May 30, 2008
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Boiling -- Boil"ing\, a. Heated to the point of bubbling; heaving with bubbles; in tumultuous agitation, as boiling liquid; surging; seething; swelling with heat, ardor, or passion.
Boiling point, the temperature at which a fluid is converted into vapor, with the phenomena of ebullition. This is different for different liquids, and for the same liquid under different pressures. For water, at the level of the sea, barometer 30 in., it is 212 [deg] Fahrenheit; for alcohol, 172.96[deg]; for ether, 94.8[deg]; for mercury, about 675[deg]. The boiling point of water is lowered one degree Fahrenheit for about 550 feet of ascent above the level of the sea.
[ courtesy of dictionary.com ]
Boiling -- Boil"ing\, a. Heated to the point of bubbling; heaving with bubbles; in tumultuous agitation, as boiling liquid; surging; seething; swelling with heat, ardor, or passion.
Boiling point, the temperature at which a fluid is converted into vapor, with the phenomena of ebullition. This is different for different liquids, and for the same liquid under different pressures. For water, at the level of the sea, barometer 30 in., it is 212 [deg] Fahrenheit; for alcohol, 172.96[deg]; for ether, 94.8[deg]; for mercury, about 675[deg]. The boiling point of water is lowered one degree Fahrenheit for about 550 feet of ascent above the level of the sea.
[ courtesy of dictionary.com ]
Labels: generative, MaxMSP, process, synthesis
May 19, 2008
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Rhythm -- Tonight I found myself thinking about a piece I wrote in 2004 called The Rhythm Variations. It's a series of variations on George Gershwin's I Got Rhythm for solo piano. It occurred to me that this 60x365 is not my first exploration of short forms. One variation lasts only 20 seconds.
So I pulled out that variation (cleverly titled The Shortest Variation) and made three quick recordings of it. These are heard back-to-back over a collage from another piano recording of mine. Enjoy.
(If you are interested, you can see a score and read more about The Rhythm Variations here.
Rhythm -- Tonight I found myself thinking about a piece I wrote in 2004 called The Rhythm Variations. It's a series of variations on George Gershwin's I Got Rhythm for solo piano. It occurred to me that this 60x365 is not my first exploration of short forms. One variation lasts only 20 seconds.
So I pulled out that variation (cleverly titled The Shortest Variation) and made three quick recordings of it. These are heard back-to-back over a collage from another piano recording of mine. Enjoy.
(If you are interested, you can see a score and read more about The Rhythm Variations here.
April 28, 2008
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Untitled -- no really, there's no title today, only these processed lawnmower sounds...
Untitled -- no really, there's no title today, only these processed lawnmower sounds...
Labels: acousmatic, musique_concrete, process
March 31, 2008
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James Brown + Max/MSP + feedback delay = Brownian Noise
(not to be confused with this)
James Brown + Max/MSP + feedback delay = Brownian Noise
(not to be confused with this)
Labels: MaxMSP, plunderphonic, process
March 27, 2008
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Political Buzz -- Isn't it odd the way words lose meaning when heard again and again?
Political Buzz -- Isn't it odd the way words lose meaning when heard again and again?
Labels: george_w_bush, musique_concrete, process
March 25, 2008
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So Far - I had intended to make a special piece when there were only 100 days left (similar to my celebration of 100 days), but I lost track and missed it by two days. So today, lets listen back to the first 267 pieces...in alphabetical order.
So Far - I had intended to make a special piece when there were only 100 days left (similar to my celebration of 100 days), but I lost track and missed it by two days. So today, lets listen back to the first 267 pieces...in alphabetical order.
March 22, 2008
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60x60 Redux -- One of the original inspirations for this podcast was Robert Voisey's 60x60 project. Each year he puts out a call for one minute compositions, which he sorts through to build a playlist of sixty pieces. These are presented without interruption as a continuous one-hour block of music. I've participated twice in the past [bsym5.1 and Here, I'll Play It Again].
The deadline for this year's submissions in fast approaching, so I made this piece as a little tribute to 60x60. I used one second from each of the tracks on the 2003 60x60 CD, available for sale here.
