Revision as of 18:15, 2 December 2024

Concept

We came together for only 1 meeting before the show were we discussed wanting to make a live show through and through. We all wanted to make something that was fun for us to make and not stick to a certain script religiously. We chose Generous Practises by Femke Snelting to 'perform' live and read aloud since it already had the right structure.

Roles

Wyn/Claudio
Sevgi
Kim
Feline

Pre-production

After learning VCV Rack in the course, we wanted to make a sound jamming. VCV Rack is an open-source software, imitating the working process of synthesis modules. We decided to use live jamming as the main protocol and work on live-jamming instruments that we can use on our computers to then connect to the radio stream.

Lukas turned on the stream prematurely so we can get into the spirit of LIVE radio. It was controversial but helpful.

Kim suggested reading one of the texts from the course out loud on the radio. We chose to perform Generous Practises by Femke Snelting with 3 hosts as the contributors. We divided the names into 3 groups and read accordingly. We stopped every chapter and turned the live music show on.

Feline decided she wants to use a program to make beats. She worked on this the whole weekend, Wyn also created a MIDI board on VCV Rack to use during the show. We also decided to use the MIDI board to type out the messages sent through Radio WORM's chatbot. At the end, VCV racks barely worked. We had to put on Sevgi's radio playlist which worked out fine.

Protocol

1.Live Jam Felines bits + KiM Soundboards

2.Live jingle Proto + Cols + For + Collective + Proformance

3.Read Text ·everyone picks a role ·someone else is typing the text

3.Radio Chat Type messages on VCV Rack (Sevgi / Kims Device)

Post-production

The studio space felt a bit limiting. A missing aux cable made us switch to the DJ booth last minute. Having another laptop input would've helped. Feline had Sonic PI ready but couldn't get it working right to mix live audio with effects. The microphone setup failed and broke supercollider. Sonic PI is good for live sound coding with live loops, but we couldn't use it today. We ran three versions of VCV rack, mostly taking keyboard input. It connected to chat messages and text readings. Funny moment when someone asked for silence to use Shazaam - it just led to more typing as people followed the chat rules. Lukas teased us from the corner about wanting to go live. New things we tried: live camera through Jitsi, fixed ways of doing things, and tools like VCV Rack. For next time, we should share the Jitsi link and maybe use voting. The Jitsi chat disappears when we close it - unlike Radio WORM's chat that stays. Looking back, we needed one more mic to hear Wyn typing and another aux cable. The text started strong with just reading but got weaker near the end. Making things live worked well though. The text gave us rules for being present without much practice, which made it less scary. It felt like theater, playing out these rules live. We wanted no silence, and when typing didn't work well, we made it work with music instead.

Claudio as a VJ and message reader

Finally, we played tunes! here is a link

Kim in front of Micophone

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 = Post-production =
-Studio environment proved restrictive - missing aux cable forced use of DJ booth. Needed extra laptop input capabilities.
+The studio space felt a bit limiting. A missing aux cable made us switch to the DJ booth last minute. Having another laptop input would've helped.
-Feline prepared Sonic PI but configuration issues prevented layering live audio with effects. Microphone access failed, breaking supercollider. Used VCV rack across three versions with varied inputs - keyboard, chat messages, and read texts.
+Feline had Sonic PI ready but couldn't get it working right to mix live audio with effects. The microphone setup failed and broke supercollider. Sonic PI is good for live sound coding with live loops, but we couldn't use it today.
-Interesting moment when chat message requesting silence for VCV Rack created more typing noise. From outside perspective, technical issues weren't apparent - created nice soft focus.
+We ran three versions of VCV rack, mostly taking keyboard input. It connected to chat messages and text readings. Funny moment when someone asked for silence to use Shazaam - it just led to more typing as people followed the chat rules. Lukas teased us from the corner about wanting to go live.
-New elements emerged: live camera through Jitsi, fixed protocols. Future improvements noted: share Jitsi link, implement voting function, publish raw stream. Question of chat persistence - Jitsi chat ephemeral versus Radio WORM style permanent record.
+New things we tried: live camera through Jitsi, fixed ways of doing things, and tools like VCV Rack. For next time, we should share the Jitsi link and maybe use voting. The Jitsi chat disappears when we close it - unlike Radio WORM's chat that stays.
+Looking back, we needed one more mic to hear Wyn typing and another aux cable. The text started strong with just reading but got weaker near the end. Making things live worked well though.
-Reflection: need additional microphone for typing sounds, crucial aux cable backup. Text presence evolved from simple reading to something more complex but perhaps incomplete by end. Multiple interpretations possible.
+The text gave us rules for being present without much practice, which made it less scary. It felt like theater, playing out these rules live. We wanted no silence, and when typing didn't work well, we made it work with music instead.
-Live performance aspects worked well, reminiscent of Truffaut's 451 credits. Like Peter and Wolf CD where each character has distinct instrument - brought life to text through active recreation of written conversation. Text provided protocol for presence without extensive practice, making live performance less intimidating.
-Protocol itself became theatrical - mimicking first sound board live created suspense. Original plan avoided silence; when typing sounds failed, music and soundtracks filled space effectively. Previous week's prototyping with VCV rack proved valuable foundation.
 [[File:Claudio as a VJ and message reader.jpg|thumb|Claudio as a VJ and message reader]]

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