Tag: sensors
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Record Breaker No. 1 (Record Maker)
Description Record Breaker No. 1 (Record Maker) is a modified turntable that traces its needle along a bed of ground 12” vinyl recordings — activated by listening to sounds in real-time. The work registers the amplitude and ambient sounds in the space and etches its own iteration of “grooves” that would be found on a
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Record Breaker No. 2 (Record Repeater)
Description Record Breaker No. 2 (Record Repeater) is a modified turntable that feeds its output back into its own, creating a feedback loop that is controlled by the proximity of your hand to the base of the tonearm. The work allows itself to be used as an instrument (separate from the conventional notions of DJ’ing),
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Record Breaker No. 4 (Record Scratcher)
Description Record Breaker No. 4 (Record Scratcher) is a collection of modified turntables with proximity sensors that allow the audience to scratch the record without physically touching the record. The turntable, similar to Record Shifter, also has a motor attached to the tonearm, which along with the turntable’s motor are only activated in changes of