sarana

I have recently acquired Access Virus TI2, which will be an integral part of my future live performances. I’ll no longer play live music with the devices I’ve played so far, and ESQ-1 and Polysix have been retired to studio use only. I’m building a completely new setup and completely new style of creating music live, and the setup will also be much easier to carry around.

I need to abandon the methods and automations, preset rules and systems and break through to something much more unique and personal. I will create my own fluid and infinite tuning system as well as integrate myself physically with the music creation process via my brainwaves. The process is just at the beginning. The devices of the former setup had become an intuitive part of me over the years, and to have a decent touch with the new ones takes a bit time.

I have purchased an EEG headset from Emotiv, the Emotiv EPOC research model.

This will allow me to integrate the brainwaves to my musical output. The device also makes it possible to control sound by thought. At the moment I’m studying Max/MSP, which will be the central piece of my future live sets. With Max it’s possible to freely mix all of the elements, including possible light and video effects.

With additonal programming the system would also allow outside participation over the internet.

I’ve just finished the sound design of an indie movie, and I’m heading back towards sound exploration. I’m building a fluid tuning system on Max/MSP, with which I’m able to play along any sound scape or sound, in real time or recorded.

The H-Pi microtonal keyboard I ordered should be ready in a month or so, and I’ve also acquired new sound devices to play with and make the live setup more compact.

There will be a new sarana album this year. It’ll be a little like the first one, what comes to the music, but with a unifying feel. I’ll also begin to release tracks from my archives again soon.