ODESSA IV: New orchestra recordings – measurements – systematic analysis
Recording a string ensemble which plays certain musical excerpts composed by project members for a blended sound impression under the ODESSA framework, and analyzing the resulting ensemble sound by introducing variations in room acoustic parameters.
Online guide to room acoustics for musicians
Creation of an internet-based guide for musicians that describes in layman terms the fundamentals of acoustic features of musical instruments, stages, performance and rehearsal rooms using visual and auditory examples
ODESSA II: Orchestration and Re-Orchestration
In three recording sessions taking place at the Haute école de musique (HEM) de Genève in October, 2019, different orchestral extracts were recorded so as to study several facets of orchestration and acoustics, such as timbral equilibrium and contrast.
ODESSA: Orchestral Distribution Effects in Sound, Space, and Acoustics
An interdisciplinary symphonic recording for the study of orchestral sound. With the aim to study orchestral blending effects, a joint music production and evaluation of an orchestral recording was realized. Excerpts of the work were recorded in the full orchestral setting or in variable combinations of single instruments, partial or complete orchestral sections performing together, which illustrated timbre blending between the groups.