Re: [MMM] Re: new piece: TimeWave Canon

Dave,

Nice piece. It goes on for about 5 minutes, which I think is about
the limit (or maybe just past?) for the static timbre and rhythm to
remain interesting. I was wondering, could you not apply the same
sort of process to vary the rhythm, maybe even the timbre? Also you
could experiment with juxtaposing different sections of different
rhythmic ratios.

It feels very meditative to me (which is a compliment in my book ;) )

> Well done, Dave. I've been thinking about breaking into composition
> with something like Csound. I looked at the links to both Csound and
> Blue, but I'm a bit bewildered at all the different file options. I
> have Windows XP...what files would a rank beginner like myself need
> to download to begin experiments with Blue and Csound? (The less
> command line input, the better. I really, really, really would
> prefer a GUI interface, if possible.)

Csound itself is all command-line, but if blue is set up properly you
won't need to see any of it (except to debug errors in your code).
Also, the microtonal piano rolls in blue are completely awesome.
Theoretically, the only typing you still need to do is in the
instrument-building. IMO it's worth it though, as it's still easier
(for me at least) than breaking out the saw and chisels to make a
marimba :-D

Chris

Thanks, Chris. I agree, five minutes is a good limit for this sort of thing. I'm likely to do something else eventually that would explore different aspects of this material, so we'll see.

Glad you find it meditative, especially since that's a quality I strive for in almost every piece I make.

- Dave

c.m.bryan wrote:
> Dave,
> > Nice piece. It goes on for about 5 minutes, which I think is about
> the limit (or maybe just past?) for the static timbre and rhythm to
> remain interesting. I was wondering, could you not apply the same
> sort of process to vary the rhythm, maybe even the timbre? Also you
> could experiment with juxtaposing different sections of different
> rhythmic ratios.
> > It feels very meditative to me (which is a compliment in my book ;) )