Innovative Sound Design of Car Alarms: A Case Study on Information Needs and Musical Creativity
Résumé
The present chapter will examine the interaction between information needs and musical creativity in light of a case study concerning auditory warnings. As the object of study (auditory warnings or more specifically, audible alarms) is basically outside the scope of a stricto sensu musical field, this chapter will give a broader regard towards the role of information within a sound creation practice – sound designthat will, in the present case, aim at developing new car alarm sonic vocabularies and interactive systems, thereby extending in a substantial way the current, conventional, and rather limited domain of the alarm. At the same time, this chapter will present the underlying collaborative model between a scientist and an artist and will detail how their mutual know-how and knowledge converge towards a relevant and innovativeor even unprecedentedproject with research, artistic, and industrial implications.