How To

Quick Start

Click on a piece to choose Start new session, on your computer, smartphone or tablet. Then Join existing session on all subsequent devices, and follow the directions.

Start New Session

Start the session on one device. In some pieces the first device acts as the main device, such as a computer connected to a sound system. Some of the works use the main device for the lower frequencies, but the bass is not always crucial for the listening experience.

Join Existing Session

The easiest way to join an existing session is to go to the main device's screen after the piece started. Click the Plus sign at the top right, or Click to add devices and use the QR code on your smartphone or tablet.

You can also go to the main URL of the piece, then click on Join existing session. In your device, enter the 6-digit code you see on the main device's screen. This would also be the method if the listeners are not in the same room.

The main device controls the play/pause buttons and the position on the timeline. One could go back to the start of the piece as soon as every device is connected.

No Maximum Number

The works on this site don't have a maximum number of voices. If all voices are allocated, the next person starts with voice 1 again. As people usually walk around in the room, you're getting an immersive environment even with just 4 different voices.

Multichannel Options

The voices of each piece are distributed individually to your computers, smartphones, and tablets. Depending on the work, you may hear more than one voice on your device:

  • some works use one of the voices on every machine, together with one or more other voices,
  • some works only allow for a single voice to be played on each device,
  • some works play all voices on the first device but then distribute all the voices between devices that log in subsequently.

Internet Connection

The devices do not need to be on the same network. In theory the devices do not even need to be in the same room, as devices from different parts of the world could connect to the same listening session.

Audio Orchestrator

You can find out more about the Audio Orchestrator at the bottom of the About page.