HOME | DD

O-range — Elementary Sound Of Colors

Published: 2005-11-04 13:49:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 2060; Favourites: 41; Downloads: 109
Redirect to original
Description Q: Is it possible to hear the sound of colors?

A: Rerouting visual neural input to an auditory area would probably not cause you to hear colors.
Related content
Comments: 45

EmoAndFriends [2007-10-31 20:02:25 +0000 UTC]

you gotta love mechanical metronomes
thats all i use

cause they got soul brotha

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

O-range In reply to EmoAndFriends [2007-11-05 22:16:51 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, man!! They got soul!!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

theshinyrock [2007-07-10 06:26:41 +0000 UTC]

wonderful

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

O-range In reply to theshinyrock [2007-07-22 10:10:27 +0000 UTC]

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

theshinyrock In reply to O-range [2007-07-22 12:53:15 +0000 UTC]

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

saggers [2006-11-11 13:17:10 +0000 UTC]

nice photo! i like your quote too.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

O-range In reply to saggers [2006-11-11 14:47:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

Morgan39 [2006-09-12 15:58:16 +0000 UTC]

Use it!!!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

DasZweiteIch [2006-04-28 19:44:30 +0000 UTC]

interesting composition and i really like the colors
music is passion
and it seems that here someone is practising a difficult piece

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

O-range In reply to DasZweiteIch [2006-04-29 14:39:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

unereveur [2006-01-05 18:22:09 +0000 UTC]

Very nice reflection on the metronome. This really sings. THe colors are great, the music sheet well chosen as a design element. Yes, I believe that sounds help you see colors. It is a condition known as "synesthia" and Franz Liszt and Olivier Messiaen both had the sound version of it. When they heard sound, they actually saw colors! Strange but true.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

O-range In reply to unereveur [2006-01-06 14:00:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a zillion!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

melancholiakristine [2005-12-26 16:17:17 +0000 UTC]

great!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

geostant [2005-12-09 19:02:07 +0000 UTC]

Very well done
I'm surprised that such an art didn't got a DD yet

You pass the sound so good
and the dynamics are so well done.

I admire this piece of art !

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

lSunflOwerl [2005-11-13 14:36:47 +0000 UTC]

oOh I like it !


Yeahh ... Music !!!



*

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

O-range In reply to lSunflOwerl [2005-11-13 14:41:29 +0000 UTC]

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

tilq [2005-11-12 21:40:00 +0000 UTC]

Itak... ko te muska udar vidis vse barve mavrice... Pohvaljena. Dobro speljano.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

O-range In reply to tilq [2005-11-13 13:13:09 +0000 UTC]

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

KungFuzius [2005-11-10 19:38:18 +0000 UTC]

Hey, I got the same Taktell!

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

O-range In reply to KungFuzius [2005-11-10 21:19:29 +0000 UTC]

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

anzeversnik [2005-11-05 15:19:47 +0000 UTC]

great! i am looking forward of seening more photos like this from u in a future...

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

O-range In reply to anzeversnik [2005-11-05 18:24:16 +0000 UTC]

Thanks mister

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

speckers [2005-11-05 03:09:56 +0000 UTC]

of course you can hear colors. GOSH. i thought everyone knew that...
seriously, tho. colors and sounds are very closely linked in my mind. i don't see how that's abnormal
and i have an old taktell metronome - mine's in this metal box thing that opens and then there's the metronome, all a part of the box...very old. still works, most of the time.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

O-range In reply to speckers [2005-11-05 09:33:29 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I hear them too. The connection and the collaboration between colors and sound is very close for me also. I have a bunch of this metronomes as well, but hate to use them so I just rather play rhythm-less .
I remember we had one just like you described in music school where I took theory & other classes when I was younger and there was that teacher we all didn`t like very much, so we had always put the metronome on the edge of her desk so when she would start conducting and pounding on the desk the metronome would fall of in all its glory . And she was always like: "Oh my, how did that happen...hmm?"
Now, when I`m a bit older and more mature (maybe, haha), she`s my singing teacher and I told her about our little-evil-metronome procedure and she was laughing like crazy and than said with relief that she`s glad the secret is solved and that there were no mighty spells and witchcrafts involved.

