(apologies for cross-posting)
Dear Colleagues and FOSS enthusiasts,
A friendly reminder that we have a Linux Laptop Orchestra (L2Ork) workshop at the NYC Resistor scheduled for May 30th, 2010 as part of the ICMC2010 workshop sessions. Please note the change in time which is 10am-4pm (ET).
For additional information and registration info, please consult the website at:
http://icmc-workshop-l2ork.eventbrite.com/
I would greatly appreciate it if you would please disseminate this as far and as wide as possible. For more info on L2Ork and its software/hardware resources, please visit:
http://l2ork.music.vt.edu
Many thanks!
Best wishes,
Ivica Ico Bukvic, D.M.A.
Composition, Music Technology
Director, DISIS Interactive Sound & Intermedia Studio
Director, L2Ork Linux Laptop Orchestra
Assistant Co-Director, CCTAD
CHCI, CS, and Art (by courtesy)
Virginia Tech
Dept. of Music - 0240
Blacksburg, VA 24061
(540) 231-6139
(540) 231-5034 (fax)
ico(a)vt.edu
http://www.music.vt.edu/faculty/bukvic/
Please note this is a Linux-optimized version and it has known
pd.tk-related issues when running on a non-Linux platform (these are a
simple matter of tracking them down and cleaning them up, beyond that
most if not all of the improvements should be OS-agnostic).
Some of the abstractions still lack detailed descriptions--we should be
addressing these hopefully soon. Likewise, we will be updating
additional documentation as soon as our time allows us to do so.
Community contributions are more than welcome.
NB: a good chunk of the improvements have been submitted upstream so
hopefully they will be making their way eventually into the vanilla
releases. Remaining improvements will be submitted soon.
For more info, please visit:
http://l2ork.music.vt.edu/main/?page_id=56
Comments/feedback are appreciated.
Ivica Ico Bukvic, D.M.A.
Composition, Music Technology
Director, DISIS Interactive Sound & Intermedia Studio
Director, L2Ork Linux Laptop Orchestra
Assistant Co-Director, CCTAD
CHCI, CS, and Art (by courtesy)
Virginia Tech
Dept. of Music - 0240
Blacksburg, VA 24061
(540) 231-6139
(540) 231-5034 (fax)
ico(a)vt.edu
http://www.music.vt.edu/faculty/bukvic/
(apologies for cross-posting)
Dear Colleagues and FOSS enthusiasts,
A friendly reminder that we have a Linux Laptop Orchestra (L2Ork) workshop at the NYC Resistor scheduled for May 30th, 2010 as part of the ICMC2010 workshop sessions. Please note the change in time which is 10am-4pm (ET).
For additional information and registration info, please consult the website at:
http://icmc-workshop-l2ork.eventbrite.com/
I would greatly appreciate it if you would please disseminate this as far and as wide as possible. For more info on L2Ork and its software/hardware resources, please visit:
http://l2ork.music.vt.edu
Many thanks!
Best wishes,
Ivica Ico Bukvic, D.M.A.
Composition, Music Technology
Director, DISIS Interactive Sound & Intermedia Studio
Director, L2Ork Linux Laptop Orchestra
Assistant Co-Director, CCTAD
CHCI, CS, and Art (by courtesy)
Virginia Tech
Dept. of Music - 0240
Blacksburg, VA 24061
(540) 231-6139
(540) 231-5034 (fax)
ico(a)vt.edu
http://www.music.vt.edu/faculty/bukvic/
Hi all,
just arrived yesterday in Iceland for Pikslaverk (the Icelandic branch of
Pixelache Network). I'm here with Servando who was perfoming yesterday.
Very soon I'll give a presentation of Golden Shield Music (
http://marcodonnarumma.com/works/golden-shield-music/) a generative
mutli-channel sound installation for censored IP addresses.
