21 Mo' shepard tones/risset rhythms

So in trying to get better max algorithms for risset rhythms (rithms?) I went through the Max for live database of objects searching for anything and found this INSNSSANNANNEEE one. I just had to share it here.

Shepard Tones are the "eternal glissando illusion" where the pitch and dynamic of different voices are precisely calculated so that they appear to rise forevs. Basically your ear tracks one voice rising thats fading out, and as a lower rising pitch fades in your ear thinks they are the same voice so you just hear one "rising" voice

Here's a little video that shows whats going on, using the piano part of my quintuplet groove thing I did a few days ago.



SO YOU CAN JUST DO THIS TO ANY AUDIO IN LIVE NOW HOLY CRAP!!!1!!
I think its pretty amazing that it works for any audio example, I tried a whole heap of different stuff and the results were excellent. Also it's an audio effect too (not an instrument or midi thing), so yeh, it can be applied in realtime to an instrument in performance, obviously the instrument would have to be amplified but yeh. That's really torn me a new one today.

My plan is to basically lift all the creator of this patch's maths and apply it to a sig~ controlling a groove~. The deal with risset rhythms is they create an eternal accelerando by mapping tempo to dynamics. Hopefully I can use some of this insane programming to make a similar patch for a risset rhythm.

device can be downloaded here: http://www.maxforlive.com/library/device/477/fp-glissando

in-progress string quartet for violins

Amongst my deadlines this month is another quartet, following the one I finished a few days ago. This is the first five pages - this music seems to be flowing a lot better for me. I don't know if it's because it's more simple or, because it's for four violins, if it's because I have lower expectations for myself, but it's more fun this time... I'll check back in at the end to see if it stayed that way!

orchestral thesis second post

I said I'd make a post about the first movement!

It is noise, so no midi.

I'm still trying to figure out the best way to notate this. I think I've found a good way. Maybe if I don't say what's supposed to happen and just show the score, you guys can tell me if it makes sense or no.

I couldn't get the images to upload to this site, so it's an external link again, I'm afraid.

Link: http://christineelisechen.com/2017/11/21/orchestral-thesis-second-post/

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