Photo Oscillator

2013

Processing, Max 6, 2 Macbooks, Effect Pedals, Amp, Light

Collaboration with Luke Fisher where we created 2 programs, which when run simultaneously, produce varying notes of a saw-wave oscillation.  The numerical values of the notes are based off the program we created in processing which utilizes the light sensor in the Macbook Pro and outputs the light readings to a range of values from 0 - 255.  We then fed this data to a separate program we created in Max 6 which converted the raw data into saw-wave musical notes.  These notes then ran through my guitar effect pedals into an amplifier.  Ultimately creating a digital musical interface which could be interacted with even by the most novice of musicians.