Soundraw is a digital interaction device which enables the user to draw lines, shapes or patterns and in doing so produce 8-bit sounds and songs. Therefore combining two art forms - music production and sketching. Soundraw is a rectagnular prism shaped box, only slightly bigger than a standard house brick, with an elegant woodgrain finish and a unique drawing surface positioned on top. Under the drawing surface there are 10 LDRs (light dependant resistors), each with a different 8-bit sound asigned to them, these sounds are activiated when the light levels are reduced (eg, by the ink of a pen on the drawing surface). When an LDR is covered the sound will play continuously in a loop, when more than one of the LDRs are covered the sounds will play in sequence and then loop. The drawing surface or 'song sheet' is a transparent peice of acetate which is drawn on using a white board marker which can be be rubbed off and re-drawn, a permanent marker is then used to finalise each song. The acetate can then be removed and therefore the song can be 'saved' and replayed at the user's convenience. The user is then able to build up a portfolio of their work which can be replayed at any time. We feel that Soundraw is an innovative and creative way for amatuers and professionals alike to produce exciting new music.
Short Product Video
Donald Struthers and Richard Booth
2nd Year Product Design Students
University of Dundee
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