Radio Studies IIFeed The Radio

2023 - Composition | Studio für elektroakustische Musik, Weimar

SEQ 1 — Contact 0:00 / 0:00

1 SEQ 1 — Contact
2 SEQ 2 — Die Schleife
3 SEQ 3 — Bogenspiel
4 SEQ 4 — Senderwechsel
5 SEQ 5 — Horns
6 SEQ 6 — Through The Wall

Three separate sequences showcasing different approaches of generating sound with a radio-based noise machine.

Radio Output → FM Transmitter → 99 MHz → Radio Antenna → Radio Output

The radio receives its own signal through an FM transmitter, creating a feedback loop. A small latency provides space for the sounds to evolve. To create additional momentum, the sound of a bowed metal string connecting the two edges of an iron sheet is fed into the feedback loop.

This is the music from the radio your parents didn't want you to listen to.

Radio Studies II: Feed The Radio — radio feedback loop compositions by Jacob Aran, Weimar 2023

Radio Studies II — GX700 Pure FM radio feedback loop composition cover art

Radio Studies II technical setup — FM transmitter feedback loop: radio output into 99MHz transmitter back into antenna, with bowed metal string