I'm a novice to electronic music, but I have a lot of practical knowledge for the rest of music and music theory. Today, Hopes&Fears looks at the revolutionary object-oriented computer program Max/MSP, that’s been used everywhere from the glossiest of club tracks to the most purgatorial waves of glitch.
Given that my background and general inclinations lean toward more of a performance approach to music, what's the best approach for creating an environment that can be actively modulated to suit a somewhat spontaneous performance?Īgain, I apologize for the completely basic question, but hopefully this will be a more productive approach than aimless tinkering. With the constantly growing popularity and ever-abstract nature of electronic music, it helps to sort through the sea by picking one concrete aspect and diving in. What is, generally speaking, the best way to approach being able to make a setup that can at least be used for semi-live improvisation? Any good YouTube content to point me in the right direction? Other than that, I don't know what else to use or how other people even approach setting an electronic music environment. I feel like I'd almost have better luck just running my Axe FX into a bunch of plug-ins and crossing my fingers PPOOLL is a cruel mistress. I tried using PPOOLL (The Max/MSP runtime tool thing) because of the Fennesz connection, but I'm absolutely stumbling around in the dark with that one. I have a semi-functional knowledge of Ableton and Max/MSP that I've been able to tool around with.
Unfortunately, I have no idea how to approach any of it.Ĭurrently, I have Ableton, which I use for the recordings I've done with guitars and synths in the past. Gerri Jger: drums, percussion, electronics. Ayankoko: ppooll on Max/MSP Mathieu Garrouste: electronics, tapes Gerri Jäger: drums, percussion, electronics Recorded at STEIM Amsterdam on the 23rd/24th of october 2012 Mixed and mastered by Sandor Caron at Movement 20p studio Artwork by C. While I've managed to get incredibly proficient as a guitarist, it was always works like Fennesz's " Endless Summer" and Jim O'Rourke's " I'm Happy and I'm Singing and a 1, 2, 3, 4" that made me most excited about exploring laptop music. line-up: Ayankoko: ppooll on Max/MSP Mathieu Garrouste: electronics, tapes. I've done some recording work before, and I've had plenty of experience with using computers, but now I'm more interested in jumping into the deeper waters of less-than conventional composition. Most of my musical background comes from live playing, primarily guitar, synths/piano, and a little residual woodwind knowledge I occasionally employ. This is a woefully broad question, so please forgive me on that.Įlectronic music composition: where do I even begin?