Here is the last iteration in Sonic Space No. 2 written in SuperCollider. This is a quartet written for Soprano Sax, Trumpet, Tenor Sax, and Tuba. The movement around the space was not dictated but instead came from the musicians curiosity to listen and play in a different position. Although you cannot see in the video, this space has 5 speakers and 3 microphones.
Sonic Space No2 Quartet 12.12.11 - Score
This is my most recent motion capture project. It uses control data from the built-in camera on my MacBook Pro, the Inertial Measurement Unit Shake sk7 and contact miss installed on my cutting board and sauté pan. Max/MSP then uses this data to control the processing of live audio streams in the kitchen, as well as playing a couple of synth patches.
The result is an environment that sings to you and with you while you cook dinner!
One of the goals leading up to my thesis is to build multiple smaller Sonic Space’s. The purpose being to explore different types of interactions, audio processing that may occur and differences in programming software. To that end, here is an example of the first performance iteration in Sonic Space No. 3. Sonic Space No. 3 is written in Max/MSP.
The recording of this version is intended as a narrative exploration that pokes fun at what I have been working on and discusses the ridiculous nature of how I have been developing these systems.
You can download the Max/MSP patch here. This folder also contains the necessary external objects.
This is the next step in using a sound source that is fairly one-dimensional. For this version I wanted to play the system with a single sound source. I increased the gain on the microphones to make the system more sensitive and carefully walked around the room playing these finger cymbals. The result is a piece that really plays itself once it gets going due to the increased gain of the mic preamps.
This first clip is a version performed in my apartment studio space. – 12.4.11
This second version was filmed in the University of Michigan Duderstadt Center’s Electronic Music Studio B. – 12.5.11
This is another solo tuba exploration of this system. I have tweaked the code in SuperCollider and trying to make the system more responsive to varied input. I have also been working on having the energy dissipate quicker within the space. It is also important to note that this version was recorded in EMS B. Although both EMS A and B are acoustically treated rooms that do not display overly strong sonic characteristics, this piece does show that a larger room, with large full range speakers changes the sonic output of the system over time. You can hear the difference in sonic influences each room has over the sound.
For this version, I turned the gain on the microphones up a bit more and let the system play the background noise of the room. As you can hear the first impulse is my chair creaking and setting the system in motion.
Here is my first composition exercise for the most recent Sonic Environment I am working on. This system was coded in SuperCollider and installed in The University of Michigan’s Electronic Music Studio A.
Here are two shots showing what the room looked like. You can see the can in the center that is also serving as a microphone. Then on the back wall I had the two other microphones that the system was listening through. The audio out was through routed through the entire 5.1 system.
For my thesis I will be working on creating large-scale interactive performance systems. With the final goals being to:
Here is a stripped down version of my proposal if you want to know more.
Welcome to my website. Here you can find some of the work I have been up to for the last few years including original compositions and research. I will also be keeping an update section on my Thesis Project.
