Jaguar - The Art of Sound

The Art of Sound by Jaguar F-TYPE SVR demonstrates the science of cymatics and making sound waves visible. The sonic experiment was constructed at Jaguar Land Rover’s semi-anechoic chamber at Gaydon. This precision facility usually measures and tests sound via microphones, so a completely visual set-up was new to them. The 575PS Jaguar F-TYPE SVR was placed on a rolling road and surrounded in a grid by twenty-eight 1m square Chladni plates.

As the car accelerated, the visual magic happened as each plate responded perfectly and precisely to the exhaust note. Twenty-eight repeated patterns formed and danced across the vibrating surfaces in a direct visual response to the exhaust note.

Director: Steve Downer

Production: Mad Cow

Photographer: Nigel Harniman

BTS Director: Justin Hackney

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