A: Wave simulation is cool – something I’ve been meaning to play with for a while – but is that the same as the Chladni thing – maybe it is, in that if you set up the system properly to create standing waves then these can be used to apply forces to a series of grains…. maybe.

L: I suspect it is in part… but how the physics of standing waves relates to that of material properties – and whether all of this can be represented via a virtual particle system… who knows?

A: For me it’s a very interesting project that can begin to explore some notions of virtual materials, and I’d like to connect to some form of interaction – realtime 3D interaction with fluids… using the Driftnet kit; right up my street innit!

L: and I’d like to play with minimalist user interfaces like the monome – which seems to fit well with Paul Falstad’s Math and Physics Applets – see my latest blog entry…

A: So, the bits and bobs we need to do are:
- make a real tonoscope
- build a virtual tonoscope that is based on reality but can be bent and twisted to produce unreal and beautiful visualtisations
- work on a way to combine the two
- turn this into exhibitable works: performance, installation, film.

L: Agreed… that about sums it up…

A: I happen to be seeing Helen Sloan on Wednesday actually about something else – I’ll bring it up and see what ideas she has to take this further. Maybe an ACE SW application would be best, with you and Martin and Helen supporting it perhaps. My Driftnet app was rejected but we didn’t use the leverage at our disposal very well. I can try and get that together, get Watershed and Artsway properly involved perhaps.

L: I think support from Helen (what did she say when you met by the way/) and Martyn would be forthcoming. I think we need to maximise links and support to make it a strong proposition for ACE – judging by the general funding climate at the moment…

A: Let me know any thoughts you have – fancy a first pass at the ACE project overview application?

L: I’d be happy to make a first pass… leave it with me for a little while…

I’ve been trying to download versions of the following for testing/update, but I’ve not been having much luck:

Arturia – home to the V series of analogue soft-synths including the Moog Modular, CS-80, Minimoog, ARP2600, Prophet and Jupiter-8.

Analog Factory – a good starting point – rather than installing everything straight off – the demo limited to 137 sounds shows promise…

Analog Factory is a powerful, yet extremely easy to use virtual instrument. Loaded with 2000 legendary sounds carefully selected from the Arturia Classic Synths.

Brass – I’ve been looking for a really good brass section for ages… this might just be it… but I just can’t find a working version

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