Today's program:
Artiste's lectuers and project presentations
13:15 *Linda Hilfling – **Fjernstyring / Remote Control *
13: 45 *Marco Donnarumma* – *Golden Shield Project *
14:15 *Rafael Hidalgo Múgica* – *Weather Sensations Project *
Break
15:00 *Martins Howse – **Island2 *
15:30 *Servando Barreiro - *Minitronics
16:00 *Juan Parra Cancino* – Computer Music Performances
Also : project installations : Rafael Hidalgo Múgica, Páll Thayer and
Ragnar Helgi Ólafsson
if somebody on the list is here in Reykjavik, let us know! we're here until
Monday..
cheers..
--
Marco Donnarumma aka TheSAD
Independent New Media Arts Professional, Performer, Teacher - Edinburgh, UK
PORTFOLIO: http://marcodonnarumma.com
LAB: http://www.thesaddj.com | http://cntrl.sourceforge.net |
http://www.flxer.net
EVENT: http://www.liveperformersmeeting.net
the thirty-fifth meeting of the PureData users group of Montréal will take
place at Vidéographe Production, 4550, Garnier st (corner of Mont-Royal
ave) on Saturday the 22nd of May 2010, from 13:00 to 17:00.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 08:34:16 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mathieu Bouchard <matju(a)artengine.ca>
To: pdmtl(a)artengine.ca
Subject: pdmtl#35
la trente-cinquième rencontre du club d'utilisateurs de PureData de Montréal
aura lieu à Vidéographe Production, 4550, rue Garnier (coin Mont-Royal) le
samedi 22 mai 2010, de 13h00 à 17h00.
au programme :
1. la patch du projet Aether9
presentée par Christiaan CRUZ et Audrey SAMSON
Aether9 is developing a mobility contingent for its performances during a
residency at Agence TOPO in Montréal. The aether9 collective has developed its
own tool to stream remote performances from anywhere on the globe, which are
concatenated and manifested on a web page (in combination with a live
performance in front of an audience). This ability to stream audio/visual
remotely has thus far depended on Max/MSP. During the residence two aether9
members have been writing and learning in Pure Data to create a PD patch that
essentially captures webcam stream, manipulates the image and uploads it to a
server. We propose to present our fumbling, our successes and frustrations with
making this patch as well as how the project aether9 works.
* project website: aether9.org
* interface: 1904.cc
2. Gem for data visualization
by Peter LEE
I will present preliminary work that uses GEM particle systems for data
visualization in two projects, one a (possibly) scientific application, and the
other for a theater performance. The first feeds data from a genetic study into
GEM to visualize multiple variables associating at once. The second takes data
generated live from biofeedback sensors to visualize physiologic signals of
emotion. Both projects make use of the same interface for patching data to
visualization parameters. The challenge is to find the mappings and scaling
factors that enhance the viewer’s ability to detect differences in the data. I
shall be interested in hearing ideas from the community on how to improve
real-time rendering of particle systems to create images with greater nuance
and expressivity.
3. Démonstration à choisir
par Mathieu BOUCHARD
Je vais donner une liste de mes nouvelles patchs de son, de vidéo,
etc., et l'auditoire choisira parmi ces suggestions. J'improviserai
alors deux courtes présentations.
* prototype de jeu de Q*Bert.
* prototype de jeu de Tic Tac Toe.
* déformation temporelle des pixels sur un flux vidéo.
* synthèse de cloches et de cordes sans oscillateur.
* synthèse fait d'un filtre à pôle complexe et d'un gros rien.
4. Traduction
(discussion de groupe)
Ce sera une discussion informelle pour savoir qui est intéressé à
participer à des efforts de traduction de la documentation de PureData.
Nous parlerons de différentes sources de documentation et de diverses
approches de traduction.
Cette discussion a été proposée par Thomas-O. FREDERICKS, lequel sera
absent ce samedi. Nous poursuivrons cette discussion lors d'une
rencontre ultérieure.
