noteScape
Date
2016-06
Authors
Skinner, Brandon
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
University of Oregon
Abstract
noteScape
is
a
piece
performed
at
the
Future
Music
Oregon
concert
at
the
UO
School
of
Music
and
Dance
in
June
2015.
noteScape
is
also
the
name
of
the
program
I
wrote
using
free,
open-‐source
software
(PureData
and
GEM)
to
accomplish
this
performance.
In
noteScape,
performers
are
cued
by
computer-‐generated
on-‐screen
visual
prompts.
The
large
projection
during
performance
takes
the
place
of
the
traditional
paper
score
and
guides
the
performers
in
their
playing.
Also,
live,
instantaneous
visual
feedback
of
each
player’s
individual
sonic
output
(pitch
and
amplitude)
is
displayed
on
the
same
screen.
The
system
facilitates
live,
two-‐way
musical
communication
between
conductor/composer
and
performers.
A
large
part
of
the
purpose
behind
this
work
is
to
explore
the
possibilities
afforded
by
this
system.
Live
composition
with
a
mid-‐sized
ensemble
is
possible,
as
well
as
gaming/improvisation
scenarios
between
performers
with
no
composer/conductor
necessary.
The
key
innovations
explored
in
noteScape
are:
the
live,
highly
calibrated
analysis
of
players’
sonic
output,
the
instantaneous
visual
representation
of
that
data
on
screen
for
performers
and
audience,
and
the
use
of
that
data
in
performance,
improvisation,
and/or
composition
schemes.
Description
Keywords
Intermedia Music Technology, PureData, GEM, Future Music Oregon, Improvisation, Live composition, Music technology