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Klangfarben Study #2 (2009), Ewan Stefani: MP3 (Click to Listen)
In this piece, musical lines are broken-up and distributed between four discrete groups of electroacoustic sounds (in this example, derived from instrumental samples) which are each separated spatially around a large concert venue. By crossfading through a sequence of I/O mappings, Resound is used to alter the spatial position of each group of sounds independently, so that the relative positions of musical events vary dynamically at key moments within the piece. The work has been composed for a space with a longer reverberation decay time, such as a large church or concert hall. Loudspeakers should be positioned around the audience, with some use of close loudspeaker positions to enable sufficient contrast between direct and reverberant sound during the piece.
This short stereo realisation of this process was created in Max/MSP to illustrate the intended effect of the spatialisation: 1). to enhance the impression of fragmentation within the melodic lines and 2). continuously shift the perspective of the listener from one musical part to the next.
Telematics Event: Video Excerpts
Klangfarben Study #2 (2009), Ewan Stefani: MP3 (Click to Listen)
In this piece, musical lines are broken-up and distributed between four discrete groups of electroacoustic sounds (in this example, derived from instrumental samples) which are each separated spatially around a large concert venue. By crossfading through a sequence of I/O mappings, Resound is used to alter the spatial position of each group of sounds independently, so that the relative positions of musical events vary dynamically at key moments within the piece. The work has been composed for a space with a longer reverberation decay time, such as a large church or concert hall. Loudspeakers should be positioned around the audience, with some use of close loudspeaker positions to enable sufficient contrast between direct and reverberant sound during the piece.
This short stereo realisation of this process was created in Max/MSP to illustrate the intended effect of the spatialisation: 1). to enhance the impression of fragmentation within the melodic lines and 2). continuously shift the perspective of the listener from one musical part to the next.
Telematics Event: Video Excerpts
Lametta (2006), Ewan Stefani: MP3
(Click to Listen)
Lametta investigates the musical application of convolution techniques within the context of acousmatic electroacoustic composition. A wide variety of sonic material including soundscapes and synthetic sounds provide the basis for this exploration. Complex rhythmic motifs, melodic patterns and harmonic textures are all derived from this form of spectral processing. In particular, Lametta establishes the practice of spectral motifs, which take the form of musical fragments or themes primarily identified by recognisable spectromorphology. Novel spectral processing techniques include the use of artificially constructed impulse responses convolved with broadband or narrowband noise signals, time-compressed soundscape recordings, and pre-processed sequences of transients. Lametta highlights the significance of convolution as a spectral processing technique for a wide range of musical applications that have only recently become possible in compositional practice.
Performance of Lametta in 2006 include ICMC (USA), Sonic Arts Network Expo (Manchester) and Cave du Forum (France).
Lametta investigates the musical application of convolution techniques within the context of acousmatic electroacoustic composition. A wide variety of sonic material including soundscapes and synthetic sounds provide the basis for this exploration. Complex rhythmic motifs, melodic patterns and harmonic textures are all derived from this form of spectral processing. In particular, Lametta establishes the practice of spectral motifs, which take the form of musical fragments or themes primarily identified by recognisable spectromorphology. Novel spectral processing techniques include the use of artificially constructed impulse responses convolved with broadband or narrowband noise signals, time-compressed soundscape recordings, and pre-processed sequences of transients. Lametta highlights the significance of convolution as a spectral processing technique for a wide range of musical applications that have only recently become possible in compositional practice.
Performance of Lametta in 2006 include ICMC (USA), Sonic Arts Network Expo (Manchester) and Cave du Forum (France).