Music Technology

Encouraging Meditative Experiences through Respiratory-Musical Interaction

by Jay Vidyarthi

Listening to Cybernetics: Music, Machines, and Nervous Systems, 1950-1980

by Christina Dunbar-Hester

Scholars have explored the influence of the field of cybernetics on scientific thought and disciplines. However, from... more Scholars have explored the influence of the field of cybernetics on scientific thought and disciplines. However, from the inception of the field, ‘‘cyberneticians’’ had explicitly envisioned applications reaching beyond the purview of scientific disciplines; cybernetics was remarkable for its portability and potential application in a wide variety of contexts. This article explores connections between cybernetics and experimental music from 1950-1980, which was a period of experimentation with electronic techniques in recording, composition, and sound production and manipulation. Examples include musicians, engineers, instrument builders, composers, and scientists in collaboration with musicians who invoked cybernetic themes in their work. These uses of cybernetics were more diverse than accounts of cybernetics within the sciences suggest, presenting a major difficulty in addressing cybernetics as a homogeneous or monolithic discourse. In particular, cybernetic discourse in music often exhibited themes of openness and indeterminacy, rather than the ‘‘command and control’’ of the ‘‘closed world.’’

Altered states of consciousness as an adaptive principle for composing electroacoustic music

by Jon Weinel

PhD Thesis

The aim of this research was to use altered states of consciousness (ASCs) as an adaptive principle for composing... more The aim of this research was to use altered states of consciousness (ASCs) as an adaptive principle for composing electroacoustic music, in which common features of the ASC experience provide a basis for the design of sonic material and inform the structural design of corresponding musical sections. Various cultures throughout history have sought to undergo visionary journeys using hallucinogenic plants and drugs. In many cases these experiences have been used as a basis for the creation of art, literature and music. Informed by a survey of relevant work, this practice-led research develops a compositional process for creating electroacoustic music that is based upon hallucinogenic perceptual states. Though situated within the electroacoustic idiom, the work also draws significantly upon Western psychedelic culture and electronic dance music. The output is a creative portfolio containing a series of musical compositions, software and video. This supporting commentary describes the compositional processes in detail, and it is hoped that it will be of interest to other creative practitioners dedicated to exploring this theme in music and other mediums.

I'm the Operator with the Pocket Calculator Some Reflections on Pure Data.

by Harald Wiltsche

Digital marketing leading towards new business opportunities : Searching for collaboration between Finnish music companies and digital service companies

by Laura Immonen

Co-authored with Jaakko Joensuu. Published at Finland, Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences.

Digital technologies and processes have changed the landscape within the music industry by altering ways in which... more Digital technologies and processes have changed the landscape within the music industry by altering ways in which revenue is generated, thus opening new possibilities for marketing and sales. New marketing strategies and ways to identify and communicate with prospects and existing customers had to be found. In Finland, during the latter part of the last century, many small IT and digital services companies appeared, and therefore this thesis seeks to describe the degree to which these two types of companies are co-operating with each other within the music industry.

The research began by investigating existing digital marketing tools available for music industry. Next, a qualitative research approach was employed to explore insights provided by eight notable professionals in the Finnish music industry and digital service companies. The combination of secondary and primary data enabled to discover in both broad and deep contexts the digital marketing tools and strategies now available and the level of collaboration within the researched companies. In addition, the thesis focuses on explicating the use of web 2.0 applications by Finnish music and digital service companies.

The Integration of the PCSlib PD library in a Touch-Sensitive Interface with Musical Application

by Rafael Subía

http://lac.linuxaudio.org/2012/

This paper describes the study and use of the PCSlib library for Pure Data and its implementation in the project... more This paper describes the study and use of the PCSlib library for Pure Data and its implementation in the project "Interface Design for the development of a touch screen with musical application" [Causa, 2011] The project consists of a touch-sensitive interface that allows the drawing of musical gestures that are then mapped to a harmonic structure generated by the PCSlib library. Pure Data also is responsible of the translation and reproduction of the musical gestures viaMIDI.

Tech-Processual Shaping of Recorded Popular Song

by Dr. Samantha Bennett

Joint paper with Professor Allan Moore

To be presented at: Music and Shape Conference: AHRC Centre for Musical Performance as Creative Practice. Kings College, London. July 2012.

