The main objective of this project is to provide a live music experience, which not only gets audiences dancing and having fun, but also provides vibrational healing, through the use of 'healing' frequencies, produced electronically, that will physiologically benefit people at a cellular and molecular level.
Specifically, I will be
implementing an alternate tuning system, which I have been developing, more or less thinking about, for about two years now. This tuning system is based off a healing frequency, as of this point 528Hz seems to be the best to use. However, I will be continuing to search for others, specifically looking for substantial research
showing a frequency's potential to physiologically heal cells, DNA, etc. Using this “base” frequency, the Bohlen 833 cents scale will be applied to establish a range of frequencies to use for melody notes and chords.
I will then implement
this system, using Csound and Max/MSP and in conjunction with Ableton Live, produce a Csound4Live instrument that will take the audio output from an analog instrument (primarily focused on acoustic drums, but also hoping to apply strings, horns, and vocals), through use of a microphone and output electronic melodic and harmonic content that is algorithmically generated, using synthesis & processing in Csound as well as additional processing in Ableton.
Once this software system is in
place, the composition phase of the project will ensue, and a series of songs
will be written and arranged, utilizing a vast array of instruments going
through this system, focused on creating a balance between the live instruments and the algorithmically generated electronic components.
If there is still time
between the composing phase of the project and the final presentation of the
project (a live performance, featuring the system in realtime), I
plan on developing a supplementary system, taking the data from the tuning
system, through Ableton's API and sending it via OSC to a digital canvas which will display the data
visually and then, with a visual artist, painting on the digital canvas,
sending OSC back to the audio system, generating further chordal and melodic
content (in the tuning system described above), a seamless audio+visual multimedia experience will result. However, this might be viewed more as an extension for the future development of
this project, and is not the main objective. However, there is strong desire to
include this supplementary system in the final presentation of the project.
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