Hugo Zuccarelli + Delia Derbyshire

Amy Gillespie and Rhianna Adams

HUGO Zuccarelli

Hugo ZuccarelliBorn in Argentina .Studied electrical engineering at

Polytechnic of Milan in Italy.Studied the mathematics of the

human hearing mechanism.Best known for his invention of the

Holophonic.

The Holophonic SoundIn 1983 he released the “Zuccarelli Holophonic”Created based on theory that:“The auditory system is a sound emitter that combines with incoming

sounds to create an interference pattern inside the ear”

Binaural: A recording technique which uses two microphones to create the intention of 3d stereo sound. Also known as dummy head recording.

Interferometer: A term used to describe various techniques in which waves are superimposed to obtain information.

RingoZuccarelli created robotic microphone ‘Ringo’ emits a high pitched

whistle, or ringing sound just like the human ear does.

● People often hear a ringing in their ears after leaving a loud environment and entering a quiet one. More aggressive ringing is needed for the ear to localize sound in noisy environments, and takes a while to adjust to its surroundings.

He discovered that the ringing we often hear in our ears is there to help us localize sound. The ringing is essential for localization, but it's very important this sound is subjective in order for us to live with it.

The Holophonic Controversy It is not uncommon for Holophonic sound to be considered

insubstantial, the reason it is regarded this way is because:

● The effects achieved are comparable to traditional binaural recording using mannequin heads, or via more traditional 3D audio techniques via HRTF's.

● There is no evidence nor studies conducted that indicate that the Holophonic technique is substantially different from or superior to these methods, nor has Zucharelli ever published his technique, nor has he allowed independent study of the results.

● The only available publication is a patent, which describes a fairly typical dummy-head binaural recording.

Works● Zuccarelli’s Holophonic recordings have

been featured at Disneyland and Disney World

● His work has been featured in several museum exhibits, including the Children’s Museum in Pittsburgh (2004) and The Science Museum in Los Angeles (2000) as well as in advertising for many international corporations.

● In the recording industry, Hugo Zuccarelli has collaborated with Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, Pink Floyd, Michael Jackson and many more...

Delia Derbyshire

Delia Derbyshire●5th May 1937 – 3th July 2001●English Musician and composer●Electronic music pioneer●Best known for creating Ron

Grainer’s Doctor Who theme music●BBC trainee studio manager in 1960●Worked for BBCs Radiophonic

Workshop

Radiophonic Workshop●Sound effects unit for the BBC - 1958●Worked here for 11 years + made almost 200 radio and TV

programs ●This was initially set up as a service for department for Radio Drama●Derbyshire was the first person there with any higher music

qualifications●She was asked to create music and sounds that portrayed

something out of place - set in the distant past or unseen future●Abstract style benefited science, arts and education programs●She was hardly ever credited and her name is almost unknown

Doctor Who● Derbyshire created the Doctor Who theme music, which was written

by Ron Grainer● Recorded in 1963● One of the first TV themes to be created and produced entirely by

electronic means ● 3 separate tracks + recorded on 3 seperate machines ● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8

NPJ6GMXM3E (theme music)

● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkIEkLww3lg (how it was made)

References●http://www.acousticintegrity.com/acousticintegrity/Hugo_Zuccarelli.h

tml●http://www.biowaves.com/Hearing/HugoZuccarelli.php●Zuccarelli Holophonics Original "Matchbox Shake" (1984 )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXmSf2X3ZCQ