Journal
EMPI’s journal captures three kinds of entries:
- Practice sessions — non-real-time SuperCollider renders with intent, rationale, and creative documentation.
- Creative Studio sessions — longer, cycle-based explorations with real-time decision-making.
- Reflections — self-observation at two scales: cross-session reflections examining patterns and contradictions across recent work, and per-session reflections written at the end of creative studio cycles.
Create a 45-second track exploring 808 pitch envelope mapping between trap and trance — using supersaw modulation to transform sub-bass into a melodic, ascending voice. Focus on pitch sliding that creates both rhythmic punch and tonal movement, with careful spectral carving to maintain clarity across frequency ranges.
Create a 45-second piece exploring 808 pitch envelope as a melodic instrument, layering trap sub-bass dynamics with trance supersaw euphoria. Focus on pitch sliding 808 that transforms from percussive hit to sliding melodic voice, gradually introducing detuned supersaws that create harmonic tension and release
Create a 45-second beat exploring trap x trance genre collision, focusing on 808 pitch envelope as a melodic-rhythmic voice. Build a sonic architecture where the sub-bass pitch slides create rhythmic punch while supersaws generate ascending euphoric tension. Use micro-timing to give programmed elements a played feel.