music, improvisation, technology, design
I’ve recently updated my live looping setup. The biggest improvement is made by using the looper instrument in live8. This finally allows me to create loops around my patterns, rather than having to fit my patterns around a prefixed tempo.
My system uses a few puredata patches to manage the user interface. The wiimote and the bcr2000 handle all control and feedback requirements via puredata.
If you’re interested, here is an archive of all the config files.
I found the wii and osculator difficult to use with ableton live. This is because I want to automate lots of parameters with midi, and it is annoying to change the midi controller number in osculator and then learn that in ableton. I’d also need to disable the other acceleration controllers so live would learn the right parameter.Is there another way of doing this with just osculator? I should probably ask the forum…So, anyway – here is my solution. A patch for puredata and a patch for osculator. Instructions:
The first outing of audible photo frames is happening on the 29th June at Chisenhale dance space. The photos are of improvised performances from the last few months of “Sunday Surprises” – a performance event celebrating cross-art form improvisation.
Right now the system uses pedals to trigger the sounds, and we are not using illuminating photo frames. When we have hired the system a few times I will add the illuminating frames.
If you are interested in using the system or collaborating on a new project, please contact me!
A cross between an interactive installation and a traditional photo exhibition – audible photo frames combine bright and vivid images with contextual sound. This new way of exhibiting photos gives the photographer or visual artist new opportunities to explore the world of sound and image combined.
Transparencies or collages are temporarily laminated between 2 sheets of glass and then mounted over electroluminescent sheet. This new material gives a bright and uniform illumination of the photo.
When the photo frame is touched, it plays a sound recording before illuminating the photo. The first photographer booked to use this system is Shawn Ballentine – who has taken a lot of photos of performance. The actual sound that was recorded on the night will be linked with the photo to give great context to the experience. As an exhibitor using the system, you can use your own samples or field recordings. Alternatively I can create custom electronic soundscapes.
While not in use, the computer system can randomly illuminate various frames and play segments of the recorded audio, inviting an audience to get involved with the exhibition.
If you are interested in hiring this system for your own installation, please contact me at matt
I got the puredata patch to respond to midi, so now we can sequence the gas organ. For the flame and flesh event we’re going to have some performers who want to play their electric violin and cello with the gas organ. Martin came in and played a sequence (top right photo) which we recorded, and you can hear here.