5. temps libre
(jusqu'à 17h00)
_ _ __ ___ _____ ________ _____________ _____________________ ...
| Mathieu Bouchard, Montréal, Québec. téléphone: +1.514.383.3801
WORKSHOP 27-30 MAY 2010
RAFAEL TORAL SPACE PROGRAM WORKSHOP: Rethinking Electronic Music
Rafael Toral calls his playing style “post-free jazz electronic music”,
once described as “a brand of electronic music far more visceral and
emotive than that of his cerebral peers”. Toral’s Space Program delivers
music that is full of clarity, articulating silence and sound in a
thoughtful, yet physical way. A long time collaborator of Sei Miguel, he
has performed throughout Europe, Canada, USA, South Korea, Japan, New
Zealand and Australia, released 13 albums and produced the first Anthology
of Portuguese Electronic Music. He is a member of MIMEO orchestra.
http://rafaeltoral.net
Electronic Music development has historically been mostly oriented to the
sound source (technology) and the object (finished work). Unlike in jazz,
the individual is rarely the focal point. More concerned with the musician
than with the instrument, the Space Program is Rafael Toral’s long-term
research into human performance possibilities in Electronic Music, a
fundamental reevaluation of its conception, performance and experience.
The Space Program Workshop shares some concepts, focusing on how we make
performance decisions. Aimed at musicians using hacked, bent, or custom
electronic instruments, it raises fundamental questions about what can we
do with them. The Workshop provides participants with conceptual tools for
structuring musical discourse, with emphasis on phrasing from Space
Program’s viewpoint.
The workshop has the duration of 4 days and covers topics like:
1. Matter: Instrumental choices and interface optimization.
2. Discourse: elaborating a syntax and articulating silence.
3. Composition: listening modes and macro-form decisions.
4. Performance: the body on stage and functions in a group.
Participants are enabled to perform collectively in the end.
What is required :
- The Space Program Workshop has to do with electronic instrument control.
Your instrument absolutely needs to be able to instantly start and stop
making sound.
- It is aimed at non-conventional electronic instruments that require a
physical interaction. No keyboards. No classic instruments. No computers
(except with gestural controllers).
- Previous hacking workshops and basic electronics knowledge are preferred.
- It’s about simplicity. Be prepared to focus and simplify your sound.
- A small mixer if you have several sources (your output should be one
channel).
- Headphones (and your own monitor circuit, mixer, etc., if necessary)
What is offered :
- Focus on your instrument technique and choice of sounds to perform.
- Structure your sounds, establishing a personal lexicon.
- Exercise an articulated way of listening and dealing with silence and
“space”.
- In short, to develop a physical, organic, elemental approach to
electronic music.
Schedule for Workshop: May 2010
27: 15:00 – 19:30 (with coffee break)
28: 10:00 – 13:00 // lunch break // 14:30 – 18:00
29: 10:00 – 13:00 // lunch break // 14:30 – 18:00
30: 10:00 – 13:00 // lunch break // 14:30 – approx: 17:00 //
// move to ausland – sound check /performance at ausland LychenerStr. 60
10437 Berlin
Doors open at 9pm Performance begins at 10pm
Workshop Location: @ NK Elsenstr. 52 2HH 2Etage 12059 Berlin
Participation is limited to 6 participants.
Registration: Pre-registration is required and can be done by sending an
email to info(a)nkprojekt.de
Fee: 160€
http://www.nkprojekt.de
--
Friedenstr. 58
10249 Berlin (Deutschland)
Tel +49 30 42020091 | Mob +49 162 6843570
Studio +49 30 69509190
jmmmpais(a)googlemail.com | skype: jmmmpjmmmp
Hi Pd-ers,
I've been working off and on for a bit on a C++ library to implement a
variant of Dynamic Stochastic Synthesis, a technique developed by
Iannis Xenakis. (For a great history and more details check out Sergio
Luque's thesis [1].
The library is still pretty rough around the edges and more or less
completely undocumented, but the PD object that uses it should be
pretty functional. Included with the code is a helpfile as well as a
gui that should make it pretty easy to jump right in.
