structured cell: a work in space
D. A. Rafferty · University of Michigan Library Repository · 2018
Spatialization as a compositional parameter in multi-speaker environments opens many new opportunities in music research while simultaneously highlighting several important questions: How can space be used as an effective compositional tool?On a technical level, in which manner will the spatialization be implemented in a space?How would one capture an acoustic space in a recording that would reproduce an environment accurately?How can we reimagine a performance space to enhance the experience of contemporary music?These were the questions driving the composition structured cell.The piece was written for 10 performers, a 22.2 speaker dome surrounding the musicians performed with Maxmsp and live electronics.The project was in collaboration with sound engineer and 3D audio specialist Will Howie PhD who captured the space in a 22.2 3D recording session.