RE: [microsound] microvising...and structures

[Gunnar Garness <ggarness@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

-----in the past, i've improvised with rebirth, fruity loops,
-----orangator, &
-----even impulse tracker (though that was far fetched).  anything that
-----allows real-time interaction can be used as a tool for live
-----improvisation; it will, however, be a different _process_ of
-----improvisation as what you'd get in say free jazz from "normal"
-----instruments.  perhaps that is what you meant?
-----
-----la lala lalala.
-----
-----~ david


Well, not really.  I certainly would shy away from using the term "normal
instruments."  But I do see your point.  Improvisation may be a harder term
than I thought to pin down.  I guess I'm interested in the notion that in
much improvisation, the body of the player is involved in an unconscious
way.  I would see totally improvised jazz sessions as the antithesis to any
sort of composed music.  I don't think that this sort of improvisation is
impossible using a laptop at all.  But it is different than the way you are
using the word improvisation.  Maybe it just requires a conscious limitation
of the parameters you wish to control, a really intuitive interface, and a
lot of practice to feel this comfortable with your instrument.


Gunnar