My idea:
By using the combination of a Bela board and Pure Data, I thought of building a panel that the visitors can manipulate through the touch of their hands. This gives the audience the opportunity to create a performance.
I made the sequencer using euclidian rhythms and markov chains, probability and other generative/algorithmic techniques. For the synth I wanted it to be sort of organic sounding, so I used Karplus-Strong synthesis to replicate the sound of a string being plucked. By then using the bela board this patch is being.
My idea came from my trip to Barcelona and being inspired by their architecture. I started reading about how architecture can influence our subconscious and I saw how architects planned their buildings to allow its inhabitants to avoid feelings of loneliness. This idea inspired me very much since this proposal is meant to be installed in the gallery, using the tools of an architect to control ‘time and space’. I wanted to make a panel that visitors could interact with and make a positive impact on them afterwards. By creating a synthesiser which generatively creates melodies which are pleasant to listen to, I think the visitors would appreciate the possibilities of improvising with just their hands.
Tech needed:
- Bela board and components
- Table for the panel
- Panel
- Stereo active monitors. Example : Yamaha HS7
Performance:
I would like to make a live improvisation performance using Pure Data to sequence a Digitakt using the generative sequencer I’ve built, making some sort of ambient Techno/IDM set.
Pure Data Patches:
Generative Sequencer
Karplus-Strong Synth
Position in the Gallery (Gallery 1,3 or 4)