Pien Niehe
Europe Press Office,Amsterdam
Arup will be showcasing the Leslie Pavilion, an interactive spatial sound experience at this year's Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) as part of ADE’s Sound Lab program from 14-18 October.
Launching Wednesday October 14 in the gallery space of Hôtel Droog, the installation offers a new perspective on the spatial audio effect pioneered by Donald Leslie in the 1930s, re-envisioning his signature Hammond organ amplifier with rotating speakers.
The free-to-view installation consists of two carefully engineered wooden shells or 'hyperbolic paraboloids' in which people are invited to listen to sound reflecting off the shells via a custom designed digitally rotating speaker. The warmly enclosing shapes act as a purposely designed ‘runway' for sound, where each of the reflectors scatter the sound along different axes, to create a psycho-acoustic filter of gently rotating sound.
Watch: this short video explains the principle ideas of the installation
ADE Sound Lab is the new ADE Playground program item dedicated to excellence and innovation in the inter-related worlds of sound creation and live visuals, featuring cutting edge technologies and the people who make them. The multiday event features in-depth techniques in the field of sound synthesis and innovative ways to produce sound.