I loaded four instances of the test oscillator into Logic and set the the frequencies to 484hz, 242hz,121z and 968hz. These were then ran through separate instances of Kuvert, each with a gate that ran over differing numbers of beats to creat a shifting beating pattern. 8 bars of this were bounced down and fed into Flesh and the spectral and transient information was used to generate a percussive beat and a synth pattern.
I then played Flesh backed by the test oscillators. I dunno whether mozzies would be seduced by this, winter means I have no specimens to test it on :(
Disquiet Junto Project 0212: 484 Hz Love Songs
The Assignment: Make music intended to attract male mosquitoes.
The steps for this project are as follows:
Step 1: Recent research by Brian Johnson and Scott Ritchie of the Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine has revealed that 484 Hz is “the frequency of a female Aedes aegypti’s wings flapping,” and thus is the frequency that attracts the male of the species. You can read up here:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-19/scientists-discover-frequency-traps-male-yellow-fever-mosquitoes/7084434
Step 2: Create a brief, seductive love song that somehow features the 484 Hz frequency.
Step 3: Upload your completed track to the Disquiet Junto group on SoundCloud.
Step 4: Then listen to and comment on tracks uploaded by your fellow Disquiet Junto participants.
Deadline: This project was posted shortly after noon, California time, on Thursday, January 21, 2016, with a deadline of 11:59pm wherever you are on Monday, January 25, 2016.
Length: Length is up to you, though between 30 seconds (mosquitoes do have a short lifespan) and 3 minutes (vaguely pop-song length) seems appropriate.
Upload: Please when posting your track on SoundCloud, only upload one track for this project, and be sure to include a description of your process in planning, composing, and recording it. This description is an essential element of the communicative process inherent in the Disquiet Junto. Photos, video, and lists of equipment are always appreciated.
Title/Tag: When adding your track to the Disquiet Junto group on Soundcloud.com, please in the title to your track include the term “disquiet0212-484hzlovesongs.” Also use “disquiet0212-484hzlovesongs” as a tag for your track.
Download: It is preferable that your track is set as downloadable, and that it allows for attributed remixing (i.e., a Creative Commons license permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution).
Linking: When posting the track, please be sure to include this information:
More on this 212th weekly Disquiet Junto project (“The Assignment: Make music intended to attract male mosquitoes”) at:
http://disquiet.com/2016/01/21/disquiet0212-484hzlovesongs/
More on the Disquiet Junto at:
http://disquiet.com/junto/
Join the Disquiet Junto at:
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Photo courtesy of Jason Richardson, who recommended this news story as a Junto prompt:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-19/scientists-discover-frequency-traps-male-yellow-fever-mosquitoes/7084434
