Loop

LOOP is an interactive sound object made from green polyester strapping tape. The sound that arises from the interaction with the object is picked up by a contact microphone and amplified. Due to the material qualities of the polyester tape which allows sound to travel through the tape (approx. 100 meters) it is possible to sense the acoustic interaction through one single piezo-microphone. The sound is composed of a low rumble that derives from the length of the tape. Combined with some higher pitched and rich blended interaction sounds from scratching and hitting the LOOP. The object combines haptic, tactile, visual and acoustic qualities. It can be touched, squeezed and "played"by the audience. LOOP was created within the Textile and Sound research project by Gertrud Fischbacher and Marius Schebella.