From 0256e4c8ed5996ee58afe7d76d2d599a48966fe6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rra Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2020 19:13:13 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'content/shepard_zone_en.md' --- content/shepard_zone_en.md | 7 ++----- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/shepard_zone_en.md b/content/shepard_zone_en.md index 445214d1..23df124f 100644 --- a/content/shepard_zone_en.md +++ b/content/shepard_zone_en.md @@ -11,11 +11,8 @@ featured_image: images/shepard_zone_event.jpg On the 4th of October you are invited for a visit Into the Shepard Zone. -This will be a strange evening, during which the wet, dark and yet undiscovered basement of Varia comes to life and transforms every audible sound into a shepard tone. -Meanwhile waiting for the explorers coming back from downstairs we will be listening gently. -On the ground floor, we will give them the comfort they need on their return and talk about their experiences. Next to that, a number of acoustic architectural prototypes will be presented as a base for conversation. -The project Into the Shepard Zone is based on the phenomenon of Shepard tone. -The computer generated version is called Shepard-Risset glissando which gives the listener the impression of a forever ascending (or descending) pitch. It is commonly described as an intense listening experience, leaving the audience anxious or highly excited and tense. It is a very powerful phenomenon because it opens up many possibilities for interactions between different disciplines. Also as an auditory illusion it is highly imaginative: it can be easily illustrated with popular optical examples like the spiraling barber pole, the motion of the corkscrew, or the paradoxical drawings of Escher. +This will be a strange evening, during which the wet, dark and yet undiscovered basement of Varia comes to life and transforms every audible sound into a shepard tone. Meanwhile waiting for the explorers coming back from downstairs we will be listening gently. On the ground floor, we will give them the comfort they need on their return and talk about their experiences. Next to that, a number of acoustic architectural prototypes will be presented as a base for conversation. +The project Into the Shepard Zone is based on the phenomenon of Shepard tone. The computer generated version is called Shepard-Risset glissando which gives the listener the impression of a forever ascending (or descending) pitch. It is commonly described as an intense listening experience, leaving the audience anxious or highly excited and tense. It is a very powerful phenomenon because it opens up many possibilities for interactions between different disciplines. Also as an auditory illusion it is highly imaginative: it can be easily illustrated with popular optical examples like the spiraling barber pole, the motion of the corkscrew, or the paradoxical drawings of Escher. This will be the first phase presentation of Into the Shepard Zone which is a long-running sound media project of Mate Pacsika, through which he collaborates with sound composer René Thie and architect Iris van der Wal.