Artist Statement

U-Lang is a visual sound instrument which can be used to create digital sound sculptures on touch based devices. One of its core concepts is the reduced set of grammar, a limited set of input methods. The purpose of the application is to make the nature of sounds accessible to both novices and experts in a unique way. The instrument is based on a special synthesis method, where raw white noise is used for sonic reference material, and custom, parametrized filter processes can be applied to sculpt different sonic textures and compositional structures. U-Lang is introducing a multimodal gestural interface, a multitouch polar timeline that can change how we interact with linear data. By using multiple touch points and recognizing paralell gestures made by different fingers, several points can be accessed simultaneously within the manipulated data set. Patterns, gestures and touch topologies can be clustered into specific categories just like playing physical instruments. binaura.net/stc/wrx/ulang

Video: ULang

• Ágoston Nagy & Bence Samu form a collective called Binaura, with a studio based in Budapest (H). Binaura is making creative coding, algorithmic art, experimental interfaces, sonic toys and other, reactive environments. The collective regularly gives international workshops and lectures on these topics. The Binaura collective is building software based interfaces, physical installations using free and open source tools. They have several ongoing collaborations with creatives, individuals and institutes such as Eduard Sik, Glowing Bulbs, Artus Contemporary Art Studio, Mome Tech Lab, XORXOR, Dániel Huszár, Loránd Szécsényi-Nagy, Budapest Music Center, among others. binaura.net