Ambient Sound Mixer
Posted Oct 7, 2022, 12:33 AM UTC
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Sound designer/weirdo here - this is way up my alley. You could do with a Pi or maybe an Arduino. The control surface would be simple like this https://themidimaker.com/products/sparrow-4x100mm-midi-controller?variant=41128021360830¤cy=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic
I'd be interesting in collaborating with you on this project as I love experiential/immersive audio and video installations.
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Hey that would be really cool! PM me if you’re interested in talking more about it!
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Why not just get a simple mixer? GOOD audio hardware is not simple to make
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Agreed, audio output from raspberry is too noisy for something like this. It might be fun diy project but for real world use i wouldn't recommend it
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That is such a great idea, love it. It would be great if you could post an update when you get further with this project!
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Hey, I think you got to this post before I finished my general comment, would you mind going back to take a look and see give your thoughts?
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Hey, I am an architecture student and I've got an idea for an installation within a vestibule area. The concept is to have an sound mixer playing looping ambient noises. When they enter the vestibule, they are able to use the board to mix and create a soundscape to their liking, before continuing on into the building. This soundscape will be left behind for the next visitor to hear and then modify.
In terms of building it, I am not experienced in electronics but have done some preliminary research. One method which may be simpler is to use an arduino and potentiometer sliders to create a midi control board. This could be mapped to a DAW running off a computer to just adjust the volume on each channel.
However, I would love to have this device be as standalone as possible, so I wanted to inquire about the scope of doing this with a raspberry pi. How difficult would it be to load a pi with 8 continuously looping audio tracks, and have analog sliders control the volume of each track? Would I still need a arduino to make the sliders into a midi board, then connect that to the Pi? Or could the Pi be directly connected to the sliders?
Sorry if these are dumb questions or if I'm totally off the mark in terms of what I'm asking. I just want to get a sense of the scope of the project.
I don't have much experience, but I used a raspberry to loop all videos saved on a USB on boot. It was used for a rave. If you can do it with videos you can so it with specific tracks, but a sound mixer is a whole different level. If I find any resources I'll be sure to guide them your way.
I found something: https://blog.balthazar-rouberol.com/my-diy-dungeons-and-dragons-ambiance-mixer
Rouberol did a project to make an ambient sound mixer for dungeons and dragons. You can follow the steps and add your own tracks, try to use a different controller?
Thank you, this seems to be a pretty good start, his pygame insights seem to be viable path.
Consider automating this when a Bluetooth connection or wifi connection is detected on the home network?
Yeah I’m currently thinking of it as a permanent piece in my university building, but in reality I might try and convert it to a home use product.