CC3 Major Project - Sound Project
For my major assignment I have created a piece of varying aesthetic qualities. I have utilised sounds from different synthdefs that I created. These were
SinTone
Klang
BrownNoise
BufferPlay
Reverb
Filter
The piece was sequenced using a series of Pseq streams. I also used Pshuf and Pbind. I varied the carrier and modulating frequencies and amplitudes through out. I also used different timing and varied the number of iterations. Brown noise was also incorporated in a similar fashion. The bell-like sounds, from the Klang uGen, where sequenced at varying pitches and delayed at varying times. All of these controls utilised my initial equation which gave a a value. This was an array of numbers that was substituted into the other uGen parameters.
I have timed the piece using the SystemClock.The final sample manipulation utilised playback speed and some modulation. Aside from SuperCollider being difficult to code, the only problem at the end was clipping in the audio recording. I didn't have time to fix this.
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My equation was based on this fractal. This is called the Mandelbrot Set.
I have attached my code, documentation and an audio recording of my piece.
Code [1.4MB]
Documentation [468KB]
Audio 4'24 (low quality) [1.2MB]
Audio 4'24 (high quality) [10.1MB]
[1] Mandelbrot set, wikipedia. 'http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandelbrot_set'. (Accessed 26/6/8)
Thursday, June 26, 2008
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3 comments:
Wow, some deep sub-tones there at the beginning of your piece. I liked the unpredictability and variation between the sounds you've made... in particular, those rising frequencies near the beginning. And the phone-like textures later in the piece.... kind of musique concrete-ish. You even slipped in a bit of Fatboy Slim at the end. Hey, Pierre Henry would probably do it too ;-)
I quite like it after 3:13, and of course the Fatboy Slim bit at the end.
Thx for the comments guys! Much appreciated!
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