Practical Spatialization
Summer 2026
Bi-weekly, Thr 13:00-16:00
Room: MUT 206
Dan Wilcox, ZKM | Hertzlab
danomatika.com & robotcowboy.com
Email: danomatika[at]gmail[dot]com
Overview
A practical approach to spatialized sound (for fun and profit) using 2 systems:
- decentralized speaker cloud
- centralized sound dome
The course will focus on the creation of 3 short pieces, two of which utilize the systems introduced, and the third to be chosen by the students. Projects 1 and 2 will be presented in class for group critique. Ideally, Project 3 will take place via a group concert to be organized with the class at the HfM, ZKM, or outside venue.
Each project will occur over a 3 class block. For details on this and course concept, flow, and requirements, see the: Syllabus
Timeline
Apr 16: Intro, Analog Exercise, Project 1 Speaker Cloud intro
Apr 30: Project 1 concept, work day
May 09: Project 1 due, group critique (on Sat as alt to Frohnleichnam)
May 28: Project 2 Sound Dome intro
Jun 11: Project 2 concept, work day
Jun 25: Project 2 due, group critique (possibly ZKM Kubus)
Jul 09: Project 3: Choose Your Own Adventure intro
Jul 23: Project 3 concept, develop concert concept, work day
Jul 27-31: Project 3 concert (date and location TBD, let's figure it out)
In-Class Exercises
Short in-class exercises on various topics
Projects
Main projects
Project 1: Speaker Cloud: multiple mono speakers with built-in SD card playback
Project 2: Sound Dome: centralized loudspeaker system and spatialization algorithms
Project 3: Choose Your Own Adventure: spatialization approach left to the student
Links
Class Roll
Niklas Achauer
Till Bechtloff
Edward Berndt
Anton Braun
Francisco Duran
Joanna Freidrich-Sroka
Hannes Gottschall
Felix Horn
Thomas Kaesser
Jasper Kempf
Tobias Koelker
Gino Kreidler
Mathis Menrath
Adrian Reichardt
Niko Reitzig
David Tanner
Alexander Vozian