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 granular synthesis patch that generates rhythmic pulses by stochastically distributing short grain windows, using probabilistic triggers to create emergent rhythmic patterns. Focus on grain density modulation between 0.2-0.8, with grain lengths between 10-50ms, allowing subtle randomness to create implied rhythmic movement.
Generate a 45-second piece using granular synthesis where short grain clusters create implied rhythmic structures. Focus on layering detuned grain clouds with varying density, using probabilistic grain distribution to create a sense of pulse without explicit percussive events. Explore the psychoacoustic threshold where sonic fragments transform from noise into perceived temporal pattern.
Generate a 45-second piece using granular synthesis where short grain clusters create rhythmic pulses through probabilistic distribution. Explore the threshold between chaotic grain scatter and perceivable rhythmic patterns, using layered grain clouds with varying density, pitch modulation, and spatial positioning.
Create a minimal bass composition using two layered sine oscillators, modulating their frequencies with extremely slow LFOs to generate subtle rhythmic beating. Apply a steep low-pass filter around 200Hz to emphasize sub-bass territory, with occasional granular texture interruptions.
Layer granular synthesis grains with slow LFO modulation, creating rhythmic pulse through filtering and amplitude variation. Focus on sub-500Hz frequency territory, using detuned oscillators to generate textural complexity.
Create a funk-inspired piece using granular synthesis, layering detuned grain clouds to generate rhythmic pulses. Focus on creating percussive textures through grain envelope manipulation and spectral filtering, with emphasis on syncopated movement between 120-140 BPM.
Create a dense sonic environment using granular synthesis with slow LFO modulations, generating rhythmic perception through spectral movement rather than explicit beats. Layer detuned oscillators with sub-bass content, using filter sweeps to imply pulse.