biophilic ambisonics
A system combining multiple RAVE models and synthesis techniques to generate naturalistic ambisonic soundscapes — a 16.1 installation exploring the restorative potential of biophilic auditory environments.
A system combining multiple RAVE models and synthesis techniques to generate naturalistic ambisonic soundscapes, exploring the restorative potential of biophilic auditory environments.
approach
The project asks whether the restorative quality of natural environments can be carried by sound alone — and whether a soundscape can be generated rather than merely played back. Multiple RAVE generative models and synthesis techniques produce naturalistic textures, encoded and decoded across a multichannel ambisonic field. The work was installed as a 16.1 system.
context
Presented at the Biophilic Leadership Summit (Serenbe) in 2024 and 2025.
credits
- Tools: Max/MSP, RAVE generative models, SuperCollider, ambisonic multichannel encoding/decoding.
- Context: Biophilic Leadership Summit · Serenbe, GA · 2024 & 2025.