Development of an Ambisonic Guitar System



What is GASP?

Guitars with Ambisonic Spatial Performance

  • An innovative audio project, fusing the musical with the technical, combining individual string timbralisation with Ambisonic immersive sound
  • An artistic musical project, providing alternative experimental surround sound production ideas for the guitarist and music producer


GASP System Hardware



Previous Work



The Live System



Guitars And Pickups

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Guitars And Pickups

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Interface

  • Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56
  • 8 Analogue inputs
  • Gain on Line inputs


Timbraliser

  • Line 6 Helix Native
  • Multi Effects/Rig Simulator
  • Stereo Output
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Audio Gate

  • DMG Audio Trackgate
  • Component of the GuitArpeggiator
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Spatialiser

  • 2D, 3rd Order Panner
  • Stereo Input
  • Wigware
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Ambisonics



Spread
Angle
Distance




Send FX

  • Blue Ripple Spatial Delay
  • WigWare AmbiFreeverb 2

Ableton Live

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Pedalboard

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GuitArpeggiator



Timbral Morphing





Frequency Band Splitting

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Future Work

  • We are currently exploring funding for a GASP PhD studentship
  • Rationalisation of the system 
  • True 3D representation (currently 2D)
  • Enhanced Binaural representation


Funded By

  • Faculty of ADT (Arts Design and Technology) research fund
  • ICE (Intellectual Capital Exploitation) fund
  • RLTF (Research For Learning and Teaching Fund)
  • URSS (Undergraduate Research Scholarship Scheme) funding
  • Vice Chancellor’s Ideas Forum Award
  • College of Arts Research fund: Research assistant


Previous Contributors

Charlie Middlicott, Sam Speakman, Mark Randell, Tom Lawson, Alex Wardle, Tom Weightman, Joe Callister, Dominic Dallali, Jack Hooley, Charlie Box, Beth Mansfield, Thomas Nash, Steve Thackery, Harry Dale, Emiliano Bonanomi, and others…



Relevant Links

Duncan Werner – duncanwerner1@gmail.com
Bruce Wiggins – b.j.wiggins@derby.ac.uk
Emma Fitzmaurice – em.fitzm@gmail.com

https://www.brucewiggins.co.uk/
https://www.cycfi.com/projects/nu-series/
http://ubertar.com/instruments/
https://line6.com/helix/helixnative.html
https://dmgaudio.com/products_trackgate.php
https://www.reaper.fm/
https://www.ableton.com/en/
https://www.behringer.com/Categories/Behringer/Accessories/Midi-Foot-Controllers/FCB1010/p/P0089

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