{"id":15,"date":"2015-02-04T16:35:02","date_gmt":"2015-02-04T16:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whatismodular.com\/wp4\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2020-05-11T23:48:45","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T23:48:45","slug":"mm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/whatismodular.com\/wp4\/mm\/","title":{"rendered":"Modular Music"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\"\"Hipster Modular –\u00a0am ab ie 1.0 (live)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Amabie<\/strong> (\u30a2\u30de\u30d3\u30a8) is a legendary Japanese mermaid or merman with 3 legs, who allegedly emerges from the sea and prophesies either an abundant harvest or an epidemic. We leverage this theme of 3 limbs for our electronic art event – The Artist, the Musician and the Audience. The Hipster Modular recordings (aka \u201cFragments\u201d) documented here were captured during the 5\/7\/2020 \u201cam ab ie\u201d event with the cover art painted in realtime via aggie.io.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

1. Artists \/\/<\/strong> Artists paint or draw with the collaborative Aggie.io platform. They can see their collaborations in real-time. Their painting is shared in real-time via Zoom.<\/p>\n

2. Musicians \/\/<\/strong> For electronic performances, audio is mixed and sent directly to Zoom. In this performance, audio was mixed (and tracked) with Ableton Live, then sent via anlog connection to a Zoom Q2n-4k camera for input into a MS Surface running Zoom, with Hipster Modular logo as a virtual background.<\/p>\n

3. Audience \/\/<\/strong> The combination of the drawing, event flyer and musician audio and video are shared to Youtube Live. The archive can be viewed at: https:\/\/youtu.be\/a2CaNutczhU<\/p>\n

Server \/\/<\/strong> Since a solid network is key and Zoom doesn\u2019t always play well with real-time drawing applications, a \u201cserver\u201d on a fast network is used to combine Zoom with Camtwist desktop sharing.<\/p>\n

Playtime:<\/strong> 72 minutes, 18 Seconds presented as 8 Fragments with 2 additional Fragments available via download<\/p>\n

Frag. 1<\/strong> – (109\/7:16) \u201cGood News<\/em>\u201d – Fl\u00fcgelhorn, Frame drum
\nFrag. 2<\/strong> – (149.9\/9:58) \u201cPlacebo Controlled<\/em>\u201d – VCV Rack, Doepfer modular, SH-01a
\nFrag. 3<\/strong> – (149.9\/9:58) \u201cDon\u2019t Wait<\/em>\u201d Fl\u00fcgelhorn
\nFrag. 4<\/strong> – (92\/6:08) \u201cCan You Explain<\/em>\u201d Fl\u00fcgelhorn<\/p>\n

Frag. 5<\/strong> – (9:04) \u201cAs Much as You Can<\/em>\u201d Flute, Simpler
\nFrag. 6<\/strong> – (149.9\/9:58) (9:58) \u201cEmergency Usage<\/em>\u201d Fl\u00fcgelhorn, Frame
\nFrag. 7<\/strong> – (149.9\/9:58) \u201cTempting a Rebound<\/em>\u201d Fl\u00fcgelhorn
\nFrag. 8<\/strong> – (149.9\/9:58) \u201cVery Slowly<\/em>\u201d, VCV Rack w\/probability-driven FM-OP & Interzone, Doepfer.<\/p>\n

Instrumentation \/\/<\/strong> The musical performance utilized a collection of acoustic instruments, Doepfer harware modular (with Eventide H9Max effect), Roland TR-09 drum machine (with Obscura effect), SH-01a ynthesizer and a VCV Rack virtual modular rig. The soundscape was mixed and recorded with Ableton Live. The Fl\u00fcgelhorn, Shakuhachi and Frame Drum (played with specialized dual-egg-beater whisks, pictured above) was looped with a TC Voicelive Touch 2 and routed via USB into the mix computer.<\/p>\n

