Orchestrated audio productions
Audio device orchestration can be used to create interactive and immersive audio experiences for multiple connected devices. This page lists a few examples made with BBC R&D's tools.
Example project
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When you're given access to Audio Orchestrator you will also receive the source files for this project. You can read more about the example project in the documentation.
Pilot productions
We've released a number of pilot productions on BBC Taster.
Monster
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Monster is a collaboration between BBC R&D and BBC Writersroom Wales. It's an immersive horror-themed audio drama telling the story of what happens when the dead return looking for answers and someone to blame. Monster lasts approximately 30 minutes and is designed to require at least three connected devices. As well as audio, the devices play timed images and lighting effects.
Pick A Part
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Pick A Part was created by BBC R&D and the BBC Philharmonic. It's a music experience; when you connect extra devices you can choose which instruments they play. It makes use of calibration mode in the prototype application to make sure that the instruments are playing in time with each other.
1927's Decameron Nights
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Decameron Nights was created by 1927 for BBC Arts and BBC Radio 3—it started life as a stereo radio production but was reimagined for orchestrated devices. Episode 1, I'm Alright Jack, is a trio of folk tales about "looking out for number one".
The Vostok-K Incident
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The Vostok-K Incident is a short science fiction audio drama produced by Naked Productions as part of the S3A Project. It was our first experimental orchestrated audio production, made before we built Audio Orchestrator but using the same underlying framework.
