4 computers, with specially written software in Max/MSP,
are used by the public as realtime collaborative sound improvisation instruments.
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the INSTRUMENTS are designed to be open and intuitive,
yet complex enough to be an engaging instrument.
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the resulting sounds are mixed and broadcast by radio in a 100m radius, forming a distributed, collaborative sound system.
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the walkin orchestra is a setting created for people who would not usually imagine themselves as musicians or performers
to play together.

realtime computer instruments offer an advantage over traditional instruments in that their use can be delightfully and intuitively accessed, interesting sounds emerge almost immediately.

the walkin orchestra is a collective creation
that dissolves the frontiers between public and performer
participatory musical pleasure
social sound

a far future musical atavism

(remember how the girls sung together de marcha a la 01 de la manyana ?)