Music Producer Max Cooper Explores Alternate Reality Through Sound
musik4d is exploring an alternate reality through sound. He’s using a new 4D system that allows him to manipulate sounds so they move, change shape and hit you from all corners of the dance floor. It’s the kind of immersive experience that would be impossible to replicate at home, unless we had some sort of direct brain-to-ear connection.
The 4D system is made by the company 4D Sound Group. The technology is based on a new kind of surround sound system that uses speakers that are placed around the listener. It’s a little like a stereo or 5.1 system, but with four extra speakers. The system also uses a special audio processing engine that changes the way the sound moves through the room, creating an aural version of the spatial effects.
At Length recently spoke to Cooper about his new album, 4D, which is billed as “the synthesis and culmination of his work on Thirsty Ear Records.” The record features spacious new compositions and re-arrangements of jazz standards, along with startling takes on French class sing-alongs and medieval folk songs. The title of the record refers to the fourth dimension, which in physics is the dimension of time. Jazz has a long tradition of mysticism and science fiction, and some of the movement and change in space and time that you hear in this music is definitely related to those themes.
Unlike traditional 3D MRI, which is breath held and requires a limited period of time for image acquisition, MUSIC is non-invasive and does not require breath holding. This reduces the scan time by a factor of six or more, and is an important development for CMR imaging in pediatric patients and small animals.
Another benefit of MUSIC is the ability to measure vascular function and evaluate organ health. In a recent clinical study, MUSIC was found to be superior to standard contrast-enhanced MR in the evaluation of small children with suspected CHD, with respect to demonstrating significant improvement in the detection of stenosis and calcification of the coronary arteries.
Other major new features include a MultiPicker library window that acts as a one-stop shop for picking RealTracks, RealDrums, loops, UserTracks, Custom MIDI Tracks and MIDI SuperTracks. There are also new Floating Windows everywhere, including twelve legacy modal dialogs redone as non-modal floating windows that can be used interactively with other functions. There are new Data filters for tracks and a Chord Progression Builder that helps you build your own progressions. In addition, there are new Track Settings (F5), a Melodist and Soloist enhancement, support for reading LyricLab AI created lyric/chord files and much more. A full list of all changes can be found on the AKAI website.
