Christmas Song Remixing and Random Re-Sequencing with AudioVisual Scene

Christmas Carol of the Bells Remix and random re-sequencing with MIDI interactive tree scene and audiovisual snowflakes❄️🔔🎄🎹❄️Happy Holidays

MIDI Sequencing and Re-Sequencing happening in both Ableton Live and on the OP-Z.

Essentially chopping the original MIDI for Carol of the Bells into A and B and C parts assigned across instruments, programmed some parts back onto OPZ and randomizing all the parts for a generative experience.

Most voices all from the OP-Z, additional accompaniment from KORG NTS-1 Digital sent through Microcosm

Snowflakes driven by Audio from Resolume. The snow flakes however seem to be problematic for video streaming services to compress properly.. my local capture is quite good but the streamed versions not as good.. download the original capture here if you like

Christmas 2D MIDI puppets with text to speech singing!

An old and silly Christmas experiment controlling 2D puppets in Adobe Character Animator with MIDI, face tracking and text to speech synthesized singing using Splash Pro tech

The first video is the result of sequencing the scene with MIDI

This video has some more detailed explanation of the inspiration and execution

Synthesized Waves & Wind

A few exercises synthesizing, crafting and filtering noise to model some Waves and Wind

I shot these videos from a recent trip to Maui and thought some synthesized sound design against the video capture would be fun and educational blog post..

First experiment is exploring noise filtering in Max8

Second experiment is exploring noise filtering and performance modulation using Modular Synthesis Hardware:

4 channels of noise in ER301 with internal filters being modulated by unsynced Batumi LFO, split signals through QPAS, mixed through Roland531 and sent through H9. A bit more abstract feeling

Third experiment is exploring noise filtering and performance modulation using DSP Motion. This was fun actually drawing waves to generate sound of synthesized waves

Waves & Wind

The wind was angry that day my friends, like an old man sending back soup in a Deli.. even with the wind jammer on my Sony PCMD50 lol..

I'm always recording the beach and the birds and the wind when vacationing in Maui, such a pleasant and relaxing ambience. These videos show some different perspectives I happened to capture on video as well.

OP-1 in the Sun

Some LoFi noodling with the OP-1 while on vacation in sunny Maui

#Nodevember #4

#nodevember #4

#SkaterXL Mod beat-synced skateboard texture generator and randomizer.

Messing about with SkaterXL skateboard model applying textures in VUO (graphics, wheels, wood grain, grip, with masks)

Also generating random skate stickers in Max with random size, position, rotation and applying on top of graphics.

Then of course had to beat-sync and drive the whole thing with BPM Linked to Maschine and Ableton Live

 

#Nodevember #3

#nodevember #3

Here i’m using MaxMSP Jitter node based visual scripting to create a 3D cloud of 1100 Album cover artworks. This is a remix of amazing max stuff patch with added audio reactivity

 

#Nodevember #2

#nodevember #2

Here i’m using MaxMSP Jitter node based visual scripting to create pixellated self portrait photo mosaic from 1100 Album cover images. Patch originally created by #amazingmaxstuff it also generates in a jitworld 3D space which is extra awesome

 
 

Halloween 2021

Using some Mouse State Tracking in Max to modulate and preset morph some spooky sounds while controlling Animata animation scene. Laughing skull animates driven by laugh sound file energy.

RealTime performed Sound Design

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Performing some experimental Sound Design in real-time to picture with custom game pad MIDI controller and modified Whoosh Reaktor Ensemble

Ableton Max for Live PS3 parameter controller updates wip

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Updating my custom PS3 Max for Live Parameter controller with:

  • multiple scalable mappings per parameter

  • gesture recording and looping

  • selectable MIDI note mapping - momentary or toggle

Potential here for some absolutely bonkers performable modulations!!

Quick realtime performance triggering drum loops and controlling cinematic sound design instruments

Strange Sounds Session: Bleep Labs Thingamagoop

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Another unusual Sound Device. This is my Thingamagoop by @bleeplabs bringin' the beeps and boops

Acoustic and Fuzz guitar session

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Acoustic with Fuzz guitar jam session. J Mascis inspired Riff. Still need much more practice.. but fun process quickly recording, committing, mixing, mastering and most important just completing an idea or learning from an inspiration.

Strega Sessions

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  1. Sending Animoog through Strega for some nice LoFi vibes.

  2. Noodling with Max sending CV signals to MakeNoise Strega then sending through H9 pedal back to Max.

Social Media Distortion

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Tryin' to play some more guitar.. and record it so I can over analyze how poorly I play.. need to work on my groove.

One of the things I really love about electric guitar is how crazy alive it feels in your hands, its so touchy and amplifies everything including all those mistakes.. it really reminds me of the Live feeling of playing in modular synthesis environment. I never really compared the two before but both are Live performed, electric and constantly sounding instruments waiting for many types of potential interaction.

Pandemic Art Collaboration

a pandemic collaboration with good friend and artist @jamesacrow . just having some fun exercising different moods with sound design and music and adding some movement with audiovisual experimentation #artcollab #mood #tattooart #audiovisual