Category: RND
Year: 2026
Translating biological signals into spatial behaviour
ACOUSTIC INTELLIGENCE
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Overview
This R&D project explores how acoustic structure can drive spatial systems.
Birdsong and vocal recordings are analysed for pitch trajectories and harmonic content using Tony and Spear (open source audio analysis softwares). A custom Python bridge streams structured data into Houdini, where it drives procedural geometry, motion logic and behaviour.
Rather than reacting to amplitude, the system interprets musical structure as behavioural input — frequency relationships, temporal density, and spectral evolution become spatial rules.
The result is not a visualisation, but a responsive spatial instrument.
This work informs our broader research into intelligent immersive environments for live performance and installation.