The Ray Tube Orchestra
audiovisual installation
Duration about 6 minutes



"The Ray Tube Orchestra" is an installation  whit 17 computer screens. They  are arranged as an orchestra according to their phonetic determination.
The screen works as an instrument by switching on and off which produce different types of clicking noises.

The output device became a new functionality as a  sonic and visual instrument. 
The display on the monitors is limited to a gray area, depending on the status of the device has a different color.

The relay cards, on which the screens are driven along the conductor of the orchestra. The score, conducted after which it was composed in advance in the program monitor (programmed with LabView). The composition is classically. It begins with an intro like that leaves a hint of the instrument sounds (clicks). There is suspense and a recurring rhythm.

The extension cables that are connected between the screens, the instruments with the conductor (the relay cards). This will decide when and how long the current flowing to the instrument.
The VGA cable to connect each of the monitors with splinters, which passes through the gray image on the screen.

Generally considered CRT screens (English Cathode Ray Tube) as obsolete. In recent years they have been replaced by flat screens and above all lost in spite of preserved functionality of material value.

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