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Conducting Digital System

January

03 – 07.01.17. First-week “hjemmekontor” home office. Managed to do a backup of my hard drive and then change the hard drive to SSD. Then I have been installing applications as well as installing new ones. Got new Sibelius 8 and Logic X which should be a big help in my composition process. Worked a bit more on the composition and found out that U have to work on the Ableton Live setup at the same time I am composing. Therefore spent few days working on the setup running into a bunch of unwanted troubles. What I like to be able to do is the following:

Each instrument has it’s direct in and out as well as sending a signal to its panning counterpart.

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10 – 11.01.17. Still dealing with latency problems in M4L. Have to check out if the other Sensor is better. The problem seems to be related to WiFi, sensor, and interaction between M4L and Live. Volume sliders way to slow, get worse with more sliders activated. Got my new mixer up but not yet running. Have to do some wiring/cabling. Did record my Flugelhorn valves, have to do more. Had a meeting with Michael Dutch the Contrabass player. A very good meeting, lots of ideas and learning there. Got some material to read (scores) and listen. Next thing to do is to contact Marianne and get info about Cello. Also, write an email to Michael and ask for a recording session when I have decided which technique I am going to use.

List of things to do:

Michael Dutch -> email on the recording

Espen -> email on the recording

Marianne -> email on the recording

Find out who is playing the following instruments in the TSi.

*Trombone —–>

*Trumpet—–>

French Horn —–>

Flute —–>

Clarinet —–>

*Bassoon —–>

Violin —–>

Viola —–>

All in all 11 players + piano. If I need to reduce then take out those with * (9 players minimum).

Continue with Live setup (mix)

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Direct signal (dry instrument signal) goes directly to Group track

Effect signal sends directly to FX Return.

Fx return:

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NB! The conductor v.s. sound engineer – write an article no the different view of conductor v.s. sound engineer.

Need also to start the layout of my thesis

 

These can be compiled into chapters related to my work plan

Conduct ——> Technology ——> Performance ——> Composition ——> Reflections.

What I want to present

  1. Use of Sensors
  2. Conducting tool —-> Technology —-> Musicianship
  3. Composition —-> Technology —-> Conductor

After Skype meeting with Øyvind.

  1. Abstract —-> Introduction = Documental technique from ´90 tallet
  2. A lot has been added here.
  3. Special application for conducting
  4. The most important is how I am using it
  5. Do not think too much about the technical things
  6. Try to write how the Conducting system works or feels
  7. Document on Composition is 20 pages of technical things.
  8. Make rather a documentation on the artistic output how I use the technology for musical performance.
  9. How I use the conductor
  10. What do I want to accomplish musically with ConDiS
  11. What have I accomplished and what not!
  12. Did I get what I was hoping for?
  13. What is missing
  14. How does if it does the ConDiS affect the composition? is there something that I have to do in the composition to get the system to work?
  15. Put much more emphasis on the Artistic part of my research.
  16. Utvikle —-> Styrken er den kunstneriske bruken.

ConDiS – Conducting Digital System

  • Abstract
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 – Why ConDiS?
  • Chapter 2 – The Conductor
  • Chapter 3 – Alternative Controlling Systems
  • Chapter 4 – ConDiS: Technological Development
  • Chapter 5 – The Research Process
  • Chapter 6 – Performance Reflections
  • Chapter 7 – Conclusion and Future Work
  • Epilogue
  • References:
  • Appendix A – Halldis Rønning Interview
  • Appendix B – Q and A to Performers
  • Appendix C – Comparing Performances
  • Appendix D – List of Performances
  • Appendix E – Stage Setup

Recordings

  • Video Examples used in ConDiS reflection
  • ConDiS final concert in Rockheim
  • Concert in Schæffergården, Copenhagen
  • Concert in the Nordic House, Torshavn
  • Concert in Harpa, Reykjavik
  • Concert at Dokkhuset, Trondheim
  • Illustrated ConDiS Videos
  • Audio Recordings

Musical Scores

  • Etude for Voice
  • Etude for Percussion
  • Etude for Flute
  • Kuuki no Sukima

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ConDiS- Diary

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Condis Pictures

  • Pictures – ConGlove
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