{"id":101224,"date":"2018-10-15T22:43:04","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T03:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/?p=101224"},"modified":"2018-10-15T22:54:16","modified_gmt":"2018-10-16T03:54:16","slug":"la-voix-du-luthier-onde-pyramid-speakers-bring-acoustic-resonances-to-electronic-instruments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/2018\/10\/15\/la-voix-du-luthier-onde-pyramid-speakers-bring-acoustic-resonances-to-electronic-instruments\/","title":{"rendered":"La Voix du Luthier Onde &#038; Pyramid Speakers Bring Acoustic Resonances To Electronic Instruments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-101233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/la-voix-du-luthier-728x546.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/la-voix-du-luthier-728x546.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/la-voix-du-luthier-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/la-voix-du-luthier-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/la-voix-du-luthier-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/la-voix-du-luthier.jpg 1199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_101228\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101228\" style=\"width: 169px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-101228 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/onde-speaker-169x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/onde-speaker-169x320.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/onde-speaker-539x1024.jpg 539w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/onde-speaker-158x300.jpg 158w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/onde-speaker.jpg 674w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-101228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Pyramid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>La Voix du Luthier<\/strong> (The Voice of the Luthier) has launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/lavoixduluthier\/la-voix-du-luthier-powered-acoustic-soundboard-res\">Kickstarter project<\/a> to fund production of two unique speakers for electronic musicians.<\/p>\n<p>The speakers are designed in the tradition of the <em>diffuseurs<\/em> of French instrument designer <strong>Maurice Martenot<\/strong>. Martenot is known for the expressive <strong>Ondes Martenot<\/strong> electronic instrument, and to amplify it, he created a system of three <em>diffuseurs<\/em>, each of which was designed to add a different type of acoustic resonance to the electronic sound.<\/p>\n<p>La Voix du Luthier has created two wood resonating speakers, the <strong>Onde<\/strong> and <strong>Pyramid<\/strong>. These are powered resonators, with the sound directly emanating from 2 separate soundboards, similar to guitar soundboard, designed and tuned by a master luthier.<\/p>\n<p>The Onde and Pyramid were unveiled at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjQ7r-bgYreAhUM26wKHed3CRkQFjAAegQIIhAB&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.synthtopia.com%2Fcontent%2Ftag%2Fcontinuucon-2018%2F&amp;usg=AOvVaw1c0O9kCdzL1gFz5FE00Kk8\">ContinuuCon 2018<\/a> (the Haken Continuum Fingerboard conference) in France and they made their public debut at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/tag\/superbooth-2018\/\">SuperBooth 2018<\/a> in Berlin.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Onde &amp; Pyramid are not intended to transparently amplify your electronic sounds. Instead, they&#8217;re designed to resonate like traditional acoustic instruments and impart these acoustic resonances to your electronically generated sounds.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s are some sound examples, created by composer &amp; synth designer <strong>Edmund Eagan<\/strong>, using a <strong>Haken ContinuuMini<\/strong> synthesizer and a La Voix du Luthier Onde resonator. He used a stereo mic configuration to capture the sonic space created by the Onde. The video demonstrates how the Onde turns your synthesizer into a hybrid electroacoustic instrument:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"La Voix du Luthier ContinuuMini Performance\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/znKTWSDR10Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Features of the Onde &amp; Pyramid resonators:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They generate a 3D auditory space, just like a traditional acoustic instrument \u00a0(as opposed to traditional speakers being very directional).<\/li>\n<li>They are not sonically \u00abneutral\u00bb, but are not meant to be: they offer a colored sound carefully tuned by the luthier.<\/li>\n<li>They offer a highly dynamic sound: users report that all the transients, like the\u00a0attack off sounds, mechanical noises, etc., are perceptually better than on traditional speakers.<\/li>\n<li>They enhance any electronic signal, imparting a carefully balanced acoustical environment into the source, immersive like an acoustic instrument.<\/li>\n<li>They have two fine wooden soundboards with oppositional placement that are complementary sounding, further enhancing the 3D experience. Each soundboard has a separate volume control allowing for fine-tuning of the tonal balance.<\/li>\n<li>They are designed to be able to transmit surface vibrations to your instrument, and offer a high number of possible mounting options to be attached to electronic instruments. This means that electronic musicians now can feel the\u00a0vibrations of the sound they produce while playing, like any acoustic instrument player.<\/li>\n<li>Like acoustic\u00a0instruments, they are interact with their environment, letting you take advantage of the specific tonal characteristics \u00a0of a venue.<\/li>\n<li>They integrate electronic instruments with an acoustic ensemble.<\/li>\n<li>They offer an elegant wooden design (different finishes are available).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the official Kickstarter video:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"La Voix du Luthier: Powered, Acoustic Soundboard Resonator\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/lavoixduluthier\/la-voix-du-luthier-powered-acoustic-soundboard-res\/widget\/video.html\" height=\"506.25\" width=\"900\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a quick introduction from developer <strong>Christophe Duquesne<\/strong> at Superbooth 2018:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"La Voix du Luthier Onde Speaker For Electronic Instruments\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wd_Loq6Rx0c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Pricing and Availability<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Production of the <strong>Onde<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Pyramid<\/strong> are being funded via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/lavoixduluthier\/la-voix-du-luthier-powered-acoustic-soundboard-res\">a Kickstarter project<\/a>. The resonating speakers are available to backers starting at \u20ac570 (about US $658).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La Voix du Luthier has created two wood resonating speakers for electronic musicians, the Onde and Pyramid.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/2018\/10\/15\/la-voix-du-luthier-onde-pyramid-speakers-bring-acoustic-resonances-to-electronic-instruments\/\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">La Voix du Luthier Onde &#038; Pyramid Speakers Bring Acoustic Resonances To Electronic Instruments<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":101226,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[34,26],"tags":[32736,32476,5606],"class_list":["post-101224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-electronic-instruments","category-speakers","tag-diffuseurs","tag-la-voix-du-luthier","tag-speaker"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/onde-in-use-e1539659334897.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101224\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}