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Tuesday 01/39/08: Sound Design

Music 80RMusic and the WorldWideWeb

Winter 2008Tuesday and Thursday Noon-2pm

Lecturer:Synthia Payne - <[email protected]>

Teaching Assistants:Marc Sciglimpaglia - <[email protected]> A-J

Daniel Muñoz - <[email protected]> K-Z

Now Playing:SPORE



• Original source material– Rollover SFX– Background loops– Narration– Live Show– Interview



• Midterm Project– Research topics– HTML

• Tutorial



• 3dAudio• AcidJazz• AfricanEthno• AfricanMusic• AllAboutJazz• AmbientTechno• AudioCompression_1• BinauralSound• CellularAutomata• ChanceMusic• ChineseMusic• Copyright• CopyrightLaw• Cymantics

•Jazz•JazzHistory•LosslessCodecs•Microtone•MIDI_1•TheBlues•ViolinMusic•VirtualDJ•VirtualWoodwinds•VocalElimination•WomenInHiphop

•DataSonification•DrumnBass•Electronica•ElectronicMusicGuide•FileSharing_1•FilmScoring•Fractals •HiphopNetworking•HomeRecording_1•Hyperinstruments•IndependentMusic•IndigenousMusic•IntellectualProperty•InteractiveMusic•InternationalMusic•InternetRadio

•MusicalInstruments•MusicPiracy•MusicPromotion•PersianClassicalMusic•ReggaeMusic•Reverb•Sampling_1•Sampling_2•SamplingEthics•SatelliteRadio•Shockwave•SoundCards•SoundEditing•Soundhealing•StreamingAudio•SurroundSound



• Newsgroups (add forums)– Specific topic– Subscribe– Blogs and RSS feeds have replaced

some



• Clarify: Internet and World Wide Web:– ‘the Internet’ is a network of networks,a

physical connection of numerouscomputers

– ‘the World Wide Web’ is one way ofsharing information across this network

• a system of interlinked, hypertext documentsaccessed via the Internet.



• What is Telematics?– Using telecommunication networks is referred to

as “telematics”– Telepresence refers to attempts to recreate co-

located experiences - people at a distance in thesame room



• Types of Internet Music– Music that is Created or Performed in

Virtual Environments or Uses VirtualInstruments

– Music that Translates into Sound Aspectsof the Network Itself

– Music that Uses the Internet to EnableCollaborative Composition or Performance



• Types of Internet Music– Music that is Delivered via the Internet,

with Varying Degrees of User Interactivity

– Music that Translates into Sound Aspectsof the Network Itself

• PING



• Types of Internet Music– Music that is Created or Performed in

Virtual Environments or Uses VirtualInstruments

– Music that Uses the Network to ConnectPhysical Spaces or Instruments

– Music that Uses the Internet to EnableCollaborative Composition or Performance



• Online jamming, international multi-musician bands used to be a pipedream because of latency, lack ofvisuals, unified sound



• What is latency?– The time it takes for data to travel to and

from a location causes a delay - likecellphone delay

– For music this delay is awkward


Telepresent Music Improvisation

• Online music improvisation practice is informed byoffline experience

• Telemusicians bring their cultural influencesand behaviors with them online

• Telemusicians play the same instrumentsonline as they do offline, i.e. guitarists playedguitars, singers used microphones, and DJ-oriented players rapped and/or usedturntables.



• Telepresent music improvisation allowspeople to collaborate who might not haveotherwise– Distance, Family/Work commitments– Reactivate a curtailed musical practice because of

limited time and resources to find and travel tomeet other players.

– Many telemusicians are simply more inclined toplay online because they feel less inhibited in theabsence of face-to-face interaction.

• Offline informs online and vice versa



• Who can play?–Anyone can play music online

with others using everydayinstruments and equipment• Professionals• Amateurs• Students• Educators



• Where is this done?– Home studios mostly– Schools– Public events– Workshops– Concerts



• Participants- Universities

• Pauline Oliveros -– Rensselear Institute, Troy, NY - Telematic Circle– Deep Listening Institute

» Deep Listening® is a philosophy and practicedeveloped by Pauline Oliveros that distinguishes thedifference between the involuntary nature of hearingand the voluntary selective nature of listening. Theresult of the practice cultivates appreciation of soundson a heightened level, expanding the potential forconnection and interaction with one's environment,technology and performance with others in music andrelated arts.




