Hi Ivica, Thanks for sharing this wonderful work. Best wishes, Gavin. > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 23:43:44 -0400 > From: "Ivica Ico Bukvic" <ico@xxxxxxxx> > Subject: [linux-audio-user] [ANN] "Symmetries" premiere recording now > available (and other goodies) > To: "'A list for linux audio users'" > <linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "'The Linux Audio > Developers' Mailing List'" <linux-audio-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, > <pd-list@xxxxxx> > Message-ID: <20050430033720.LBMR3834.gx5.fuse.net@64BitBadass> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Greetings all, > > First off, apologies for cross-posting... > > I would just like to share the quick-and-dirty downmix of the premiere > of my latest work "Symmetries" (that took place at the last-week's > "Linux Audio Conference" in Karlsruhe, Germany) with the LAU/LAD as > well as Pd community. Without you guys, this piece would never have > been possible :-). > > As my token of gratitude, in conjunction with this release I am also > releasing the soundfont that I've built from scratch using exclusively > Linux software (Swami, Rezound) and specifically for use in this > piece. For more info on each of these please see notes below. > > As always, your feedback is much appreciated! > > ------------------- > > About "Symmetries:" > > Symmetries (for computer and optional violin) is an experiment in > relegating musical structure and expression to the inherently stupid > box of transistors. By concurrently utilizing various GNU/Linux audio > software(Fluidsynth/QSynth, Pd, LADSPA, Jack-rack, JACK) it was > composer's intention to generate a lush interactive texture whose > frail balance engenders a consistent forward drive. In an > ever-changing array of hierarchical probabilities no two instances are > expected to ever be the same. The piece has been designed to be > completely modular in terms of computer-driven sound diffusion and can > utilize 2-8 channels. > > For its premiere the piece used 8-channel diffusion. However, the > recordings below are provided in a stereo-downmix form. > > Hardware used in performance was eMachines m6807 laptop (64-bit AMD > 3000+), RME HDSP Multiface, and a Peavey 1600x midi controller that I > used to control some of the timbral nuances via Pd and Jack-Rack > (LADSPA). > > The violin part was played by Ania Zielinska (Poland) who commissioned > the work. > > ------------------- > > There are 3 recordings available: > > 1) 128-bit (fixed rate) 48KHz OGG recording of the premiere: > > http://meowing.ccm.uc.edu/~ico/Symmetries_LAC_2005_premiere.ogg > (5.8MB) > > 2) 128-bit 48KHz MP3 recording of the premiere: > > http://meowing.ccm.uc.edu/~ico/Symmetries_LAC_2005_premiere.mp3 > (6.0MB) > > 3) 64-bit 44KHz MP3 of the computer part: > > http://meowing.ccm.uc.edu/~ico/Symmetries.mp3 (2.8MB) > Best wishes, > > Ivica Ico Bukvic, composer & multimedia sculptor > http://meowing.ccm.uc.edu/~ico/
