Interaction with 4DSOUND & Ableton Live

4DSOUND allows for evolving three-dimensional positioning of sounds, controlled by a performer using Ableton Live and custom Max for Live devices. Watch Creative Developer Salvador Breed explain some background on the technology that powers 4DSOUND, and how Max for Live is at the core of an artist’s control of the system.

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The 4DSOUND system presents a new experience in immersive, spatialized, and evolving music. At the heart of it all is #MaxforLive and #Live9. To understand how musicians control the sound, we spoke to the architects behind 4DSOUND - watch in the video below.

[KintechTheCyborg]

okay imo, the concept of being able to grab a sound and move it around has got to be one of the coolest things i've ever fucking heard

[LaurenceLloydDuff]

Ok, I think this is incredible. Quality and 3D sound will be our future in music. Right on!!

[STREETLLEGAL]

is it just me, or is this like the coolest thing that anyone could invent? It sounds like such an amazing and unique idea!

[Soundartprojekt]

Nice greetings from Germany - when I was a KInd was stereo, quadraphonic then, then came 3.1 - 4.1 - 5.1 - but I always learn something new - intressant and info-good demo - nice day

[frankholguin]

so when i put on my pro headphones i can hear what being done with the sounds as salvador is describing it, but my regular walk around headphones and below average headphones. It just sounds like panning and effects or its too low that i can't hear it at all. 

[djredhot]

this is the raddest great jacket and tutorial ever

[danielmanahan]

I always thought it would be cool to have a voice controller which takes the pitch of your voice and vibrato and all dynamics of your voice and converts this into an assigned instrument. such that the instrument would match exactly your voice vibrato, pitch, dynamics, as if you are playing the instrument singing it with your voice.

so far nothing has come close to this kind of flexibility.

[akkamiau]

ah, good point with microphones in NICOLA performance, I was wondering how come their voices are so vibrant!

[PrinceTLive]

its been 3 years since i have sold my ableton. Have they improved the piano roll at all?

[markusfaerber]

I want to build my own 4D-Sound-System. Where can i get that Software? ♥

[sammuel]

he looks like a mad scientist towards the end

[ingridbkind]

I definitely would love to participate in controlling the sound with the body movements 
! Magic!
What my imagination says, that dance is motion – energy in motion. Music is different sounds put into one energy field – vibrations – creating unity in the mix of separate vibrations or frequencies .  When body moves from the emotion fully feeling and integrating into the chosen vibrations starts to connect with the other sound from technologies that way interacting and influencing each other  

[repete]

Really nice - but it's more 2D than 4D. It doesn't use Y-axis, so it is possible to manipulate X- and Z-axis over time. But 4D sounds a bit unserious.

[IVowToStay]

I think he found the other side of the rabbit hole..

[vibhor]

I have no goddamn idea what he is talking about :(