Siwei Xie-Looking Outwards-04

Apparatum is a custom made apparatus with digital interface that emits purely analogue sound. I admire the project because it takes inspirations from earlier studios and musician, then gives it a modern twist. The physical form is inspired by Polish Radio Experimental Studio, which uses magnetic tape as primary medium. Musically, it is inspired by Boguslaw Schaeffer, who conceived his own visual language of symbols that conveyed the cues for sound engineers. 

The creator, panGenerator, utilizes electron (node.js) and c running on teensy 3.2 to generate  interface and micro-controller elements. Creator’s artistic sensibility manifests by borrowing from Oskar Hansen’s “Black Room.” The original design was generated more than 100 years ago, yet panGenerator is able to add touch screen and modern studio elements to create a chic apparatus. The black and white combination would easily catch consumers and artists’ eyes today.

Link to original source is here.