INSTRUMENTS

“Noisy sound-waves instrument“

We chose raw, eventually even noising, sound-waves to avoid the interaction of individual musical education and preferences on psychological and physiological effects. In order not to bore the testers the music therapist modified the sound waves during the sessions maintaining the amplitude constant.

The instruments used were: 3x Moog ‘Moogerfooger FreqBox’ (MF-107); 1x Moog ‘Moogerfooger Ring Modulator’ (MF-102); 1x Moog ‘Moogerfooger Stage Phaser’ (MF-103); 1x Moog ‘Moogerfooger Bass MuRF’ (MF-105b); 1x Moog ‘Moogerfooger MuRF’ (MF-105); 1x Moog ‘Moogerfooger Analog Delay’ (MF-104z); 1x Moog ‘Moogerfooger Control Processor’ (CP-251); 1x Tapco ‘Blend 6 – Channel Mixer’; 1x Rodec-Sherman ‘Restyler’; 3x Radio FM portable sound frequency; 1x Apple Computer ‘MacBook Pro’; 1x Apogee ‘Duet’; software AudioExplorer.

Low Frequencies. Three different analogical low frequencies were used: 20-30 Hz, 50 Hz and 100 Hz.

In details the session consisted of: 1x MF-107 @ 28 Hz; 1x MF-107 @ 5 Hz; 1x MF-107 @ 100 Hz; 1x MF-102 w/ Live Modulation; 1x MF-103 w/ Live Modulation; 1x MF-105b w/ Live Modulation; 1x MF-104z w/ 0.25 ms Delay Time; 1x Restyler; w/ Low Pass Filter.

High Frequencies #1. Three different analogical high frequencies were used: 8400 Hz, 12000 Hz and 16000 Hz.

In details: 1x MF-107 @ 8400 Hz; 1x MF-107 @ 12000 Hz; 1x MF-107 @ 16000 Hz; 1x MF-102 w/ Live Modulation; 1x MF-103 w/ Live Modulation; 1x MF-104z w/ 0.25 ms Delay Time; 1x Restyler w/ High Pass Filter.

Mixed Radio Waves. Overlap and distortion of three radio channels (Radio RAI3, Radio Canale Italia and Radio Maria) resulting in mixed low frequencies.

In details: 1x Radio FM: ‘Radio Canale Italia’; 1x Radio FM: ‘Radio Rai Tre’; 1x Radio FM: ‘Radio Maria’; 1x MF-102 w/ Live Modulation; 1x MF-103 w/ Live Modulation; 1x MF-105 w/ Live Modulation; 1x MF-104z w/ 0.25 ms Delay Time; 1x Restyler w/ Low Pass, Band Pass and High Pass Filter.

High Frequencies #2. Three different analogical high frequencies were used: 8400 Hz, 12000 Hz and 16000 Hz.

In details: 1x MF-107 @ 4250 Hz; 1x MF-107 @ 7300 Hz; 1x MF-107 @ 14200 Hz; 2x CP-251 w/ Live Modulation; 1x MF-104z w/ 0.25 ms Delay Time; 1x Restyler w/ High Pass Filter.

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