[microsound] ***microacoustic music project***

David Leith david.leith at telus.net
Tue Dec 15 21:57:55 EST 2009


interested
On Dec 15, 2009, at 2:29 PM, Kim Cascone wrote:

> .microsound community project: microacoustic music
>
> what is .microsound? what will it sound like in 10 years time?
> is it purely music made via digital means or can it shape shift  
> into using acoustic musical instruments?
> what is the sound of microacoustic music?
> let's find out
> each microsound member gets a chance to describe what microacoustic  
> music sounds like to them
>
>
> GUIDELINES:
>
> - length: all works must be 2 minutes maximum
>
> - deadline: February 1 2010
>
> - mp3 files: filenames use only ALPHANUMERICS; i.e. NO spaces  
> (underbars_and-hyphens-are-OK), stereo, encoded at 192 - 320kbps  
> and have ID3 tags!! please make sure they have ID3 tags!
> content: all sound sources are acoustic musical instruments
> with NO processing other than the following:
> - mixing/layering
> - editing (cut 'n paste)
> - slowing down or speeding up
> - filtering/EQ
>
> instruments can be detuned, woodwinds played as percussion, stick a  
> sax mouthpiece on a bassoon, contact mic'd, deconstructed, use  
> extended techniques, destroyed or played 'properly' then (de) 
> composed in editing
>
> files should be placed here:
>
> http://www.microsound.org/repository/
>
> there is also a link on the microsound.org front page
>
> ***you MUST be sub'd to the list before you are allowed to upload  
> files
>
> the server checks for you against the list of sub'ers
>
> if you are having trouble write to Paulo or John and ask them to  
> update the list
> (has to be done by hand IIRC)
>
> ___remember to name and tag your files properly or they will be  
> taken down___
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