AV beats: An audiovisual photoacoustic synthesizer # Paula Vītola Paula.vitola@gmail.com RTU Liepaja Academy Art Research Lab, Liepaja, Latvia Abstract # During spring 2023 I developed a prototype of a modular audiovisual synthesizer that creates sound and visuals by using photoacoustic and stroboscopic principles. The photoacoustic effect is a process of transforming light to sound using a photosensitive material. The photoacoustic effect makes it possible to work with the sound visually ...
