An audio-visual self-organized performance space
“Empty Rooms” instances itself as an audio-visual self-organized performance space.
The paradigm itself discloses a synesthetic approach between the “aural” and “visual” experiences.
A Movie made of algorithmically generated “inactive spaces” is projected on a screen.
An overlapped stream of pre-recorded “sound activities” is then diffused from a record player and from 4 different iPods running in shuffle mode, creating recombinant “invisible actions” to fit into the Movie.
A self organizing link between sound and visuals is established via cybernetic procedures defined as interconnected spin networks, produced by a video camera “observing” the movie and by one microphone “listening” to the space placed inside the performance Locus.
The Kyma sound design environment (accelerated by the Pacarana sound computation engine) is then engaged in order to compute the data and perform real-time evaluations between the different types of numerical information (audio-video), producing a “sonorous response” to the asynchronous stream of audio-visual contents.
The synthesized information is then diffused in the performance space again through 4 loudspeakers.
Various types of feedback will take place during this highly dynamic process implying a self regulating behavior that will establish new connections between the pacing of the movie locations and the “sonorous” content produced by the processing of the iPod sound streams.
The Observer will then experience the following layers of information:
– a Real-Time recombinant Movie made of “inactive” locations.
– an Overlapped Stream of “possible actions” diffused by the iPods that fits into the Movie.
– a Sonorous link between the above domains of activities via 4 full range loudspeakers.
The Observer can take into account one or more layers of information (even all of them) in order to create himself a cinematic experience via a correlation process.
usoproject.com/video/Empty_Rooms_eng_booklet.pdf
usoproject.com/video/Empty_Rooms_Technical_Rider.pdf
Subtractor is back
It was some time since I last saw a new refill for Reason’s Subtractor synth, but here you go
Ax is a set of patches for the Subtractor synthesizer within Propellerhead Reason. The collection showcases the Reason Device which echoes the classic designs of analog synthesizers and fuses them with features ubiquitous in modern instruments.
The sound set is divided into 6 categories. “Bass”, “Lead”, “Pad”, and “Piano” (one-shot, tonal sounds) each contain 10 patches, “Drums” consists of 30 patches which cover all drum kit components, and “Inharmonic” is comprised of 30 patches which are further divided into two subcategories “Sustaining” and “Non-sustaining”.
The 0.4 MB download includes 100 .zyp files.
Pricing and Availability:
Ax is available now for $24.99
More information:
Electronic Impressionen
This is a nice space video for Korgator’s “Time Run” Electronic Impressionen Part III, a track in the Berlin School synth music tradition of artists like Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze.
1.Korg Triton Le61: Pad
2.Quasimidi Polymorph: Mellotron
3.Roland JP 8080:Sequence
4.Korg Mono Poly: Lead
Effects from Boss SX 700
Mixer Behringer Xenyx X2442USB
Recorder Zoom H4N
Analogue Solutions Europa sequencing the Omega 8 and Perfourmer
Calvin Cardioid aka cl516 has uploaded a nice run through of the Europa
Quick video showing the Analogue Solutions Europa sequencing the Omega 8 and Perfourmer. I really wanted the groove to be kept constant in this video. It’s pretty much just the two synths, Machinedrum providing tempo and drums, and a little bit of Waves H-Delay. The Europa certainly wasn’t pickup and use right away, but after reading the manual, I’m starting to get the hang of it. Those keys on the left make it so simple to transpose or tap out a small melody. It’s also very easy to mute tracks and switch patterns on the fly. As for the synths, both the Omega and Perfourmer are quite handy for this type of use: Omega can have each of its 8 voices on a different MIDI channel in multi-mode, and same with Perfourmer and its 4 voices
Korg iMS20 vs original MS20 – by modul8tor
Live demo & comparison between the Korg iMS20 for iPad versus the original analog synthesizer, the MS20.
Not an academical approach, just some playing to get you the idea with some tunes.
So what’s the verdict, you may ask?
Well, its simple: if you happen to have an MS20 laying somewhere, go with that, else, buy the iMS20 and enjoy the drums section. 
Please leave some feedback….
Go create some music!
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The music of Geist
FXpansion Geist is the company’s new sampling instrument.
Instead of making a polished marketing video, FXpansion says “We decided to spend our time making some music, using only Geist and a few instruments we had lying around.
The sequel to JM Jarre’s 101010
Excerpts from the self-pirated transmission of the Jean Michel Jarre performance at the O2 Arena in London on the 10/10/10
Classic game DOOM being taken by a virus
audibleobsession has shared this fun video featuring a classic game being taken over by a Virus
felt nostalgic tonight and loaded up my favorite game of all time: DOOM. Except, my Access Virus TI was plugged in as my audio interface and it had overridden the default Windows MIDI. Since my Moog was plugged into the MIDI Out of the Virus, guess what started playing as the game booted up? That’s right, MOOG DOOM!”
Interview with Bernard Butler
UAD has posted this interview with Bernard Butler where he discusses music production
Bernard Butler, guitarist of Suede, McAlmont & Butler, and producer of numerous artists including Duffy and The Libertines is a user of the Universal Audio UAD2 Quad Card. We headed to Bernard’s little custom studio to talk about how he’s found working with UAD2, his musical processes, the music industry and the state of music, and how he wrote one of his greatest songs…
US electro guys Provision are back
North America’s electronic act Provision return after 4 years of total silence during which they spent time with their families and re-grouped. The band’s newest album “Paradigm Shift” is coming on November 20th 2010. Note that the band is now consisting of 3 members. Next to Breye 7x and Jen Kiser there is Matt Willis of Splendor Projekt who joined the band in 2009.
“Paradigm Shift” includes an 8 page booklet featuring lyrics, color photos, and production notes for 10 new tracks featuring male and female vocals by all 3 band members. Expect a darker, edgier feel than in previous Provision albums as a whole. Stylistically, this album leans more towards industrial dance and less towards synthpop; with harder edged tracks.
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