Formal Treatment of the Sound Unit for the Nine-Piece Installation, Steel Ice & Stone
For my upcoming installation, I plan to develop an embedded sound unit to play sound from each of the nine pieces.
Each sound unit must react to the presence of viewers in three ways:
• It must detect the presence of a viewer within three feet of its accompanying sensor and play sound from a chip/amplifier/speaker when the viewer crosses it.
• It must have the ability to transmit, to another piece in the exhibition space, a signal of the presence of a viewer so it can play back sound.
• it must play back sound from another chip in the unit when it receives a signal from another piece.
While the above characteristics are expected to go through many design phases and modifications, there are some firm requirements:
• It requires an On/Off switch or a timer to save battery pawer
• It requires a power source not dependent on an outlet or have other wires visible in the exhibition space: that is, it requires battery operation
• It requires modulators and corresponding indicators so that the sensitivity of the sensors and the loudness of the sound can be controlled from a panel easily accessible on the piece
Other requirements:
• Modularity: The breadboard, sensors, speakers and switches being free-standing, easily-assembled (snap-on/snap-off) units allows interchangeability for ease in installation of the units and in the event of breakage.
• While the size of the unit could measure as large as 8 x 10 inches, the depth of the unit cannot exceed 1.5 inches.
For my upcoming installation, I plan to develop an embedded sound unit to play sound from each of the nine pieces.
Each sound unit must react to the presence of viewers in three ways:
• It must detect the presence of a viewer within three feet of its accompanying sensor and play sound from a chip/amplifier/speaker when the viewer crosses it.
• It must have the ability to transmit, to another piece in the exhibition space, a signal of the presence of a viewer so it can play back sound.
• it must play back sound from another chip in the unit when it receives a signal from another piece.
While the above characteristics are expected to go through many design phases and modifications, there are some firm requirements:
• It requires an On/Off switch or a timer to save battery pawer
• It requires a power source not dependent on an outlet or have other wires visible in the exhibition space: that is, it requires battery operation
• It requires modulators and corresponding indicators so that the sensitivity of the sensors and the loudness of the sound can be controlled from a panel easily accessible on the piece
Other requirements:
• Modularity: The breadboard, sensors, speakers and switches being free-standing, easily-assembled (snap-on/snap-off) units allows interchangeability for ease in installation of the units and in the event of breakage.
• While the size of the unit could measure as large as 8 x 10 inches, the depth of the unit cannot exceed 1.5 inches.
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