Location Aware Audio
Source: springwise.com
7 April 2011: Location-based technology is increasingly being incorporated into products and now, landmarks. Ever picture yourself walking down the Mall in Washington DC to the tune of your own audio? US-based duo Bluebrain’s latest creation is a new album, The National Mall, which is also a location aware iPhone app.
Springwise.com reports that the album-app — recorded at Iguazu Sound and mastered by Steven Berson — responds to the listener’s location as they journey down the Mall in Washington DC. As visitors travel down the Washington Mall and pass by tagged locations, audio content of the album will change to interact with the new environment. Visitors will be treated to a “unique listening experience.” While the experience of the album, through melodies, rhythms, instrumentation, and songs, changes depending on the listener’s location, users will not be able to control the album directly.
The Apple App Store will soon unveil the app, which will feature a map-style visual aid to the album. Bluebrain has future plans to release similar location-aware albums for Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York and California’s Highway 1.
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