60x60 Redux -- One of the original inspirations for this podcast was Robert Voisey's 60x60 project. Each year he puts out a call for one minute compositions, which he sorts through to build a playlist of sixty pieces. These are presented without interruption as a continuous one-hour block of music. I've participated twice in the past [bsym5.1 and Here, I'll Play It Again].
The deadline for this year's submissions in fast approaching, so I made this piece as a little tribute to 60x60. I used one second from each of the tracks on the 2003 60x60 CD, available for sale here.
Labels: 60x60, plunderphonic, process
March 18, 2008
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Play Me -- So I played a little game for today's piece. I made seven little samples. I placed them one at a time into my timeline. Every time I placed a piece I would listen and then could adjust it _or_ the previous piece, but not both. I was also allowed to copy and paste a group of several pieces, but one pasted these could not be moved. Essentially the idea was to plan ahead as best as I could since I was only allowing myself to make very small revisions.
Enjoy the results.
Play Me -- So I played a little game for today's piece. I made seven little samples. I placed them one at a time into my timeline. Every time I placed a piece I would listen and then could adjust it _or_ the previous piece, but not both. I was also allowed to copy and paste a group of several pieces, but one pasted these could not be moved. Essentially the idea was to plan ahead as best as I could since I was only allowing myself to make very small revisions.
Enjoy the results.
Labels: plunderphonic, process
March 10, 2008
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Watery -- Well, it finally happened... I missed a day. Damn. Traveling yesterday after a long weekend made it slip my mind until i was drifting off to sleep last night. Oh well, today I must compose two minutes to catch back up.
The first re-uses a water sample that I first explored a couple of weeks ago. Today though, I have subjected it to the kind of manipulations I usually reserve for beat-based samples.
Watery -- Well, it finally happened... I missed a day. Damn. Traveling yesterday after a long weekend made it slip my mind until i was drifting off to sleep last night. Oh well, today I must compose two minutes to catch back up.
The first re-uses a water sample that I first explored a couple of weeks ago. Today though, I have subjected it to the kind of manipulations I usually reserve for beat-based samples.
Labels: ambient, musique_concrete, process
March 1, 2008
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Lions and Lambs - 60x365 enters March, and we all know that old saying.
sample attributions:
20070407.lambs.kids.WAV by dobroide
Lions Roar at Lincoln Park Zoo.wav by Terwelp
Lions and Lambs - 60x365 enters March, and we all know that old saying.
sample attributions:
20070407.lambs.kids.WAV by dobroide
Lions Roar at Lincoln Park Zoo.wav by Terwelp
Labels: freesound, loop, musique_concrete, process
February 15, 2008
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Riots is this week's danceaday.com collaboration with Boris Willis. He is dancing this week at 14th and U (in Washington DC) where the riots broke out after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Boris noted that "In my lifetime the street has exploded in racial tension and now has White people soliciting votes for to elect a Black president."
This week's sound is built from one small sample of a speech by King.
Riots is this week's danceaday.com collaboration with Boris Willis. He is dancing this week at 14th and U (in Washington DC) where the riots broke out after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Boris noted that "In my lifetime the street has exploded in racial tension and now has White people soliciting votes for to elect a Black president."
This week's sound is built from one small sample of a speech by King.
Labels: dance-a-day, glitch, process
February 12, 2008
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Chatter - a quick tribute to a classic electro-acoustic composition... it could go on for a lot longer than a minute too.
Chatter - a quick tribute to a classic electro-acoustic composition... it could go on for a lot longer than a minute too.
Labels: MaxMSP, musique_concrete, process
links to 60x365
- NPR interview
- New Music Box interview
- Spark Festival Review
- Networked Music Review (1)
- Networked Music Review (2)
- OSU Arts Blog
- Great Dance
- Eine Kleine Yarnmusik (1)
- Eine Kleine Yarnmusik (2)
- We Are All Mozart
other sites of interest
- Dance-A-Day
- Unsafe Bull Podcast
- Vox Novus' 60x60 Project
- We Are All Mozart
- x365
- Some Assembly Required
- Networked Music Review
- Thing-A-Day
