sys_m1

Harris, L. (2010) sys_m1. [Compositions]

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Abstract

sys_m1 is an eight-minute electroacoustic composition realized using systemic, a real-time composition, performance and spatialisation system controlled via a physics-based visual environment. In systemic, physics-based algorithms govern the behaviour of objects in a visual system (triggered by a human user), and the movement of those visual objects controls the spatialisation of corresponding sound objects over an 8-channel circular speaker configuration. These sound objects can be either synthesized in real-time via the software controlling the sonic trajectories (puredata) or can trigger the playback of pre-composed sound objects. sys_m1 is composed from a number of recordings taken from systemic. The sonic material is a combination of pre-composed sound objects and real-time synthesized sound, with Doppler shift added according to speed and trajectory. By utilizing a physics-based visual system to control the spatialisation of sound, I am effectively removing decision-making from the spatialisation process, often seen as an extension of electroacoustic composition. Here, spatialisation of objects is aleatoric, raising questions about the nature of the diffusion process more generally.

Item Type:Compositions
Keywords:electronic diffusion spatialisation audiovisual multichannel aleatoric
Status:Published
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Harris, Professor Louise
Authors: Harris, L.
Subjects:M Music and Books on Music > M Music
College/School:College of Arts & Humanities > School of Culture and Creative Arts > Music
Publisher:To be published on miso records.
Copyright Holders:Louise Harris
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