Ok, enough of my babbling, thanks so much for your comment and thanks even more for loving the colors and the music!

Take care

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

speckers In reply to O-range [2005-11-05 21:50:36 +0000 UTC]

haha, we all tortured our early music teachers.....it's a thankless task, i'm tellin ya.
my metronome doesn't get used really at all....but it's kinda cool looking. i used to practice for band with it, but i'm not in band any more, so weeeeh. no metronome!

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

O-range In reply to speckers [2005-11-05 22:09:24 +0000 UTC]

Haha, it really looks so! So what instrument did you or do you play, what music did your band play and the most important I hope that you`re still playing even if its without metronome

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

speckers In reply to O-range [2005-11-05 22:14:55 +0000 UTC]

band = marching band, and i played clarinet. i still play clarinet, but it's in random jazz bands around town instead of marching band (thank god).

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

O-range In reply to speckers [2005-11-07 17:56:45 +0000 UTC]

Cool! I played a clarinet for about a month Than I decided that it would be better (for everyone) if just stick to my guitar. And believe me it really was a goooood decision!

Jazzing around? Sounds like fun and if you ever have some samples I`m more than excited to hear them! Hold on to your music

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

speckers In reply to O-range [2005-11-07 18:50:21 +0000 UTC]

haha, no samples just yet, but eventually...hopefully....lol.
i think someone recorded the last gig we had, but i don't know where that recording ran off to.
hmmm.
fight the good fight i'm not very good at guitar, so i decided to stick to clarinet. funny how that works, huh.

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

squal [2005-11-04 20:20:53 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic... just fantastic Keep it up!

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

O-range In reply to squal [2005-11-05 09:34:14 +0000 UTC]

Chris, my man! Thanks so much

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

squal In reply to O-range [2005-11-06 00:46:51 +0000 UTC]

Your most welcome hehe!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

eSy [2005-11-04 18:48:29 +0000 UTC]

super kompozicija...najbols mi je pa blur ki je ratu iz premikajoce se palcice...kul!

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

O-range In reply to eSy [2005-11-05 09:37:18 +0000 UTC]

Hey Stelly aka 3, 1415926535897932384626433832795028841971 69399375105820974944592... hvaaalaaaaa!!!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

doctor-a [2005-11-04 14:25:05 +0000 UTC]

Is it possible to hear the sound of colours?

You're forgetting about LSD.

Great colour there as always...

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

O-range In reply to doctor-a [2005-11-04 14:42:52 +0000 UTC]

Thanks doctor!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

fizzahc [2005-11-04 14:18:13 +0000 UTC]

wow very nice shot :d

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

O-range In reply to fizzahc [2005-11-04 14:20:51 +0000 UTC]

Tnx!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

SylvieRider [2005-11-04 14:09:34 +0000 UTC]

very nice composition!

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

O-range In reply to SylvieRider [2005-11-04 14:22:55 +0000 UTC]

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

jajoplin [2005-11-04 13:52:40 +0000 UTC]

the composition and the quality is not the best that I have seen, but i really love the picture thoe. it is nearly like you are putting a mathematic formula for music<3

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

O-range In reply to jajoplin [2005-11-04 14:10:29 +0000 UTC]

Hey, the composition is like that with a simple reason - this actually is a flyer for one of the exhibition that I`m planing to do very soon so it must have some space for basic things to write on, like when and where is gonna happen etc, etc.
Speaking of a quality I really think it`s rather ok, my plan was to get the notes on the sheet quite easily visible and the swinging thing on the metronome in the position in which you can see it`s actually moving. And also, a bit grainy background works for me very well.

I love your idea of mathematics formula of music although I still think that music should come from the hart it`s also necessary to have some basic knowledge about music theory and the other must-learn stuff.

Thanks so much for your thoughts!

Take care

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

satingirl [2005-11-04 13:51:11 +0000 UTC]

i really think colors have sound and taste!

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

O-range In reply to satingirl [2005-11-04 13:53:15 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, glad you think so!

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

satingirl In reply to O-range [2005-11-04 13:54:06 +0000 UTC]

i do....

👍: 0 ⏩: 0