Spectral Partial Finder
Sometimes I am using spectral concepts in my pieces. This means that I need the detunings of various partials for various fundamentals. And since I… Read More »Spectral Partial Finder
Music
Max dictionary
Max introduced the dictionary data-type a long time ago. I have had very little experience with it other than setting and recalling custom presets, which… Read More »Max dictionary
20 Years of Composing…
Happy New Year and a wonderful 2020 everyone! As we have changed into a new decade I was reflecting on my compositions and how my… Read More »20 Years of Composing…
Max to NoteAbility Pro: Networking
In my compositional practice I generally start with a formal outline of the piece. I identify timepoints of interest and then draw an outline that… Read More »Max to NoteAbility Pro: Networking
Poly~ voice targeting
The [poly~] object in Max is a very powerful tool that, sooner or later nobody should ignore. Be it for the creation of polyphonic instruments,… Read More »Poly~ voice targeting
Max Delta
My Favourite
One of my favourite tricks in Max is a very simple one: calculate the delta of two numbers. It is often very useful to know the delta values of a stream of numbers. Delta is the difference between successive values and if there is a sudden big change it could indicate that something, somewhere might not be going right…
Read More »Max DeltaCreating a tiled figure from multiple image files
Tiling:
Today I would like to show a simple and quick solution of how to create a tiled figure (in Terminal).
I am writing a paper right now and needed to show 8 related score examples in a single figure:
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Tracking Spatial Sound
I added a new section under Research where I can post some A/V materials. Have a look here for the first post! Tracking Spatial Sound
Sounding Communities: Dis-Location in the Age of Interaction
Here are some initial thoughts on a topic of research I am thinking of undertaking in the near future. This line of thinking came about while working on my latest string quartet (to be premiered on Feb. 9th at the Rosza Centre at the UofC) where I use the idea of “decoupling”. Applying this technique of the post-post-modern school of composition to networked music seemed to work as the concept of networked music itself already is a kind of decoupling. Without further ado here is my (submitted) abstract for an upcoming conference:Read More »Sounding Communities: Dis-Location in the Age of Interaction