MOVING SOUNDS FESTIVAL | WORKSHOP | ELECTRIC INDIGO : “A DIVE INTO GRANULAR SYNTHESIS”
In this workshop, Susanne Kirchmayr aka Electric Indigo will discuss her own artistic approach and show how recordings can be changed into a wide variety of rich sounds. Participants will receive hands-on examples. In particular, the artist will demonstrate how Granulator II can be used to transform the source material into increasingly abstract sounds.
TOPICS:
– Granular (re-)synthesis and “micro-sampling”
– Granulator II (MaxForLive Device)
– Sound and composition examples
REQUIRED EQUIPMENT:
– Laptop, headphones
– Ableton Live 9+ (including MaxForLive), Granulator II (download: roberthenke.com/technology/granulator.html)
– Also welcome: other devices, synthesizers or Apps for granular synthesis on the respective platforms
– Helpful, but not necessary: audio files (WAV or AIFF) as a starting material, selected from a specific interest/motive
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Electric Indigo is a DJ, composer and musician with a performing career in 38 countries across Europe, Asia and the Americas. Representing an intelligent and distinguished interpretation of techno and electronic music, she creates pieces for concert spaces, clubs and sound installations. Occasionally her producing activity also involves stage plays and short films. In her compositions and live performances, she emphasizes the spatial-temporal placement of subtly elaborated sounds and structures, often generated from speech recordings. Electric Indigo shuttles between Vienna and Berlin.
More information:
www.movingsoundsfestival.org
THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED. For inquiries and to be put on the waiting list, please write to Jakob.MARBOE@bmeia.gv.at
photo by Stefan Fuhrer
VENUE
Pioneer Works
159 Pioneer Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn