{"id":631021,"date":"2024-08-15T16:27:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T13:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mozart-and-the-digital-twin-for-music\/"},"modified":"2024-08-15T16:27:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T13:27:00","slug":"mozart-and-the-digital-twin-for-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mozart-and-the-digital-twin-for-music\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mozart and the digital twin for music"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d82f6debc4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d82f6debc4\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mozart-and-the-digital-twin-for-music\/#Digitising_sound\" >Digitising sound<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mozart-and-the-digital-twin-for-music\/#A_virtual_stage_for_Mozart\" >A virtual stage for Mozart<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mozart-and-the-digital-twin-for-music\/#Mozart_enters_the_digital_stage\" >Mozart enters the digital stage<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mozart-and-the-digital-twin-for-music\/#Musics_digital_future\" >Music\u2019s digital future<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although Mozart has no living descendants, his music still has countless inheritors. The latest in the lineage \u2014 born just this summer \u2014\u00a0is a digital twin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">German tech giant Siemens conceived the prodigious clone. Last month, the company brought the system to Mozart\u2019s hometown of Salzburg.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Located at the foot of the Alps, the scenic city is hosting the prestigious Salzburg Festival of music and theatre. Classical notes are soaring through the sultry air. They\u2019re sweeping across outdoor stages and around opera halls. Some have even entered the digital twin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like every digital twin, the system is a virtual model of a real-world counterpart. But this one has an unusual focus: sound.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper channel-cta\">\n<div class=\"ica-text\">\n<p class=\"ica-text__title\">TNW Conference 2025 &#8211; Back to NDSM on June 19-20, 2025 &#8211; Save the date!<\/p>\n<p>As we wr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed up our incredible 2024 edition, we&#8217;re pleased to announce our return to Amsterdam NDSM in 2025. Registration now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> replicates a building\u2019s acoustics. By simulating sounds within the virtual domain, the twin reveals the sonic workings of the physical realm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">around<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> acoustics all the time, but this means we can really be<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> them,\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Julia Hoffman<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Salzburg Festival\u2019s director of development, tells TNW. \u201cIt is such a different feeling.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Siemens envisions abundant applications. Architects will design venues with peerless acoustics. Builders will construct homes with perfect soundproofing. Events will adapt convention centres for music, theatre, and dance. Conductors will customise opera halls for their music. Orchestras will rehearse in replicas of real concert halls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But before those fantasies became reality, the digital twin was called for an audition. Salzburg provided two formidable tests: a fabled festival venue and the music of Mozart.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Digitising_sound\"><\/span>Digitising sound<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1409374 js-lazy\" alt=\"Photo of Salzburg's Festival Hall, which now has a digital twin that simulates Mozart's musi\" width=\"1640\" height=\"1158\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/08\/hires-grosses_festspielhaus_2_c_sf_luigi_caputo-1.jpg\"\/><figcaption>The Large Festival Hall was built specifically for the Salzburg Festival. Credit: Siemens<\/figcaption><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1409374\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/08\/hires-grosses_festspielhaus_2_c_sf_luigi_caputo-1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Salzburg's Festival Hall, which now has a digital twin that simulates Mozart's musi\" width=\"1640\" height=\"1158\" srcset=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inaugurated in 1960, Salzburg\u2019s Large Festival Hall is a storied setting for operas and concerts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Built on old stables, the square auditorium has globally renowned acoustics. As the name suggests, the venue is also immense. The 100-metre stage is among the widest in the world. Around 2,200 people can attend each performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their seats offer different music experiences. They also <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">affect<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the music. Their materials, locations, and the people sitting on them all influence the acoustics that resound throughout the hall. So do the carpets on the floor, the musicians on the stage, and the instruments they play.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The architecture also dramatically impacts the sound. When the building pushes echoes and reverberations into cacophonous directions, acoustic panels are installed on walls and ceilings to soothe the strains.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The digital twin had to model each of these effects. Siemens assigned the task to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/plm.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/simcenter\/\">Simcenter<\/a>, a software portfolio for developing and testing simulations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The software first analysed data on the shape, structure, and contents of the hall. All the underlying materials were then precisely defined. Each can cause sound waves to behave differently.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soft curtains absorb the waves, while metal furnishings reflect them. When they <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bounce off concrete walls, they generate a distinct acoustic reaction. If they hit a seat, they will create another reaction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Siemens analysed these effects through two core techniques: <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mathworks.com\/help\/audio\/ug\/room-impulse-response-simulation-with-stochastic-ray-tracing.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">impulse response measurements and ray tracing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Together, they measured and simulated the flow of sound through the hall.