How to Use
DoppelTone allows the user to create “sound-dances”
Audio choreographies that position sounds in time and space allow listeners to hear a sound-dance taking place around them.
Users define a stage and its acoustic properties on which the dance is “performed”. They then define the paths that the dancers take on the stage. Finally, they import sounds and attach them to points along the paths. If desired, they can also create set pieces on the stage that will affect the sounds as the dancers “move” in and around them. Once their sound dance is complete, users can save their project and export the performance to a binaural audio file.
DoppelTone has been tested for compatibility with Mac and PC laptops and desktops.
It is not yet operational on tablets or phones.
It works with the following internet browsers: Safari, Edge, Chrome, and Firefox.
It works with the following screen readers: NVDA, Narrator, Jaws, and VoiceOver.
Tutorials
Learn how to use DoppelTone!
1. Orientation
In this tutorial, we’re going to do some general orientation in the DoppelTone app.
2. Set the Stage
In this tutorial, we’re going to learn how to set-up our stage shape and dimensions.
3. Load Audio Clips
In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to load audio clips into DoppelTone.
4. Save a Project
In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to save our project in DoppelTone.
5. Create a New Dancer
In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to create a new dancer and how to add audio clips to their timeline.
6. Adjust the Acoustic Settings
In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to adjust the acoustic settings in DoppelTone, which will change the overall audio character of all the recordings in our project.
7. Create Dancer Nodes
In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to create and position two dancer NODES on the stage in DoppelTone. These nodes determine where the dancer starts and finishes their movement pathway on the stage.
8. Node Delay
In this tutorial we’ll learn about a special function called a NODE DELAY. This would be used in circumstances where you want the dancer to stay moving on the spot for a certain amount of time while still making sound, and then continue on to the next node for the remainder of the duration.
9. Adjust the Listener
For this tutorial, we’ll learn how to adjust the position of the listener or audience member, relative to the sounds and dancer pathways that we’ve created on the stage in our DoppelTone project.
10. Add a Set Piece
For this tutorial, we’ll learn how to add a set piece to our project. Set pieces create obstructions in sound when dancers travel behind or over them relative to the position of the audience or listener.
11. Export a Project
In this tutorial we’re going to learn how to export our DoppelTone project files. But before we do that, let’s save our progress. Jump back to Tutorial # 4 to review how to do that.