Last week Per stayed over at EEGsynth HQ, and we took the opportunity to set him up and do some EEGsynth’ing. Using a new Zoom H6, we were able to nicely record the synth, together with a microphone that picked up Per’s egg shakers. Last time we played the EEGsynth we discovered that shaking those eggs reliably induced a very strong and stable alpha peak in his EEG, something we explored further this time. What is nice is that movement can be small and localized, and does not interfere with the EEG recording. Also, it can help to relax into an absorbed state sometimes. This time Per seemed a bit less relaxed though, and rather than alpha (~10Hz), shaking the eggs created clear theta (~7Hz) activity. That makes sense as I also heard a much more controlled, rhythmic percussive movement, that I think engaged motor control rather than relax him. Its an interesting finding we will be certainly following up. Thanks to the EEGsynth’s live control, I could just moved our control of the sound from alpha to theta!
Last week Per stayed over at EEGsynth HQ, and we took the opportunity to set him up and do some EEGsynth’ing. Using a new Zoom H6, we were able to nicely record the synth, together with a microphone that picked up Per’s egg shakers. Last time we played the EEGsynth we discovered that shaking those eggs reliably induced a very strong and stable alpha peak in his EEG, something we explored further this time. What is nice is that movement can be small and localized, and does not interfere with the EEG recording. Also, it can help to relax into an absorbed state sometimes. This time Per seemed a bit less relaxed though, and rather than alpha (~10Hz), shaking the eggs created clear theta (~7Hz) activity. That makes sense as I also heard a much more controlled, rhythmic percussive movement, that I think engaged motor control rather than relax him. Its an interesting finding we will be certainly following up. Thanks to the EEGsynth’s live control, I could just moved our control of the sound from alpha to theta!
For now, if you want you can take a listen to these are short pieces, of what are typically about 20 minute sessions. Hopefully by recording an reviewing the material we develop our sonic range, and helps us to remember what works (and what doesn’t). Also, until we have released an official album, there is at least a place where people can have a sneak preview of what we are working on.