Interactive Dance Music I

November 2, 2020

Software, Sound

max, HCI, generative

Objectives # Building on last year’s Max device, Blue Space, I would like to continue exploring technical solutions for electronic music performance. Blue Space provided an easy way to generate a granular backing track / effect for instrumentalists, with a simple set of grain controls. In this new project I would like to use a dancer’s movements to generate music, extending the ‘ease of use’ theme from Blue Space. I find the relationship between music and dancer fascinating because it makes the dancer into an instrument without necessarily introducing to them to the mechanics of how the music is produced. ...

Pareidolia: An algorithmic synthesizer in Max

July 1, 2020

Sound

max, generative

Introduction # The Entropy Cleric is a synthesizer I built in MaxMSP, including standard synth functionality – MIDI input, oscillators, portamento, variable filter, ADSR, LFO, overdrive, delay, presets – as well as a simple note generation system. This project was a very enjoyable way to gain a practical understanding of synth signal flow and individual module functionality, which will be useful for my 3rd year group project – building a analog Eurorack modular synth. ...