Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Say what you will about Apple’s new touch-pad computer, the iPad, but consider for a moment the amazing possibilities for interactive musical applications. Anything from practical control surfaces such as mixer-boards or piano-style input to conceptual instruments and interfaces that utilize the accelerometers and multitouch technology in astounding ways. My head is just full of [...]
Thursday, December 24, 2009
So, this is what I was working on last night as I drifted off to sleep. Some will dream of gumdrops and candycanes. I dream of object boxes and midi connections. I wanted to apply myself to a gift I knew teh internets would appreciate. What better way to say Happy Holidays than with a [...]
Incandescence [mp3 - 11.9 Mb] I just created a piece using my new motion-tracker prototype. The interesting part, though, is that I didn’t use my tracking gloves, but rather an incandescent lamp. In order to facilitate the tracking, I have to limit the color range of the input. While it does work to highlight the [...]
You know, years ago when my Dad taught me how to solder some wires together to give my pinewood derby car LED headlights, I never thought that it would be a skill I would use again. Or that if I did that I would actually remember how to do it. Yet here I am; I’ve [...]
Frustrations have abounded lately for certain threads of my electroacoustic endeavors. The good news is that anytime I return to Pd, I feel right at home and my frustrations are put to rest. But I have for some time now sought methods by which I might explore creating electroacoustic music through environments that are not [...]
Pseudo Prototype 01 [mp3 - 896 KB] Paroles Prototype 01 [mp3 - 2.2 Mb] My generative project that up to this point had no name now has a name! I’ve decided to call it the “pseudo” engine, partially inspired by a fascinating article I read about computer science pioneer Alan Turing. The article focused on [...]
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Well, I will try not to draw attention to the fact that I missed a couple of weeks in posting here… Let’s just say a lot of things have been happening recently. Good things. I had one of those fleeting but significant breakthroughs on Paroles this week. I was working on it and somehow I [...]
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Well I have certainly seen some great progress this week in my work. My violin piece is taking shape very nicely. I began to work with it in the computer this week and, besides being remarkably difficult to play, it seems to represent an interesting historical cross-section. It actually appears to be channeling Bach’s Cello [...]
I found an interesting post on contemporary music site sequenza21.com. One of their contributors posted a list of his three composition resolutions for the new year. This prompted me to come up with my own big three. 1. Send two compositions per month to a competition or performer. I always start out with good intentions [...]
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Happy New Year everyone! I wish everyone all happiness and good fortune in the coming year. I know that many of us are under a lot of pressure in these difficult times. The other day I was reading Grapes of Wrath and stumbled upon this gem that I feel addresses the core of what will [...]
