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Don't Forget the Loudspeaker --- A History of Hemispherical Speakers at Princeton , Plus a DIY Guide

Scott Smallwood, Perry R. Cook, Dan Trueman, and Lawrence McIntyre

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract

This paper gives a historical overview of the development of alternative sonic display systems at Princeton University; in particular, the design, construction, and use in live performance of a series of spherical and hemispherical speaker systems. We also provide a DIY guide to constructing the latest series of loudspeakers that we are currently using in our research and music making.

Citation

Scott Smallwood, Perry R. Cook, Dan Trueman, and Lawrence McIntyre. 2009. Don't Forget the Loudspeaker --- A History of Hemispherical Speakers at Princeton , Plus a DIY Guide. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1177679 [PDF]

BibTeX Entry


@inproceedings{nime2009_Smallwood_b,
author = {Smallwood, Scott and Cook, Perry R. and Trueman, Dan and McIntyre, Lawrence},
title = {Don't Forget the Loudspeaker --- A History of Hemispherical Speakers at Princeton , Plus a DIY Guide},
pages = {110--115},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
year = {2009},
address = {Pittsburgh, PA, United States},
issn = {2220-4806},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1177679},
url = {https://nime.org/proceedings/2009/nime2009_110.pdf},
keywords = {loudspeakers, hemispherical speakers, sonic display systems, laptop orchestras. },
abstract = {This paper gives a historical overview of the development of alternative sonic display systems at Princeton University; in particular, the design, construction, and use in live performance of a series of spherical and hemispherical speaker systems. We also provide a DIY guide to constructing the latest series of loudspeakers that we are currently using in our research and music making. }
}