et ee ig y ore tan A AA ka CA PO AY ETa SIs a ES E EAE e E Y CR 1 I l I I l I I I I l I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I l I l I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I lt a gt 1 1 N 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I i I I I 1 I I I I I I l i I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I kartor Mas nikin ne ne i Been eT REAL Cerrone u aA arc er DI o a ene SOT nale SOLON near far The imaginary keyboard can have any number of notes divisions this depends on several factors and is automatically worked out for you note that you can mute all sounds by putting your hand closer to the sensor than the near distance try this with a sustained sound like a flute or a voice pad there is an asterisk next to the near display to let you know if you are interrupting the beam in the near space You can select a
18. ynthesiser that you are using Selecting a scale setting the highest and lowest notes transposing You can select a musical scale such as Major Minor diminished etc using Parameter 2 Scale You can transpose the musical scale to any key using Parameter 3 Transpose You can select the lowest note you want to hear using Parameter 4 Low Note You can select the highest note you want to hear using Parameter 5 High Note creating arpeggios You can create arpeggios and similar musical devices using Parameter 14 Autotranspose and Parameters 15 16 17 Arpeggio X Y and Z Use Parameter 14 Atotranspose to automatically transpose the scale up by any interval each time it is repeated in the performance space this can create nice harmonic effects when using play mode 2 or 5 in which the scale is repeated to completely fill the performance space With Parameter 14 Autotranspose set to 3 for example the scale will move up by a minor third 3 semitones as you move through the performance space Have a look at the pictorial example below sensor de LLL Parameter 13 Play Mode set to 2 repeat the scale to fill the performance space Parameter 14 Autotranspose set to OFF As you move away from the sensor the scale rises from the lowest note set by Parameter 4 Low Note to the highest note in the scale set by Parameter 5 HighNote Then the scale starts again from the lowest note and rises to t
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