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_virtual_stage_for_Mozart\"><\/span>A virtual stage for Mozart<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Engineers first installed <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12 microphones around the auditorium. On the stage, they placed 11 high-quality speakers in the positions of the instruments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each speaker then sent small signals around the room. For a set number of seconds, they transmitted a broad frequency band at a certain duration and precise volume.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the signals circled the hall, microphones recorded their effects. The results were then sent for analysis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWith that technology, we get the individual signature sound of the room,\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arnold Holler, an engagement manager at Siemens Simcenter, tells TNW.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Siemens then embedded that signature into the digital hall.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1409375 js-lazy\" alt=\"Software showing the digital twin of Salzburg's Festival Hall, which now simulates Mozart's musi\" width=\"1640\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/08\/Picture1.png\"\/><figcaption>The digital twin of Salzburg\u2019s Festival Hall. Credit: Siemens<\/figcaption><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1409375\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/08\/Picture1.png\" alt=\"Software showing the digital twin of Salzburg's Festival Hall, which now simulates Mozart's musi\" width=\"1640\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With virtual microphones and speakers in the same positions as their physical twins, the sound tests were repeated. Computer models then examined the acoustic behaviour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe correlate the simulation with the measurements and map the model to reality,\u201d Holler says. \u201cWith that, you get the digital twin. Otherwise, you just have a digital model.\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assured that their replicant was fully developed, the team released the virtual doppelganger.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The finished twin replicates endless musical configurations. Users can then explore the impact <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on every seat in the hall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From remote locations, they can experiment with sounds, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">materials, and layouts. All their tweaks could transform the acoustics. By simulating them in a digital twin, they will create evidence for decisions in the real world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More acoustic digital twins are already in the works. But technology still has to convince sceptics. To dispel their doubts, Siemens has turned to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salzburg\u2019s favourite son.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mozart_enters_the_digital_stage\"><\/span>Mozart enters the digital stage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Siemens built the digital twin into an XR application. Named the \u201cSound of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a>,\u201d the app transports us into a 3D model of Salzburg\u2019s Large Festival Hall. We then explore the music playing in the venue, adjusting sounds and structures as we listen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We move instruments, expand orchestras, add acoustic panels, and listen to the effects from different seats in the venue. Every change has an audible impact on the acoustics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stephan Frucht, the artistic director of the Siemens arts programme, chose <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X3j5f9ggN-4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mozart\u2019s 29th Symphony<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the experience. Blending transparent textures with sophisticated techniques, the music showcases the digital twin\u2019s capabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An esteemed composer in his own right, Frucht cut the track in a Berlin studio. One instrument after another was recorded onto individual files. All were integrated with the digital twin. The audio signals were then fed into the XR software.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1409382 js-lazy\" alt=\"The XR app for the digital twin that plays Mozart's music\" width=\"1074\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240808_191111_VLC.jpg\"\/><figcaption>The app provides views \u2014 and listens \u2014 from the conductor\u2019s perch, the stalls, and the upper circle. Credit: Siemens<\/figcaption><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1409382\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240808_191111_VLC.jpg\" alt=\"The XR app for the digital twin that plays Mozart's music\" width=\"1074\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The XR app opens a window into the potential of acoustic digital twins. It also shines a new light on Siemens.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Musics_digital_future\"><\/span>Music\u2019s digital future<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founded back in 1847, Siemens has a lengthy history of engineering excellence. The Munich-based firm is also Europe\u2019s largest industrial manufacturer. But the current company has another focus: software.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital twins are a central component of today\u2019s business. They\u2019re used to monitor and improve various industrial operations, from manufacturing plants to energy grids.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Salzburg system shows the twins can also optimise acoustic conditions. Frucht has even loftier ambitions for the project. He believes the music can influence industrial applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAfter all, innovation can also come from culture,\u201d he says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He points to a precedent set by Salzburg\u2019s second favourite musical son: Herbert von Karajan. A celebrated (<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/articles\/trouble-karajan\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and controversial<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) Austrian conductor, Karajan inaugurated the Large Festival Hall. He was also involved in developing the compact disc. One of his recordings was the first work ever pressed onto the plastic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Legend has it that he also set the CD\u2019s parameters. He reputedly demanded that a single disc must have space for Beethoven\u2019s 9th Symphony. The outcome was a 74-minute capacity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If music has a similar impact on digital twins, Mozart could have a whole new breed of descendants.<\/span><b\/>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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