:D On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 8:38 PM, Tyler Leavitt <[email protected]>wrote:
> Very nice! > > > On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 10:08 AM, Andrew Faraday <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Love it! >> >> I suggest you look for research funding for that ASAP >> >> Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2012 18:59:12 +0200 >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [PD] ANNOUNCE: ANTSynth - Pure Data prototype premiere >> >> >> Dear Pd community, >> >> The international research team of which I am a humble member (PPMR - >> >> >> ParaPonera Music Research) is proud to release today the first working >> prototype of ANTSynth (see below) developed as Pure Data patch. >> Attached is a standalone prototype patch which should work directly in >> Pd (make sure DSP is working and use the main toggle to start). >> >> >> >> Testing and (constructive) critique are very welcome (please consider >> this is very preliminary!!) >> >> Regards, >> Lorenzo. >> >> A little background on Antsynth (more details and links in the patch and >> >> >> future posts): >> >> ANTSynth is a cutting edge, innovative synthesis method. It stands for >> Ant Stimulation Turmoil Synthesis. Inspired by Natural Science, Biology >> and pioneering Engineer studies it creates unique additive-aggregate >> >> >> mesh-able (over)tones with complete formations of broad spectra which in >> turn the modern composer can imply (we think) in any composition. >> ANT synthesis is inspired by the Natural Sciences as it translates into >> >> >> sound some of the most interesting patterns of ants' complex social >> behaviour as outlined by Ted R. Schultz in his paper “In search of ant >> ancestors”. ANTSynth is created by an international team of biologists, >> >> >> engineers, sound designers and programmers (PPMR) and will be released >> as Open Source in the hope that it will be useful for the future >> generations of researchers, sound designers, artist, biologists, composers. >> >> >> Many questions and issues about the feasibility and optimisation of >> ANTSynth remain but preliminary results seem to be promising. >> >> Minimal background bibliography: >> >> D. Moody , A Field Study of the Ant Trail Phenomenon , Division of >> >> >> Natural Science , The University of Findlay , 2000 >> John M. Chowning, The Synthesis of Complex Audio Spectra by Means of >> Frequency Modulation, Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 1973 >> Julius O. Smith III. "Additive Synthesis (Early Sinusoidal Modeling)". >> >> >> Retrieved 2012-01-14. "The term "additive synthesis" refers to sound >> being formed by adding together many sinusoidal components" - >> https://ccrma.stanford.edu/~jos/sasp/Additive_Synthesis_Early_Sinusoidal.html >> >> >> >> Ettershank, G. 1965. A new modular-design artificial ant nest. Turtox >> News, 43:42–43. >> Holldobler, B., M. Moglich, and U. Maschwitz. 1974. Communication by >> tandem running in the ant Camponotus sericeus. Journal of Comparative >> >> >> Physiology, 90:105–127. >> Horn, D. J. 1976. Biology of insects. W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia. >> [Pages 3, 16–31, 207–208, 238–240] >> Jacobson, M. 1972. Insect sex pheromones. Academic Press, New York. >> [Pages 1–2, 79–100, and 101–120] >> >> >> Markin, G. P. 1968. Handling techniques for large quantities of ants. >> Journal of Economic Entomology, 61:1744–1745. >> Moody, D. L. 1981. Ant trails. The American Biology Teacher, 43:452–453. >> Wilson, E. O. 1963. Pheromones. Scientific American, 208:100–114. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing >> list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> >> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list >> >> _______________________________________________ >> [email protected] mailing list >> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> >> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> > http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list > > -- // ALESSANDRO CONTINI // www.alessandrocontini.it // skype: alessandro_contini // USA: +1-347-523-0044 // ITA: +39-340-2686996
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