Comments on: [BTS Video] What Do 50 Programmed Moblie Phones Sound Like?

By: Chris Blizzard

Chris Blizzard — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:36:00 +0000

What do they sound like? turns out, no better than on a 20 year old computer… cool idea though…

By: Ugo Dufour

Ugo Dufour — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:01:00 +0000

MaxMSP was probably used to run the hole thing.

By: Vilhjálmur Siggeirsson

Vilhjálmur Siggeirsson — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:11:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUPUNYihaPw
This is a christmas TV commercial from moblie company in Iceland. Same song and similar idea…

By: Seshan

Seshan — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:11:00 +0000

No, because then you would only see blinking lights and not of gotten the same effect.

By: Dan Bargen

Dan Bargen — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:12:00 +0000

Here here, Jon. It might help to isolate and remove the ambient noise… But then again, they didn’t even play the whole song, or play the parts that were included correctly. Obviously, they’ve got a recording of Carol of the Bells (note the setup video). MIDI is EASY to do. Maybe it’s the fancy networking that messed it up…

By: Dan Bargen

Dan Bargen — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:12:00 +0000

By: Jon Miller

Jon Miller — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:01:00 +0000

It seems a shame to see that much work go into the creation of the mobile mobile, but then use such an odd approach to recording it. An array of half a dozen or more microphones spread around the piece to capture the sound more evenly would have been more pleasant for viewers of the video, as the way it was done makes the nearest phones substantially louder than the others. Otherwise use a single mic as they did (presumably the one attached to whatever they used to record this video) but pan it around the array of phones while it plays so that you can sense the depth of sound that those in person much surely experience. That would also improve the presentation for those of us watching online. But the straight cuts from one angle to another leave a lot to be desired.

I know this isn’t the London Symphony Orchestra, but it is very impressive and deserves a little more work to properly share the experience with the world. IMHO. :)

By: Jon Miller

Jon Miller — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:01:00 +0000

I know this isn’t the London Symphony Orchestra, but it is very impressive and deserves a little more work to properly share the experience with the world. IMHO. :)

By: Darren Forde

Darren Forde — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:55:00 +0000

Would this not have looked way cooler with the lights off?

By: Se femtio mobiltelefoner spela musik : Hypeline

Se femtio mobiltelefoner spela musik : Hypeline — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:37:50 +0000

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