Nadia Susanto – Looking Outwards – 10

The Computer Orchestra is an interactive orchestra consisting of multiple computers. It was created by fragment.in, and the goal was to let the user conduct their own orchestra and music. The conductor’s hand movements are accurately recognized using an Xbox Kinect motion controller that is connected to a central computer. Instructions are given to many musician screens. Screen-musicians then send the sound to the conductor and produces visual feedback.

What I love most about the Computer Orchestra is that it crowdsources sounds that people can upload, and then the musician can access it and play it. It’s incredible to see that one person can control the music through simple hand motions and gestures. The simple interface of the centralized computer also makes it extremely easy for the conductor to change where he wants vocals, violin, etc.

Video demonstrating a user setting up the Computer Orchestra and then conducting it with his hand motions.
Another demonstration of a conductor using the Computer Orchestra for a Ted Talk

To learn more about the Computer Orchestra, click the link below:

https://www.fragment.in/project/computer-orchestra/

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