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F.T.L.

F.T.L. (Färg Till Ljud) is a visual sound composer. It's constructed as a rotating scanner which visually reads the surface of the table. Colored blocks of different shapes and sizes can be combined to create a unique sonic landscape. Each color represents a sound sample. The radial position changes the pitch and the size of the block controls the volume of the sound. The speed of the rotating reader is controlled by tactile slider on the side of the sound controller.

The installation, or instrument, was created to allow people who prefer a visual approach to create sounds and music. It has proven a successful and playful approach to both young and old people. Since the interface is entirely analogue, people tend to have a lower threshold before deciding to use it. Especially people with little or almost no computer experience easily start creating digital music.

The instrument was designed and created by myself and Markus Appelbäck in the summer of 2006, and has since been exhibited at Malmö Technical Musuem, New Media Meeting and Norrköpings Konsthall.

Shows

→ Norrköpings Konsthall, Norrköping. September 2007.
→ New Media Meeting, Norrköping. December 2006.
→ Malmö Tekniska Museeum, Malmö. June-August 2006.