The basic idea of DSS is to describe a waveform with a set of
"breakpoints" and interpolate between them to generate the actual
audio signal. The set of breakpoints forms a single cycle of a
waveform, and each time one cycle gets played, the breakpoints each
move for the next cycle. So each breakpoint traverses a
two-dimensional random walk.
One improvement I've made to some traditional DSS implementations is
the use of cubic spline interpolation instead of linear, which
improves the aliasing considerably. It's not a truly bandlimited
signal, but is differentiable. "improves" is obviously subjective, and
linear interpolation is also available by sending a "linear" message
to the object.
The other modification is the introduction of selectable center
waveforms that the breakpoints will gravitate towards. Right now I
only have flat, square, and sine implemented, but I'm planning on
including basic triangle and sawtooth as well. The "h_pull" and
"v_pull" controls effect how much the breakpoints are pulled towards
the center waveform.
The external requires Thomas Grill's Flext library. Once you have it
installed simply run
FLEXTDIR/build.sh pd gcc
>From the base gendy directory (Where FLEXTDIR is the location of your
flext install) and you should have a shiny new binary in the pd-linux
directory. The arguments to build.sh will vary depending on your
system, as will the directory containing the binaries.
Please report any bugs to http://code.airwav.es/projects/gendy/issues/new
Downloads:
Source Tarball - http://code.airwav.es/attachments/download/4/gendy-0.6.0.tar.gz
x86_64 PD Binary - http://code.airwav.es/attachments/download/3/gendy~.pd_linux
You can also get the code with
git clone http://git.airwav.es/gendy.git gendy
[1] http://www.sergioluque.com/texts/luque_stochastic.pdf
Hi,
at LAC2010 I presented a paper on "Blocked Signal/Score Processing" or
BSP with Pd. It explores ways to use Pd's signal operators for more
control oriented applications to allow block-processing of control
stream data that are normally dealt with by message operators and shows
some examples including a physical modelling system for Pd vanilla that
is similar to MSD/PMPD - and that it damn fast for a vanilla solution.
Paper, slides and a video of my presentation are available at the Linux Audio
Conference 2010 site:
Paper: http://lac.linuxaudio.org/2010/papers/24.pdf
Slides: http://lac.linuxaudio.org/2010/download/lac2010_bsp_in_pd.tgz
Presentation:
http://lac.linuxaudio.org/2010/recordings/day3_1045_Applications_of_Blocked…
The code for the [physigs] abstraction shown there is at github:
http://github.com/footils/physigs
Comments welcome.
Ciao
--
Frank Barknecht
Hello,
next tuesday, 18th May, will be the next meeting of Pure Data users in
Berlin at NK (http://www.nkprojekt.de/) - Elsenstr. 52, 2HH 2Etage.
For more information, look up
http://puredata.info/community/organization/pd-berlin/pd-berlin-users-group.
We also encourage you to take an active part, and put up suggestions for
topics you want to talk about / topics you want to be talked about.
Doors are open from 20h-20h15. After that they'll be closed, and you will
have to call someone from the Pd-meeting to get in. To get a telephone
number to call or confirm assistance you can write to
info_at_minitronics.net.
Please, don´t call to the staff of NK to open the doors. They let us use
the space but we have to take care about having the meeting without
producing any disturbance to them, and to clean the space after the
meeting.
We would apreciate if you would send us a small mail to
info_at_minitronics.net with your name, Pd experience and interests, so
that we know how many people might be coming. Or put your name in the
pd-berlin wiki page.
We would like to thank the support and willingness of NK in the
organization of these events. If you wish, you can make a 2Eu donation to
NK, which is an artist-run space with no government support.
João Pais
--
Friedenstr. 58
10249 Berlin (Deutschland)
Tel +49 30 42020091 | Mob +49 162 6843570
Studio +49 30 69509190
jmmmpais(a)googlemail.com | skype: jmmmpjmmmp