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Mohamad Montazeri Receives the Bronze A' Design Award for Aurora Synthesizer in Musical Instruments Design
Mohamad Montazeri recognized for musical instruments design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Aurora Synthesizer by Mohamad Montazeri, designed for Arena Design Academy, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Musical Instruments Design category. The award was conferred within the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Regarding Aurora Synthesizer
Aurora is a synthesizer that uses a green laser beam to control sound effects and filters. The laser replaces the touchpads and sliders used on many similar instruments. The player interrupts the beam by hand, and the changing beam length adjusts the frequency of the selected sound. A multi-touch screen shows settings and status and displays a virtual keyboard for playing. Knobs, sliders and buttons control the oscillator, filter, amplifier and modulation sections. The body is made of ABS plastic by injection molding.
About Mohamad Montazeri
Mohamad Montazeri was born in 1989, Iran. He got a Bachelor’s Degree and then a Master’s Degree in Industrial Design from ID Faculty of I. Art University of Tabriz/ Iran. Mohamad is also a musician, painter, Amateur Astronomer and promoter of astronomy. He is the Founder and CEO of Arena Design Studio and Arena Design Academy that designs product, service etc, and also promotes the design knowledge. He believes that a good design makes the world better. He defines a good design in the balance of emotional with its aesthetics, usability and functionality.
Award Record
Mohamad Montazeri is a winner of 5 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted between the 2017 - 2018 and the 2020 - 2021 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Musical Instruments Design Award
The A' Musical Instrument Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good musical instruments by leading designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to musical instrument designers, industrial designers, music instrument producers and acoustic engineers from all countries. Typical entries include guitars, pianos, violins, drums, saxophones and flutes. The awarded musical instrument designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/musical-instrument
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/124936
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/124936
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!124936
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/219985
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Aurora Synthesizer
- Function
- Synthesizer
- Category
- Musical Instruments Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Arts and Entertainment
- Colors
- Black, Dim Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Silver and Dark Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Arena Design Academy
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Mohamad Montazeri
- Country
- Iran
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #124936
Credits
- Image Credits
- Creator Mohamad Montazeri, Aurora, 2021.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- In this synthesizer, a laser is used to control the effects and filters. In fact, this creative method has replaced touchpads and sliders to control sound effects. In addition to increasing the ease of use and speeding up the composer's action, this laser is attractive and has a visual beauty for audience and composer during a performance. An enjoyable and different experience while performing or composing. Aurora also has a touch screen for easier settings and status display for the composer.
- Inspiration
- Aurora is a synthesizer. This synthesizer uses a green laser to control effects and sound filters. This green light is reminiscent of the bright rays of the aurora borealis in the dark of the night. The name of this product is derived from this natural phenomenon. Aurora is an innovation in the world of electronic music that can create a different experience for a composer while performing.
- Research
- Most of the research part of this project is about matching a set of quantitative data with another set of continuous quantitative data. The process that helps to use the laser and match the quantitative characteristics of the sound with the length of the laser beam.
- Challenge
- The main challenge is to upgrade the product to increase the quality of composing more easily and quickly. Using laser technology and instantaneous processing of its length for use in the product. Setting laser beam with sound indicators to control effects and sound filters for sound generation and electronic composition.
- Realization and Technology
- The body of the product is made of ABS plastic by injection molding method. The laser is produced by a generator. The laser is directed to the beam for the composer to access. The length of the laser beam is set with the frequency of each sound by a processor, and as the length is reduced by the composer's hand, the frequency of the sound set with it also changes. The screen is multi-touch and allows you to play the digital keyboard.
- Operation and Interaction
- Aurora is an electronic musical instrument that, like all synthesizers, generates audio signals. But the way it works is more attractive. At the head of the Aurora, there is a laser beam that is automatically set with the sound of the section. You can change the type of sound by placing your hand in the path of the laser light and interrupting the path and increasing or decreasing the length of this laser beam. By pressing the laser buttons 1 or 2, you can copy the type of effect or filter you want to control by the laser. The shift button also allows this to be done instantly.
- Project Duration and Location
- Project duration was about 24 months: 2019/2021
- Specifications
- Dimensions: 380 x 340 x 48 mm Weight: 2.7 kg TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: EFFECTS: Bit Crash, Fuzz, DIST, Pitch Shifter, PHASER, FLANGER, Tempo sync, Panning Delay, DELAY, LOW BOOST, Reverb, Knobs: Control 1, Control 2 OSC SECTION: Oscillator Waveform: SAW, SQUARE, PULSE/PWM, TRIANGLE, SINE, NOISE, SUPER SAW Knobs: PITCH, DETUNE, Envelope Sliders: Pulse Width, Pulse Width Modulation, Envelope: Slider: Attack, Decay AMP: Knob: Level Envelope: Slider: Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release FILTER SECTION: Filter Type: LPF, HPF, BPF, PKG (-12 dB/-24 dB) Knobs: CUTOFF, KEY FOLLOW, RESONANCE, ENVELOPE Envelope: Slider: Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release LFO SECTION: LFO Shapes: TRIANGLE, SINE, SAW, SQUARE...
- Keywords
- Aurora, Synthesizer, Synth, Musical Instrument, Electronic music, Electronic Instrument, musical user interface, electronic musical instrument,
