LO 10 – Computer Music

Cymatics

Nigel Stanford

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For my Looking Outwards post, I will be talking about a sound visualization project done by Nigel Stanford. For his latest music video for Cymatics, Stanford decided to use various methods of visualizing sound through natural materials, demonstrating how sound waves affect different types of matter. He uses instruments and computation to effectively convert the sound to waves that can be demonstrated physically. I admire this project because the main focus was creating the visuals of sound: “I looked for interesting science experiments that showed how sound waves affect things, figured out what looked good, and then wrote the musical parts for each experiment” (Stanford). Not only is he using his creativity for his music, but also pushes himself to visualize sound, which allows for a whole new experience for the viewer.

View his portfolio here

View the video here