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This is from one of my sound design sessions, it's called "Luminosonic".
One day I had a bunch of stuff over my desk, and I was looking for something, accidentally I hit a light bulb and the sound captured my attention. So I decided to try recording the tiny and weak sound of the internal filament. I bought some other light bulbs (different Watts and sizes) and sampled an entire range of playable sounds.

I'm not a professional videomaker, my focus is on sounds and music. I'm actually creating new playable sounds out of objects and customized instruments with innovative recording techniques. I put together this video by using pictures and portions of videos I took while I was recording, then I composed the soundtrack entirely with the sounds created out of this session.

I hope you like it!

Diego

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  • Diego
    you are a true artist!
    your videos are just as cool as your sounds and music!

    Fantastic!
    And cool in a very Ignacio way!
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  • Diego Stocco plus 3 years ago
    Thanks Hans, if it's cool in a Ignacio's way, then I believe it's cool!! ah ah : )
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  • Jeremiah Jacobs 3 years ago
    Very creative.
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  • Diego Stocco plus 3 years ago
    Thanks man!
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  • Karen Abad plus 3 years ago
    your work is unreal.
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  • Diego Stocco plus 3 years ago
    Thanks a lot Karen : )
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  • Nathan Sage 3 years ago
    That's one of the coolest things I've ever seen (err, *heard). Wonderfully innovative sound design, although I was just as drawn to the visual aspects of it. How did you film it?
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  • Diego Stocco plus 3 years ago
    Thanks Nathan!
    I used my little camera (Pentax Optio,one of the first models, I got it 2005) do to pictures and short videos, it's pretty lo-fi because that's the only way I could get something interesting out of my poor equipment : )
    Then I was filming the screen of my computer to add movements and "animations".
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  • Remyyy plus 3 years ago
    I really like that one, "videoly" and "soundly" speaking.
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  • Diego Stocco plus 3 years ago
    Thanks Rémi : )
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  • John Kannenberg 3 years ago
    This is fantastic, especially the transitions between different sections. The image grain is also really nice!
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  • Diego Stocco plus 3 years ago
    Thanks John!
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  • Frank Neumann 3 years ago
    Oh yes, this sounds really cool... you're a fantatsic sounddesigner, Diego... thumbs up my friend...!!
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  • Tito Sacchi 2 years ago
    ...and here you go again. What can I say : )
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  • Diego Stocco plus 2 years ago
    eh eh : )
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  • elcodigodebarras 2 years ago
    Is really a fact; the video say it in a more emphatic tone in your amazing job; watching your work on vimeo make me feel some capital sin...envy !
    Don´t you stop. A sounds lover says.
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  • Mario Cavalli plus 2 years ago
    Love the images as much as the sound. Really beautiful!
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  • coco 1 year ago
    Diego, You're amazing!
    You have to know, that You showed me that the world is made up of music.
    Thanks a lot ! :)
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  • Diego Stocco plus 1 year ago
    Thanks so much for your comments guys!
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  • Daniel Dides 1 year ago
    Do you have a list somewhere of all your equipment / techniques / etc? Your videos are absolutely mind boggling, and the sounds are even more impressive!
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  • Michelle 1 year ago
    Aaaa-mazing! If you & Bjork did something together, my head might explode from infinite greatness!
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  • JM CUELLAR 1 year ago
    Beautiful!!!...so Brillant!!!
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  • Ralph Lindsen 1 year ago
    Awesome! i love your frankenstein way of thinking with instruments/objects. I've always been a fan of using things not quite the way they're meant too.
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  • Brainstrain 1 year ago
    You never cease to amaze me Diego.
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  • Roman Random 1 year ago
    I really like the sounds in this song. I think I recognize the sound of the filaments but I was wondering if the rest of the sounds are related to bulbs or not.
  • Diego Stocco plus 1 year ago
    Hi Roman, thanks.
    Yes, everything in this piece is created out of sounds I extracted from light bulbs, I used the sound in its natural form and also processed in different ways.
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  • marie.e.le.rose 1 year ago
    very very cool...però te lo dico in italiano: grazie, un bel dono...che tipo di mic hai usato dentro la lampadina per la tua impro con p. leonard?
  • Diego Stocco plus 1 year ago
    E' un Røde Lavalier : )
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  • wehkah 1 year ago
    you stuff is very inspiring me, i also like your DIY videos. a little video about building some mics or tips for collection parts would be really good.
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  • Pashet Art 4 months ago
    hear the light inside ;) you are a genius
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