VMeter MIDI Controller Sound Visualization Demo

Drum Buddy Demo

Sound Art Zero --- Sonic Arts Degree Show --- Middlesex University RAW 2012

Rube Goldberg 3D Animation

Do it the hard way

Proposal

The size of the video is constraint by blogger, here is the Youtube link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_te5kLEClSc

Instruction

Instruction

1. Turn on the power switch 

2. Switch No. 1 from the left is pitch disable, make noise when turned on and will affect every key. 

3. Switch No. 2 only affects E key of every root

4. Switch No. 3 and No. 5 when turned on together make a tiny electronic noise. 

5. Switch No. 4 is control of volume from maximum to minimum.

6. Switch No. 6 is key A at root C will always be pressed. 

For best result please select 85-89 from tone bank 

Contextual statement

"Circuit bending - the Minimal art" is based on the concept of minimal electronic music, specifically  drone music which emphasises sustained or repeated sounds by making subtle changes during the performance. A type of music that avoid complexity but deal with sound texture, sound distinction, and timing. The sustained sound can be modified or remains the same at all during the play.
      The play style on this keyboard is different from traditional keyboard. By flick switches on and off, it plays continuous sound over lapping each other that generate a rich electronic distorted sound. When first switch is on, the pitch of the keyboard is disabled, now the matter is how many keys are pressed simultaneously, the duration of the key is pressed, and the selection of tone which is already within the tone bank.

The process of this keyboard is both technically and conceptually. Physically side the keyboard plays by switch on the knob, First of all is the function.


1. Function. The way of play keyboard is no longer is the combination of triad and scale or most of the theory in classical music. Instead, by disable the pitch, the matter is how long you pressed and released the key and how many keys are pressed at same time. By switch on certain knob, you can even loop a certain note, all these knobs can be switched on simultaneously, No need to have any music background to play it.

2. Unique Sound. By the way of its genius wiring, it generates incredibly rich muddy electronic sound. These lower frequency sound waves echo at small space dramatically, it perfectly fits drone music performance. It can be selected sound and effects from 100 sound from tone bank which went through the transistors and resistors that change or modifying the sound by up to 9000 possibilities.


About the recorded piece The music piece plays at tempo of 30 which means each tone lasts at least  2 seconds. It is a beauty of reduction and  extremely lengthen notes. The repetitive structure gives people time to sink in the music. The key factor of listening this music piece is disassociate with the temporary perceiving of the composition of the notes or triads. The lengthened notes and repetitive loops hold the expectation of the audience - "When is it going to change?"  To a large extent, the listening experience depends on both how the musician delivering the music as well as the concentration of the audience. According to varies of receptions and emotions of the audience when listening to music. At certain degree, the audience gained control with the affection of themselves about the performance. It leads the listener to reach to a spiritual meditation.