Live Coding in SuperCollider: a Tutorial with Eli Fieldsteel
236Hey all! I'm super excited to announce the launch of my new book "Performing Electronic Music Live", which is now available for pre-order from Routledge.
This tutorial accompanies chapter 8 of the book, which is about programming custom performance tools. The video is an introduction to live coding in SuperCollider, presented by Eli Fieldsteel, assistant Professor at the University of Illinois, who hosts his own YouTube channel dedicated to SuperCollider.You can also read a summary of the book chapter below.
** Video content
00:00 Introduction
01:08 What is Live Coding?
02:40 Getting started in SuperCollider
06:10 Making sine tones, binaural beats and pink noise
09:37 Working with samples
12:19 Layering sounds
14:13 Performance demo
** Follow Eli Fieldsteel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/elifieldsteel
** Download the code and script for this video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C4gwnavy0plNaiVVRZxWrhJtRB1eW-dz/view?usp=sharing
** About chapter 8 "Programming Custom Performance Tools":
Software programming skills can give performers more control over their sound, stage presence, artist image and creative process. This chapter begins with a general introduction to programming and introduces key programming environments relevant for musicians, such as C++ within JUCE. After a series of general, inspiring artist examples, the chapter focuses on node-based programming languages, including Max and Pure Data, and live coding environments, such as SuperCollider.
When we trade commercial tools for the blank canvas of programming environments, we are no longer biased by the look and feel of popular tools. Instead, we have to critically think about who we are as performers and focus on the essentials. Whether we want to create a sonic result more quickly, present effects parameters in a novel way, make our signal flow more robust or let algorithms inspire us, there are enough reasons to leave our comfort zone.
** Find out more about the book on the companion website:
https://www.performingelectronicmusic.live
** Order the book here:
https://routledge.pub/PerformingElectronicMusicLive
** More about the book:
Performing Electronic Music Live
This comprehensive book lays out the conceptual approaches, tools and techniques for performing electronic music, from DJing, DAWs, MIDI controllers, traditional instruments, live sound design, hardware setups, custom software and hardware to live visuals, venue acoustics and live show promotion. Via the companion website, performingelectronicmusic.live, readers can expand on their knowledge with hands-on video tutorials for each chapter.
Live music is exhilarating – it creates life-changing experiences and powerful emotions. Technology can make us feel empowered, enable us to overcome limiting beliefs and allow us to achieve a high level of creative expression, no matter our background or skillset. The options are virtually endless, ranging from laptop setups to new instruments built from scratch. Through case studies and contrasting tutorials by successful artists, Kirsten Hermes guides us through many different ways in which you can create memorable experiences on stage. This is backed up with historic and scientific facts ranging from psychology to marketing. The book also features interviews with highly accomplished musicians and practitioners, including superstar trance DJ Alex M.O.R.P.H., BBC Audio R&D and live show designer Laura Escudé, who has worked with Kanye West, Missy Elliot and Herby Hancock.
The book is not a dogmatic to-do list, but rather, it explores many contrasting examples of successful approaches, to help you turn overwhelm into inspiration. Whether you are a student, hobby producer or a more advanced performer, this book gives you a comprehensive overview over your options. Students of music production courses, particularly at postgraduate level, but also researchers in the field of creative-focused performance technology will find this to be a useful, all-encompassing resource, with many starting points and resources for a deeper creative exploration.
"Performing Electronic Music Live" is part of the "Audio Engineering Society Presents" series.
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