Week 12 Creative Computing
This week I started using the K5000 to control parameters in Bidule. This was really useful. Ben showed me a really quick way of linking the parameters in Bidule to the knobs on the K5000. I utilised this controller a lot in my assignments as it gives you a lot more control and a mouse.
Friday, November 17, 2006
Week 11 Forum
Today we had guest speaker Luke Harrold. It was nice to have a guest speaker for a change. I was lucky to have Luke as my theory lecturer in Certificate IV. I had no idea at the time he was doing a PHD in Music Technology.
He spoke to us about his research overseas. He was in Paris attending this major event called NIME, which stands for “new interfaces for musical expression”. I am going to Paris in December so I might check this out. That’s if my family don’t get too bored.
The best part of Luke’s presentation was a movie he showed us of a live Japanese performer Adachi Tomomi. He had all these senses attached to different parts of his body in such a way that movement would set them off. He was creating music using his body movements. Well I don’t know if you can call it music. The actual sound got annoying after a while. The idea though was really interesting and I can definitely see this concept being used in many avenues of entertainment in the future. [1]
[2] Finger movements
[3] Good to see him using a real computer.
[1] Luke Harrold. 'Music Technology Forum Presentation - EMU Space'. Lecture presented in the EMU Space, Electronic Music Unit, University of Adelaide, 19th October 2006.
[2] Dream Train Internet. “Adachi Tomomi?”, http://www.purple.dti.ne.jp/naya/contens/img/adachi3-2web.jpg (Accessed 11th November 2006)
[3] Dream Train Internet. “Adachi Tomomi?”, http://www.h5.dion.ne.jp/~olounge/ido062/062photo/adachi.jpg
(Accessed 11th November 2006)
Week 11 Audio Arts
This week we had to created a doppler effect. This wasn't too hard. Once again, sorry for the small picture.
Doppler Effect [221KB]
Week 10 Forum
Today’s forum was guess what... Improvisation. I though that an entire two hours of improvisation would have dragged on a bit. Turns out we pull some great sounds. I was on the Juno synth and I selected my sounds on the MIDI sound module in the rack (of Studio 5). I wish I could select my sounds quicker without having to always refer to the sound module. Still, the sounds are quite good.
I do prefer playing off a computer because I can control the parameters of the synthesisers in real time. The synths in Reason are better to use because I can shape the sound and change patches really easily.
The improvisation session was good my only criticism is the dodgy speakers in Studio 5. There’s no bass!
Week 10 Creative Computing
This week I have to rewire Bidule and Reason together. The picture is really small and I don't know how to fix it. Sorry.
Bidule & Reason Connectivity [312KB]
Week 10 - AA - Spectral Water
This is my water sound using spectral processing in Bidule. I think the end result sounds okay.
Water Sound [280KB]
Week 9 Forum - Improvisation Group 3
Today was my week for the improvisation session. And what a session it was. I was luckily enough to improvise with Tyson Hopprich or better known as DJ Tr!p. This two hour session was my highlight of the year for me. Being a DJ myself, it was really great to be able to talk to DJ Tr!p about the industry and the music he is producing and has produced. Who knows, maybe in 10 years I will be taking an improvisation session!
I got there early to check out the setup and have a chat to DJ Tr!p. He was using a CD turntable connected to a DJ mixer and also a laptop running Fruity Loops. He also had a Gameboy Advanced connected to one of the inputs of the mixer. The Gameboy had a Gamboy Camera attached to it. He was incorporating the basic 8-bit sounds from the Gameboy into his mixing.
When everyone arrived he gave an awesome demo. He mixed the drum loops from Fruity Loops to the beats from his Gameboy. My “trained” ear could hear when the beats were slightly going out of time but DJ Tr!p was quick to correct them. He also scratched some samples using the CD turntable.
I have never seen this kind of experimentation before in DJs, and I really want to start doing this myself. I have a Gameboy Advanced at home so don’t be surprised if you catch me in a club pulling out some Super Mario tunes!
Our improvisation session went awesomely (is that a word?). I was on the piano and my plan of attack was to first figure out was key we were in. Then I would play the chords and play any note I think sounded good (I suppose that’s what improvisation is anyway). We did three takes and they all sounded pretty good. I swapped with Dragos on the last take and I was on the Juno Synth. I actually found this harder to perform with because my sound didn’t go with everyone else and I didn’t have time to flick through patches. Still I just had fun watching DJ Tr!p do his thang.
Overall today was just awesome and I really hope we have this kind of exposure in future forums. [1]
[1] The Awesome DJ Tr!p. 'Music Technology Forum Improvisation Session - EMU Space'. Lecture presented in the EMU Space, Electronic Music Unit, University of Adelaide, 21th September 2006.
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