Microcosm for Sonic Mediation Table and Wave Field Synthesis

Jonas Braasch

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract

The sonic meditation table is part of the artists extended saxophone practice. It is an inverted soprano saxophone with clamped keys and different mouthpieces attached to the saxophone through a hose for low frequency drone tones. The instrument was inspired by Pauline Oliveros’ Deep Listening Practice and Mazen Kerbaj’s improvisational trumpet work. For this conference presentation, the sonic mediation table is augmented by a wave field synthesis installation with live electronics (VCV rack with Max/MSP) also using a spatialization technique called virtual microphone control that was developed by the performer.

Citation

Jonas Braasch. 2024. Microcosm for Sonic Mediation Table and Wave Field Synthesis. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15028189

BibTeX Entry

@article{nime2024_music_47,
 abstract = {The sonic meditation table is part of the artists extended saxophone practice. It is an inverted soprano saxophone with clamped keys and different mouthpieces attached to the saxophone through a hose for low frequency drone tones. The instrument was inspired by Pauline Oliveros’ Deep Listening Practice and Mazen Kerbaj’s improvisational trumpet work. For this conference presentation, the sonic mediation table is augmented by a wave field synthesis installation with live electronics (VCV rack with Max/MSP) also using a spatialization technique called virtual microphone control that was developed by the performer.},
 address = {Utrecht, Netherlands},
 articleno = {47},
 author = {Jonas Braasch},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.15028189},
 editor = {Laurel Smith Pardue and Palle Dahlstedt},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 month = {September},
 numpages = {2},
 pages = {164--165},
 presentation-video = {https://vimeo.com/913265461},
 title = {Microcosm for Sonic Mediation Table and Wave Field Synthesis},
 track = {Music},
 url = {http://nime.org/proceedings/2024/nime2024_music_47.pdf},
 year = {2024}
}