This project brings together three initiatives that share the same vision of sound creation through experimentation and innovation:
MolinoLab, EXOUNDSYSTEMS and Mutant Modular.
Each initiative contributes complementary knowledge to the investigation of new forms of sound creation by bringing together technology, heritage and experimentation.
The project explores the transformation of an old mill into a mechanical musical instrument. The proposal was to use different elements of the mill itself —wooden structures, metal pieces and other original components— as sound sources, activating them with solenoids to generate rhythmic patterns.
To do this, we used a prototype able to convert MIDI signals sent from a DAW into pulses (triggers), making it possible to control the solenoids precisely and to sequence the installation as if it were a drum machine.
The installation was completed successfully and culminated in a short live improvisation, combining modular synthesizers with the acoustic sounds of the mill. The result was a dialogue between industrial heritage and contemporary music technology, in which the architecture of the space itself became part of the instrument.