The virtual modular Rack (pictured below) included 3 probability-driven synthesizer voices, a synthesized drum, a sampler (for one Fauci phrase), delay and reverb effects. The Rack was controlled using a Behringer X-Touch mini with the TrevoCon-X-Touch M4L plugin. The virtual modular was sync\u2019d with with Link and stereo mix sent to the mix computer with Dante Via. The 90-minute live recording was sliced into 10 logical Fragments (of less than 10-minutes each). Each Fragment features (and is named after) a prominante Fauci sample. The Fragments do not repeat any sample except for the \u201cPlacebo Controlled\u201d processed phrase from the VCV Rack. The first 8 of those Fragments are presented on this audio CD. For more information see: http:\/\/Whatismodular.com\/PHP012<\/p>\n

Credits \/\/<\/strong> Concept and curation by T. Henthorn<\/strong> and Gen<\/strong> Cover
\ndrawing by Gen Music by Hipster Modular<\/strong>
\nFragmentation and Master by T. Henthorn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Follows is a screenshot of the VCV Rack used for this CD.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Hipster Modular – Die\u00a0Atem Sets<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“die Atem Sets” is a capture of a live, online performance by Hipster Modular on 4\/10\/2020. The performance was shared in 4 areas – via Youtube, with Remixed projected video, back onto Youtube Live and via Radio Axiom. The intent was to communicate essential information through repurposed media. The audio was archived and re-shared in 4 parts.<\/p>\n

die Atem Sets, ein Klangleistung von Hipster Modular:<\/p>\n

Breathing (or ventilation) is the process of moving air into and out of the lungs to facilitate gas exchange with the internal environment, mostly by bringing in oxygen and flushing out carbon dioxide.<\/p>\n

A ventilator is a machine that provides mechanical ventilation by moving breathable air into and out of the lungs, to deliver breaths to a patient who is physically unable to breathe, or breathing insufficiently. Modern ventilators are computerized microprocessor-controlled machines, but patients can also be ventilated with a simple, hand-operated bag valve mask. Ventilators are chiefly used in intensive-care medicine, home care, and emergency medicine (as standalone units) and in anesthesiology (as a component of an anesthesia machine). During the pandemic of 2020, the U.S. president turned ventilators into a form of patronage while the California state positioned itself as a “Nation State” to procure and redistribute the medical equipment. As such, the term “ventilate” is now associated with political posturing.<\/p>\n

The Hipster is “A person who follows the latest trends and fashions, especially those regarded as being outside the cultural mainstream.” The Atem (German for breath) is a living process that is essential to life itself. The tools such as ventilators come and go with infection statistics – they are the embodiment of trend – a fashion that follows viruses, culture, political lies, political posturing, and random environmental factors – the chaos surrounding the Atem character establishes it as a passive hipster.<\/p>\n

The Visual presentation of the “Atem Sets” is live performance video chromakeyed onto a collection of 4 media backdrops – (1) a static image, (2) video from a side camera, (3) video from a rear camera, and (4) video of makeshift, emergency, ventilator research labs. The produced video is broadcast via Zoom and recast to Youtube Live for public consumption. The same video is captured by Radio Axiom, reprocessed, projected, recaptured and rebroadcast. The total media, from 4 sources, is repurposed 4 times.<\/p>\n

The Sonic presentation of the “Atem Sets” leverages live\/looped breaths and fl\u00fcgelhorn combined with essential instructions for those suffering from Covid-19. Synthesis techniques from the ’60s, ’80s and 21st century are used to produce a final soundscape which is then cut into 4 pieces.<\/p>\n

#DigitechObscura #DoepferModular (A-146×2,A-143-9×2,A-138) #EventideH9Max #EventideH910 #KMIK-mix #LaunchpadProMk3 #NobletFlugel #RolandSH-01A #RolandSPD-SX #RolandTR-09 #ShureBeta56 #TCHelicon #AbletonLive #LiveLooping #88BPM<\/p>\n

#COVID19 #coronavirus #444 #FearFearFear<\/p>\n

#BienNacidoVineyard<\/p>\n

#HipsterModular<\/p>\n

Sample credit:
\nUK Dr. Sarfaraz Munshi of Queens Hospital demonstrates breathing techniques for COVID-19 patients who are struggling to breathe or having a cough fit.<\/p>\n

Performance video at:
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