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Following the recent launch of the NASA "Earth As Art" free ipad app,
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nasa-earth-as-art/id577527077?mt=8
with stunning and beautiful images,
suggesting so much sonic/musical inspiration,
A free ebook version of "Earth as Art" in PDF format may be downloaded by visiting:
http://www.nasa.gov/connect/ebooks/earth_art_detail.html

me and Dragica Kahlina @dkah, think it could be fun and fitting since these images are made with highly technical gear.

We could make this a collaborative Eigenharp project.
Everybody who owns an Eigenharp can take one of the pictures and record a little piece of music and share it on
the SoundCloud group for eigenharp players (thanks again Bruce @cropleyb)
http://soundcloud.com/groups/eigenharp

(with the picture, they are mostly public domain, Dragica checked http://www.usgs.gov/visual-id/credit_usgs.html)
More info:
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2012/nov/HQ_12-410_Earth_As_Art_Book_App_prt.htm
The images are here also:
http://eros.usgs.gov/imagegallery/

Challenge your Eigenharp sonic wise thru images.

Cheers
António Machado

I need to make a new video, haven't done one for a while, might get some time next week. I had a look at a few of the pictures, and within a few seconds got two different ideas for sounds. Now the challenge is to achieve them with my simplistic knowledge of synth programming.

My first contribution:

https://soundcloud.com/palaires/148-wadi-branches

I think it would be really cool if you guys aggregate the images and the sounds together on one webpage / website. I'm pretty sure it could get quite a bit of interested after talking about it on Synthtopia or CDM.

great idea!
here is my humble attempt, quickly put together to get in for january!

Icefall on the Lambert Glacier

This was done on the Alpha, on the lead part I tried to emulate the Theremin by using the 2 strips as volume/pitch, The pico was used as used to control Live 9 (via oscpad), and all sounds designed and produced on my Virus TI. A lot of fun :)


https://soundcloud.com/thetechnobear/january-icefall-on-the-lambert


I quite like the idea of using these images for my experiments in sound design and other experimentation, so will try to contribute some more over the coming months.

02 February - Himalayas

Clavia Nord Modular G2 + (all sounds and effects, edited patches) + Eigenharp Double Pico
Two Strip controllers, one breath Pipe, right hand 16 playing keys, 2 octave keys same for the left hand, recorded 5 tracks



Image of "Earth as Art" courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey


Its also part of #Eigenchallenge2014