• Pauline Oliveros - Rensselear Institute, Troy, NY• Chris Chafe - Stanford’s Center for Computer Research

in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA)– Developed the software JackTrip for real-time collaboration





in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA)• Mark Dresser - UC San Diego





in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA)• Mark Dresser - UC San Diego• Ge Wang - Princeton Laptop Orchestra (Plork)





in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA)• Mark Dresser - UC San Diego• Ge Wang - Princeton Laptop Orchestra (Plork)• W. Scott Deal - Indiana University - Telematic Collective





in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA)• Mark Dresser - UC San Diego• Ge Wang - Princeton Laptop Orchestra (Plork)• W. Scott Deal - Indiana University - Telematic Collective• Charles Nichols - University of Montana - Telematic

Collective





in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA)• Mark Dresser - UC San Diego• Ge Wang - Princeton Laptop Orchestra (Plork)• W. Scott Deal - Indiana University - Telematic Collective• Charles Nichols - University of Montana - Telematic

Collective• Synthia Payne - UC Santa Cruz



External soundcard

Firewire cableSends AudioTo and FromComputer

Mixer Out toSoundcard In

Soundcard Out To Mixer In



• What is needed?– Fast Consumer Internet Connection

• Basic DSL is fine– Internet 2

• Internet 2 is a separate backbone from



• What is needed?– Fast Internet Connection

• Basic DSL is fine• Internet 2

– Consumer grade computer (<5 y.o.)





– Consumer grade computer (<5 y.o.)– Audio Software (video optional)






• Ejamming, NINJAM, JackTrip (Internet 2)






• Ejamming, NINJAM, JackTrip (Internet 2)– External sound card (the better the better)






• Ejamming, NINJAM, JackTrip (Internet 2)– External sound card (the better the better)– Instrument(s)


Telepresent Music Improvisation• What is needed?

– Fast Internet Connection• Basic DSL is fine• Internet 2


• Ejamming, NINJAM, JackTrip (Internet 2)– External sound card (the better the better)– Instrument(s)– Headphones


Telepresent Music Improvisation• What is needed?

– Fast Internet Connection• Basic DSL is fine• Internet 2


• Ejamming, NINJAM, JackTrip (Internet 2)– External sound card (the better the better)– Instrument(s)– Headphones– Microphone and speakers optional



• Levels of Engagement– Free, Open Source, Public or Private

• NINJAM (central server on consumer Internet)• JackTrip (P2P on I2 or consumer Internet)

– Currently also free commercial services• Ejamming• tubePlug





• Music Collaboration Software– Ejamming - Free signup - <500 mile rule - Latency

• Free Software - P2P Architecture• Not open source• Agreements with BMI and ASCAP

– So people can play popular songs

• Required bandwidth– A MINIMUM of 250kbps for 2 person jams is recommended. 750kbps or

faster upload speeds are recommended for longer distance sessions withmore than 2 other musicians.

• Check your upload and download speeds at www.speedtest.net



• E-jamming



• Music Collaboration Software - continued…– NINJAM - Free - Open Source - Central Server Architecture

• Can run it on a private server and invite people• “FakeTime” - displaced timeline• original emulations of popular genres• Large DIY developer and user community who actively develop• REAPER• Creative Commons

– Share Alike. You allow others to distribute derivative works only under a license identicalto the license that governs your work. http://creativecommons.org/

– As resistance to dominant culture

• Required Bandwidth– The NINJAM client requires a fair amount of CPU power, a moderate amount of inbound

bandwidth (192kbps for a typical 4 person jam, 512kbps for an 8 person jam) and lessoutbound bandwidth (100kbps typical).



• Audio Software– NINJAM



• Audio Software– JackTrip - Linux Based - Internet 2



• The Big Challenge: Visuals– consumer grade Internet speeds are not fast enough to

allow for adequate video sync

• Temporary Solution:– Use a separate video application and mute the audio



• Video Software– iChat (Mac Only)



• Video Software– iChat (Mac Only)– iVisit



• Video Software– iChat (Mac Only)– iVisit– Skype



• Video Software– iChat (Mac Only)– iVisit– Skype– Access Grid (Internet 2)


Telepresent Music Improvisation• Videoconferencing Software

– Access Grid


Telepresent Music Improvisation• Videoconferencing Software

– UltraVideoconferencing (McGill University)



• Videoconferencing Software– iVisit



• Videoconferencing Software– iChat (Mac Only)

» From 100 Meeting Places



• Videoconferencing Software– Skype


Telepresent Music Improvisation• To Summarize

– Although it might seem that online music collaborators are separate from everydaylife…

• Online music improvisation practice is informed by everydayexperience

• Telemusicians bring offline background and behavior– Matt plays the same drum set online as he does offline– The mic I am singing through is the same one I use offline

• We would probably not have played together– Many others like us

• Telepresent Music Collaboration potentially enables people tocollaborate who might not have otherwise

• Distance, Other commitments• Reactivate• More freedom



• Telepresent Music Collaboration does not replaceface-to-face interaction– In fact many times there are multiple co-located participants

playing in the same room together

• Still many telemusicians never meet in person– More inclined to play online because they are less inhibited– Other commitments - do not have time/desire


Telepresent Music Improvisation• SOUNDPAINTING - Sarah Weaver

– Developed by Walter Thompson– Physical gestures for live composition

• Whole group• Long Tone• Play• Point to Point• Continue• Scan• Off

VolumePitch



• TELEMATIC MUSIC GROUP DESCRIPTION:This group seeks to develop a set of nascent and ongoingexperiments in telematic or "networked" performance acrossdisiplines (music/theatre/visual arts). The core of the course willbe the generation of new collaborative works over distance.

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