In the past, the Frequency Modulation technique was used widely in radio transmission but had not been applied to sound synthesis. In the early 1970s, John Chowning, a composer and researcher at Stanford University, developed some important new techniques for music
Insights Contributor: Roland Kuit
From his childhood, Roland Kuit has always been fascinated by the phenomenon of sound. Surrounded with instruments like a grand piano, violins, double bass, trombone and guitars, he started to experiment with these sounds and the tape recorder. He was
Ecosystemic Programming and Composition Part 1
A large part of my work the past decade has involved applications of ecosystemic programming. I was introduced to the concept of musical ecosystems by Agostino Di Scipio’s lectures on his Audible Eco-Systemic Interface (AESI) project at the Centre de
Insights Contributor: Scott L. Miller
Scott Miller is a composer and performer of works described as “high adventure avant garde music of the best sort” (Classical-Modern Music Review). He got his first Capybara in June 2001, when he forever quit playing golf and devoted 8 hours a day for the
Reading CSV Files in Kyma: Part 1
I’ve been interested in data-driven music over the past few years, and have explored this topic in some of my previous work (San Giovanni, Carbonfeed, #Ferguson) and I am currently working on a sound installation using historical data sets of California’s
Insights Contributor: Jon Bellona
Jon Bellona is an intermedia artist/composer who specializes in digital technologies. Jon’s work explores the enactive body and physical embodiment in music, especially live performance of electronic instruments. Additional research delves into broader themes of data-driven music and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Bart’s Kyma Tutorial A: Getting Things Sounding, Organized, and Uncluttered, Part 2
In this second tutorial, we look at mixing Sounds and controlling them from the Virtual Control Surface.
Bart’s Kyma Tutorial A: Getting Things Sounding, Organized, and Uncluttered, Part 1
In this first tutorial, we look at how to trigger and gate Sounds from a MIDI keyboard.
Bart’s KYMA Tutorials
These tutorials arose from my own initial struggles with learning Kyma, and were spurred on by subsequent needs of my private students. Learning a new language (whether a spoken language or computer language) is not trivial. But my struggles have
Insights Contributor: Barton McLean
Having been taught and mentored by Henry Cowell and having developed his electronic music techniques in the studios under the direction of Ianis Xenakis, Barton McLean has experienced both the academic and the professional worlds of the composer, having had