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Audiopad

James Patten (US)
Ben Recht (US)

Ars Electronica Quarter
06.09 from 15:30 to 21:00
07.09 to 11.09 from 10:00 to 21:00

Software as an instrument. Audiopad tracks the position of the objects on a surface and translates these readings into control commands for music software. The surface thus becomes a tactile programming environment in which music can be composed and performed in real time.

Developed at the MIT Media Lab

James Patten (USA) is PhD candidates at the MIT Media Laboratory. He designs new ways for people to interact with computers using physical objects, for tasks such as electronic music and interactive simulations. Together with Ben Recht, he has performed with the *Audiopad* throughout the Boston area, and their installation work has been exhibited at the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona as part of the Sonar Festival of Advanced Music and Multimedia Art, the NTT InterCommunication Center in Tokyo, Japan, and the Cyberarts Festival in Boston, USA.

Ben Recht (USA) is a PhD candidates at the MIT Media Laboratory. He spends his days constructing circuits and deconstructing sounds, and has released recordings on the American imprint Adhesive under the moniker localfields. Together with James Patten, he has performed with the *Audiopad* throughout the Boston area, and their installation work has been exhibited at the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona as part of the Sonar Festival of Advanced Music and Multimedia Art, the NTT InterCommunication Center in Tokyo, Japan, and the Cyberarts Festival in Boston, USA.

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