Endless Analogue: Situating Vintage Technologies in the Contemporary Recording & Production Workplace

by Dr. Samantha Bennett

Presented at: 7th Art of Record Production Conference. San Francisco State University. December 2011

Article submitted to: Journal on the Art of Record Production. Issue #7.

Back to the Future: The Quest for Sonic Perfection in the Age of Digitalisation

by Dr. Samantha Bennett

Presented at: Digital Pop and the Death of the Musical Artefact. Popular Music Research Unit Symposium. Goldsmiths College, London. October 2011.

Industry Standard? Adopting Digital Technologies in the Early 1980s Recording & Production Workplace

by Dr. Samantha Bennett

Presented at: Artistic Work and Creativity in the Digital Era: University of Avignon, France, May 2011.

Anti Production

by Dr. Samantha Bennett

Presented at: 6th International Art of Record Production Conference. Leeds Metropolitan University. December 2010.

Revisiting the 'Double Production Industry': Equipment Manufacturing, Consumption and the Music Technology Press in the Late 2000s

by Dr. Samantha Bennett

Presented at: Music, Law & Business - Biennial Conference of IASPM Norden, Hanasaari Cultural Centre, Helsinki,... more Presented at: Music, Law & Business - Biennial Conference of IASPM Norden, Hanasaari Cultural Centre, Helsinki, Finland. November 2010.

The Listener as Remixer: Mix Stems in Online Community and Competition Contexts

by Dr. Samantha Bennett

Presented at: Experience, Engagement, Meaning: Biennial Conference of IASPM UK/ Ireland. University of Cardiff. September 2010

No Way, Computer! Risk Aversion as an Influence on Equipment Choice Among Popular Music Producers of the Late 1990s

by Dr. Samantha Bennett

Presented at: 5th International Art of Record Production Conference. The Atrium, University of Glamorgan, Cardiff. November 2009.

Examining the Emergence and Subsequent Proliferation of Anti Production Amongst the Popular Music Producing Elite - an Overview of Doctoral Study

by Dr. Samantha Bennett

Presented at: 2nd International PhD Music Students conference, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, February 2009.

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by Lee McKnight

"Role-Playing toward a Virtual Musical Democracy in The Lord of the Rings Online," Ethnomusicology 56:1 (2012), 31-62.

by William Cheng

In and Out of the Sound Studio research project archive

by Andra McCartney

Archival document with sound files attached

In and out of the sound studio research project archive

In and out of the sound studio was a SSHRC-funded... more In and out of the sound studio research project archive

In and out of the sound studio was a SSHRC-funded multi-university research project based at Concordia University in Canada from 2000-2005, that aimed to examine and document the working methods of several female sound producers from across disciplines. Participants attended workshops, were interviewed, and contributed sound piece excerpts. This document archives the project’s website, which aimed to make the methods and philosophies of women sound producers in many fields accessible to other sound producers, as well as women’s studies scholars. The document includes links to many sound sources from the project.

Led by Concordia University (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) professor Dr. Andra McCartney, In and out of the sound studio explored themes of gender in music technologies, gender performance, and creative processes of women sound artists, producers and composers. The research team included: Dr. Beverly Diamond, Dr. Kip Pegley, Dr. Ellen Waterman, Dr. Owen Chapman, Anne-Marie Ennis, and Lisa Gasior. The participants whose interviews appear in this document include Hildegard Westerkamp, Hélène Prévost, Nancy Tobin, Marian van der Zon, Shelley Craig, Diane Leboeuf, Susan Frykberg, Pascale Trudel, Diane Labrosse, Sarah Peebles, Monique Jean, and Claire Piché.

The Springboard: The Joy of Piezo Disk Pickups for Amplified Coil Springs

by Eric Leonardson

My Indian Music Site

by Teed Rockwell

According to Academia.edu, someone just did a search with the question "Are there two Teed Rockwells?". The answer is that there are at least two, but that they all live in the same skin. For those who want to meet the musical one, you can connect to this link to see and hear videos of my Indian music. (Both Hindustani and Bollywood). There are also links to my twenty years of columns as Music Critic for India Currents Magazine.