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
design⎯that 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 innovative⎯or even unprecedented⎯project with research, artistic,
and industrial implications.