AA1 Sem2, Wk11: Spectral Synthesis

FFTTime1Crop.mp3

* Phase 1

I am expanding beyond short regions here and am aware I’ve gone a little outside the guidelines of this week’s exercise, but when you’re on a creative roll ...

FFTTime2Crop.mp3

* Phase ? - and current phase.

I am reasonably addicted to Plogue at this stage and one of the elements I most enjoy is that a setup can be expanded on or subtracted from, and the more you learn, the more possibilities there are.

FFTTime5Crop.mp3

As I mentioned in a previous blog, a matter of planning and, most importantly, processing power. Three recorders, a few mixers, output, 4 loopers and Bob the Sampler running and you need some grunt in the dull, metal box. That’s not to mention the punch needed to massage the actual sounds in whichever way you deem fit, possibly involving arrays of oscillators, effects, MIDI devices, multiple inputs and your imagination only knows what else.

Thoughts on my outcomes? Evolving, maturing, improving.

Foolin_0002.mp3

References:

"Fourier Analysis and FFT." Audio Arts 1 - Week 11 Readings. 2007. http://www.astro-med.com/knowledge/fourier.html (accessed October 2007).

Haines, Christian. "Week 11 - Spectral Synthesis." Audio Arts 1 – Sound Generation, October 16, 2007.

Sebastien Beaulieu, Vincent Trussart, David Viens. Bidule v0.93 User Manual. Copyright © 2001-2006 Plogue Art et Technologie Inc. http://www.plogue.com/bidule/help/ (accessed October 13, 2007).

pp126 - 136. Miranda, Eduardo. 1998, Computer Sound Synthesis for the Electronic
Musician, Focal Press. (viewed 20 October, 2007)