University of Illinois Laptop Ensemble

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332492952009-05-16T00:09:32.278-05:00University of Illinois Laptop EnsembleNew music and instruments for performers and composers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Steve Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17246042408287513341noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33249295.post-1169498079341194452007-01-22T14:24:00.000-06:002007-01-23T09:12:58.550-06:00Food for thought

April 28, 1983"High-tech" music is very canny, i.e., ultra-knowing and sophisticated. As sound, it tends to be "brilliant," full of spit and polish, flashy as hell, lots of fancy-footwork, if not to say also lots of fireworks and uses of the orchestra . . . as a machine which operates at high levels of physical power and ingenuity . . . But what is gained in treating the orchestra as a gleaming,

Josephine Changhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02197442470764313806josephinechang@sbcglobal.net0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33249295.post-1166495499062406432006-12-18T20:23:00.000-06:002006-12-18T20:31:39.076-06:00Illiac Band?

How about using the Illiac in the ensemble name somewhere? As long as that's OK with the powers that be.Also - I'm thinking of converting this blog into the laptop ensemble blog, that seems easiest as long as there are no objections.

Steve Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17246042408287513341noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33249295.post-1166327503588569052006-12-16T21:49:00.000-06:002006-12-16T21:51:43.610-06:00Laptop Ensemble Name Proposition

"Illaps."Has the "Ill" for Illinois, has a reference to laptops, and puns semi-meaninglessly with "elapse."Does anybody even check this blog anymore?

Colin Holterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08628948439550077898noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33249295.post-1165691763266344392006-12-09T13:15:00.000-06:002006-12-09T13:16:12.186-06:00SUCK ON THIS! LIVE ELECTRONICS!

MCRORIE! (not martin)

Keith Manlovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03360934401350644761noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33249295.post-1164986325888093832006-12-01T09:02:00.000-06:002006-12-01T09:19:41.696-06:003QuarksDaily.com

I don't usually do this - but I just found out that one of my Max/MSP pieces is featured today on a website I read regularly, 3quarksdaily.com:http://3quarksdaily.blogs.comIt's for a festival in Ithaca, NY, with the Harvard string physicist Lisa Randall and Bang on a Can, among others.Here's more info about the festival:http://www.lightinwinter.com/festival_events/program.phpAnd just a reminder -

Steve Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17246042408287513341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33249295.post-1164744306322768122006-11-28T14:01:00.000-06:002006-11-28T14:05:35.163-06:00CNMAT spectral tutorials

Here are the spectral tutorials I showed in class today, written by Michael Zbyszynski. Very interesting!http://www.cnmat.berkeley.edu/MAX/downloads/To make sure everything works, you should download "everything" (about 13MB), from the set of links at the top of the table. The objects are listed individually below.

Steve Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17246042408287513341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33249295.post-1164530178245278172006-11-26T02:33:00.000-06:002006-11-26T02:36:18.256-06:00Possibly the greatest controller ever?

MIDIGUN!!!!

Keith Manlovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03360934401350644761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33249295.post-1164048925525955782006-11-20T12:54:00.000-06:002006-11-20T13:53:06.670-06:00Miller Puckette on campus

Max and Pd author Miller Puckette will be on campus Monday, December 11, giving a talk at 4 pm, probably in Siebel. There's a possibility we can play a gig for him in Siebel, probably that afternoon (if it doesn't conflict with people taking finals). Anyone interested?

Steve Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17246042408287513341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33249295.post-1164048864482667142006-11-20T12:48:00.000-06:002006-12-02T15:11:26.383-06:00Call for auditions/jam session 1/19

For laptop ensemble (Music 499, Spring 2007) I would like to hold auditions for anyone interested. Name of the ensemble, anyone? Guy Garnett and I will be co-instructors for the course.- First week of class, Friday, January 19- Siebel room 3113 (Guy Garnett's lab)We will supply mics, speakers and video projectors; we have computers, but if you can bring your own computers/interfaces that will

Steve Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17246042408287513341noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33249295.post-1163901492668780542006-11-18T19:57:00.000-06:002006-11-18T19:59:42.426-06:00Another controller

LEDS!

Keith Manlovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03360934401350644761noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33249295.post-1163642340366402742006-11-15T19:57:00.000-06:002006-11-15T19:59:00.380-06:00Grey Music?

Hey all,I just came across this and thought it might provoke some interesting discussion about using visual adjectives to describe music. enjoy?http://www.schoenberg.at/4_exhibits/asc/Kandinsky/Farbe_e.htm

shanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04582769367625896883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33249295.post-1163461482596196192006-11-13T17:42:00.000-06:002006-11-13T17:44:42.610-06:00More pictures from the Beckman Gig!

