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Thanks to the content of the creative sound project module I’ve been looking more and more into using sampling in my pieces, I’ve always been more interested into the Musique concrète side of sound art, I find the use of real world sounds which are then manipulated into something else to be a very creatively …
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Matmos is an experimental abstract music duo based in Baltimore, made up of M. C. (Martin) Schmidt and Drew Daniel who frequently host collaborators on their projects. Each project is highly conceptual, with Martin and Drew alternating who decides on the concept, with the latest release ‘The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises in Group Form’ taking …
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Using my sound composition with the object sounds (fed through a granular synthesis module on cecilia) I did a graphical notation of the first 30 seconds, using a system that takes into account, texture (corresponding to colour on the page), panning (up and down on the y axis) and the general feel of the sounds …
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“Reggie Watts is an American comedian and musician. His improvised musical sets are created using only his voice, a keyboard, and a looping machine. Watts refers to himself as a “disinformationist” who aims to disorient his audience, often in a comedic fashion.” Thecreativeindependent.com. (2020). On making whatever you want, whenever you want. [online] Available at: …
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I did this piece with a recording I took of the springs on my new mic arm, and put into a module on Cecelia. Slowly I’ve started to find Cecilia more and more intuitive, I’ve really been trying to learn everything I can about the particle module. It feels so incredibly versatile and (not to …
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