The StringStation is about fascination with 3D music and inventing new sound. It allows musical freedoms that can articulate new artistic expression. It's a device that peers into sonic discovery at the farthest reaches of where music flows from.

The StringStation is like building a space exploration craft. It's designed to perform many intricate and specific experiments that allow a deeper view into the science of sound and what lies beyond. It's my ultimate wish to professionally design and build the final working version and then lead the expedition into exploring and evolving music beyond known forms. I want to experience something new and compelling and this instrument allows that.

3D

The StringStation is designed as a custom surround 3D music device. Its many subgroups of 40 strings are tuned in resonance, and with a custom surround pickup matrix- It presents a strategic and detailed 3D sound lattice under complete control- In a way that has never existed before. It will make a surround sound unlike anything ever heard.

SOUND

It introduces custom functions that combine the latest digital technologies to allow expeditions into the sonic unknown. The layers of tailorable sound and music now possible with its maximized abilities is perhaps 10x deeper, wider and more dimensional.

BUILD A STRINGSTATION!

When the finished StringStation arrives at its maximized versatility, it will reveal an expanded 3D audio space; endlessly explorable and inspiring. The StringStation also introduces a fresh and inventive play surface allowing one musician to perform in real time on an instrument that offers extream bass, compelling rhythm, 3-D orchestration and melody with just two hands. It uses new ways to approach groups of strings that give amazing intertwined performance techniques.

MAKING IT HAPPEN

I was inspired by the model of the Alan Parsons Project ... in that a recording scientist of sorts could assemble and record with a variety of other artists to make an ultra hi-fidelity music experience that keeps advancing the frontiers of sonic and melodic possibilities.

I moved to Seattle recently with big dreams to encourage and inspire support to construct the culmination of my life's work; A new music instrument that brings further evolution of music art with the custom combination of strings and computers.

RELEASE

I imagine a beautiful artistic release with a fully functional prototype instrument in 3D. I have been focused in keeping it evolving and the technology it reveals is truly astounding. It will speak of beauty ...to the spirit, heart and mind... and for this reason, I am truly excited to share it. I hope you will enjoy it along with me!

- Jim Bartz

2012