Ars Electronica Festival · 2013

Borderlands Granular

by Chris Carlson

🏆 Award of Distinction · Prix Ars Electronica 2013

Chris Carlson's “Borderlands Granular” was honoured with an Award of Distinction at the Prix Ars Electronica 2013, category Digital Musics & Sound Art.

_Borderlands Granular_ is a new musical instrument that allows users to explore, touch and transform sound with granular synthesis, a technique that involves the superposition of small fragments of sound, or grains, to create complex, evolving timbres and textures.

— Prix Ars Electronica Archive

About Chris Carlson

Chris Carlson (US) is an interactive developer who designs and builds immersive software and expressive interfaces. His work draws upon a breadth of experience in the areas of interactive audio, mobile music and physical computing and aims to inspire others…

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