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November 25, 2009
Csound_6HourChallenge_Fall2009
Csound_6HourChallenge_Fall2009
Most of the instruments are Hans Mikelson and some of my own. I tried to create a dance piece building it up from the first theme which the bass line plays. Basically I sampled the instruments and opened them in Kontakt and processed each of them from there. This is what came out during those 6 hours.
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November 24, 2009
Deep Synth
"The situation You want an instrument that can play any number of oscillators, determined by a p-field value in the score. The problem Unit generators cannot be dynamically created in an instrument with a simple loop. One possible solution Multiple events can be generated in a loop, with each event triggering an oscillator-based instrument..."
More at http://csound.noisepages.com/2009/11/deep-synth-dynamically-generated-oscillators/">The Csound Blog
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November 23, 2009
Grandma Has Escaped Again
This tune was my submission for this year's "International 6 Hour Csound Composition Competition" in Dr. Boulanger's Csound class at Berklee. I took some sounds from the Csound Catalog, chopped up the audio files and made Kontakt instruments out of them, and sequenced the song in Ableton Live 6 (behind the times, I know). Inspiration for this song actually came from the soundtrack to the old Nintendo game "Battletoads," the score for which was done by David Wise (one of my favorite composers).
http://www.csounds.com/node/537">read more
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November 17, 2009
The Composers Chair, Episode 7: Victor Davies
The Composers Chair, Episode 7: Victor Davies
From Podcast: Sounds New.
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November 16, 2009
Yankie Doodle
This is my first Csound piece. I used GEN10 to generate a square wave and play the notes in the score. Please give suggestions as I am new to Csound and would very much like to go further with it. Thanks!
Adam
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NonPop Show 069
NonPop Show 069
Program Notes:(running time – approx. 33 min)1. “Earth Seen From Above” 7:35by Meredith MonkAtlasECM2. “The Durham Strike” 5:25by Howard SkemptonPianoworksLegacy Recordings3. “A Traveller’s Dream Journal – Setting B” 9:30by David BehrmanLeapday NightLovely4. “The Channel” 9:25by Christopher RobertsLast Cicada SingingCold Blue
From Podcast: NonPop.
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November 15, 2009
Denominator (Original Version)
Denominator (Original Version)
This is my piece for the first Csound assignment at Berklee with Dr. Boulanger, "Denominator." I would have uploaded it much sooner, but I couldn't decide what to do with the piece: I wanted to implement Dr. B's sole suggestion for improving the piece by replacing the background drone with synthesized note-list instructions in Csound instead of a looping sampled loscil of a Yamaha VSS-30 and my voice, but I simply have don't have the time to figure out the right opcodes, the right concept, the proper way of implementing it at the moment.
http://www.csounds.com/node/533">read more
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November 14, 2009
Get the Rings
This is an additionally edited (+ approx. 2-3 hrs. of additional DSP) version of my submission for Dr. Boulanger's Fall 2009 Csound 6-Hour Catalog Challenge at Berklee College of Music. It is a rather tongue-in-cheek piece of music, and an experimental opportunity for me to play with a lot of DSP techniques I don't often use in my music (glitch edits, filter sweeps, extreme drop-ins of flanging, distortion, harmonics, EQ settings, etc.).
A review of the structure of the 6-Hour Catalog Challenge:
http://www.csounds.com/node/530">read more
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November 11, 2009
Act now! Operators are standing by!
Act now! Operators are standing by!
From Podcast: NonPop.
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November 09, 2009
NonPop Show 068
NonPop Show 068
Program Notes:(running time – approx. 32 min)1. “Street” 9:45by David LangThe MinimalistsMode2. “Propellers in Love” 9:28by Arnold DreyblattPropellers In LoveHat Art Records3. “Arcs” 11:48by Stephen ScottNew Music for Bowed PianoNew Albion
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November 04, 2009
NonPop Show 067
NonPop Show 067
Program Notes:(running time – approx. 30 min.)1. “Electric Counterpoint – Fast” 4:39by Steve ReichSteve Reich 1965-1995Nonesuch2. “1-100 (faster decay)” 13:41by Michael NymanDecay MusicObscure Records3. “Four of One of Another” 11:26by Mary Ellen ChildsKilterXI Records
From Podcast: NonPop.
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November 03, 2009
Penderecki String Quartet
Penderecki String Quartet
From Podcast: Sounds New.
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November 01, 2009
Veloscilraptor
My name's Francis Hickey and I am a student at the Berklee College of Music, where I am taking Dr. Boulanger's Csound class. This is my first ever Csound piece. It is a piece inspired by the soundtrack to the computer game Myst. Let me know what you think!
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New Music::New Ireland - Interview with Ioana Petcu-Colan and Michael McHale [mp4]
New Music::New Ireland - Interview with Ioana Petcu-Colan and Michael McHale [mp4]
Violinist Ioana Petcu-Colan and pianist Michael McHale talk about their new music::new Ireland concert in Kings Place, London on 16 November 2009.
From Podcast: Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland: Monthly Podcast.
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Culture Night 2009: InterPlay II [mp3]
Culture Night 2009: InterPlay II [mp3]
Short video documentary on CMC's Culture Night event held on Friday 25 September 2009, featuring interviews with composers Jonathan Nangle, Brian Bridges and Brian Solon.
From Podcast: Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland: Monthly Podcast.
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