Hey all,I just made an album on facebook of the pictures I took from the Beckman gig. Sorry it took me so long for the pictures to get up. Here is the link to the album:http://uillinois.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2143671&id=1900414If you aren't my "facebook friend" or can't see the album, just friend me and you'll have access to the album. I really just want more friends I guess.

mccrorynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33249295.post-1163406824465617542006-11-13T02:09:00.000-06:002006-11-13T02:33:44.490-06:00seeking collaborator

Fellow Maxers,Alas, I missed class last Tues. due to a performance in GA. Is anyone available to work with me for the final project? I am composing a piece for piano and was hoping one of you Maxheads would like to collaborate... it is an otherworldy piece (Io, one of Jupiter's moons) and needs some crazy MAX/MSP patchwork. I need to present stuff in class Thurs., so need someone to rehearse

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10476614942914861754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33249295.post-1163272375462618192006-11-11T12:57:00.000-06:002006-11-11T13:12:55.476-06:00New Orleans ICMC

Lots of interesting pieces at the ICMC this year in New Orleans, and a good showing by UIUC, yeah! Of particular interest was a presentation by Dan Trueman of Princeton, on his experiences with PLOrk over the past year. Their ensemble is made of 15 people all on laptops, sitting on cushions, kind of like Indian classical music. Typically they have an arc of 9 players in the back, a row of 4 in

Steve Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17246042408287513341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33249295.post-1163085606836517832006-11-09T09:14:00.000-06:002006-11-09T09:20:06.860-06:00Music 415

the Cage controversy continues:"At the actual performance of Imaginary Landscape the hour was later than anticipated before the work’s turn came on the program, so that the ‘instruments’ were unable to capture programs diversified enough to present a really interesting specific result. Members of the performing group said that some of the rehearsals captured much more exciting ingredients for the

Josephine Changhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02197442470764313806josephinechang@sbcglobal.net5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33249295.post-1163031522621396762006-11-08T18:16:00.000-06:002006-11-08T18:19:10.703-06:00Steve's Obsession with Pitch

For all those lost souls that care about pitch, JMSL!Word to your mother.

Keith Manlovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03360934401350644761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33249295.post-1162920841038911512006-11-07T11:26:00.000-06:002006-11-16T10:14:38.556-06:00Rehearsal schedule

Thursday 11/16 - Juri, Nathan and Talia; Sam and ???Tuesday 11/28 - Vincent, Moon, Shane, and Packy; Jin Ho, Sam and Brian; Marty, Vincent and maybe PackyThursday 11/30 - Jake and Nathan; Colin w/MotionStar (videolink)Tuesday 12/5 - (ST is out of town)Thursday 12/7 - Jimmy and Josephine; Keith and everyone

Steve Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17246042408287513341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33249295.post-1162917065071258902006-11-07T10:22:00.000-06:002006-11-07T10:31:05.090-06:00Final Project

Instruments:Saxophone - SATB, EWI, clarinet (Nathan Mandel)Piano / Keys - Brian Gulik, Sam Gingher, Josephine ChangCello, Electric Bass, Electric Mandolin - Talia DickerElec. Bass - Vincent MurphyPercussion - Marty McCrory"Violin" - Jimmy BunchGuitar, Bass, Steel Guitar (elec. Mandolin) perc - Packy LundholmPerc - Jake Rundall, Keith Manlove, Jimmy BunchCello, Piano - Juri SeoVocals - Shane

Steve Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17246042408287513341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33249295.post-1162829487530629222006-11-06T10:03:00.000-06:002006-11-06T10:11:27.543-06:00More on phase vocoders and fft

Cycling 74 has posted an excellent article on phase vocoding, complete with new tutorial patches by computer music stars Richard Dudas and Cort Lippe.http://www.cycling74.com/story/2006/11/2/113327/823

Steve Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17246042408287513341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33249295.post-1162779427685303382006-11-05T20:10:00.000-06:002006-11-05T20:17:07.696-06:00We, like Wu-Tang, are for the children

Just wanted to report in on this afternoon's MTNA gig. Talia and I gave a lecture-performance for a bunch of kids and their parents; I thought it went pretty well. Big thanks to Talia, to Josephine, and to Keeril for buying a bunch of useful stuff.

Colin Holterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08628948439550077898noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33249295.post-1162776125377865492006-11-05T19:20:00.000-06:002006-11-05T19:22:05.393-06:00

Josephine Changhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02197442470764313806josephinechang@sbcglobal.net1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33249295.post-1162579750813540012006-11-03T12:35:00.000-06:002006-11-03T12:49:10.826-06:00Paradiso and the Future

Great gig last night at Paradiso! I think it went much better overall than the Beckman gig.For the rest of the term, I want to use class time for rehearsal as much as possible - and I want to specifically include people who have not yet performed at Beckman or Caffe Paradiso. So bring instruments and come to class on Tuesday ready to work on music: I'll start, Jimmy, with your two pieces from

Steve Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17246042408287513341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33249295.post-1162540966417893812006-11-03T02:02:00.000-06:002006-11-03T02:02:46.430-06:00Paradiso 11/2

Hey guys, I just wanted to say great job tonight to those who did the Cafe gig! I'm sorry I missed a lot of it, but I had a rehearsal to get to. Anyway keep up the good work everyone (especially with handling all the cable rat's nests and near-meltdowns), and I'll see you all Tuesday!-Packy

Packy Lundholmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09143105804319340197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33249295.post-1162445835025605252006-11-01T23:37:00.000-06:002006-11-01T23:37:15.026-06:00Sorry, here's the link...

http://messageboard.tapeop.com/viewtopic.php?t=38697

Packy Lundholmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09143105804319340197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33249295.post-1162445793436814972006-11-01T23:36:00.000-06:002006-11-01T23:36:33.456-06:00Compression/The Loudness Wars

Hiya folks, I thought this might be of interest to those who want to know more about our discussion of compression and commercial CDs of the last 10 years. It's a bit long, and not directly connected to the class I suppose, but it's very good. And kinda scary too.

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