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- need a bank account to apply for Lottery funding. and needs 3 members on governing body/board of directors

need to establish formal governing body membership

asks for main contact and senior contact - so I need another person to agree to be a contact for this project

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Having helped last year to catalogue works in the BMC, I would be very interested in my work being included in the collection. I currently don't have many pieces or the equipment to continue to create the sorts of pieces that I have previously created. It would be great if I could find a way around this so that I could continue my work and create a small portfolio of pieces for the BMC. Perhaps I could also help others to create pieces and maybe even do a collaborative project.

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Today I played extracts from a couple of my most recent works. I would describe my work as 'Acousmatic Music'.

The link below gives a fairly good description of what I mean by the term 'Acousmatic Music'.

http://www.trondlossius.no/articles/91-acousmatic-music-defined

Here is a quote from Jonty Harrison that gives more insight into Acousmatic music:
Acousmatic music […] admits any sound as potential compositional material, frequently refers to acoustic phenomena and situations from everyday life and, most fundamentally of all, relies on perceptual realities rather than conceptual speculation to unlock the potential for musical discourse and musical structure from the inherent properties of the sound objects themselves […] (Harrison, 1999).

I am also very interested in spatialisation and creating what I call '3D music' which uses surround sound and multi-speaker systems. Spatialisation is the movement of sound in space and Acousmatic music is often spatialised and presented in a multi-channel, multi-speaker format.

“Spatialisation” denotes the expansion of musical resources to include spatial features of sound, such as direction and distance from the listeners, movement in space etc […] (MariaAnna Harley, 1994).

If anyone has any other useful/better links to definitions of 'Acousmatic music' or 'spatialisation' please feel free to add and share them with me so that I can explain it better.

Thanks. Izzie :-)

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These notes are now on my hard drive. When I have a moment I'll circulate them (updated with your contributions) ahead of any weblog I post on our website.

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https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=joanne%20armitage

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I like this suggestion. We need validating status though. Something to think about in the future, accredited Ableton instructors for example? Superb idea for long term.

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Learning resources and examples (Jung In)

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Arduino

Arduino Website - https://www.arduino.cc/

Example of work to see: Spores by Yann Seznec - https://vimeo.com/21194672

Learning resource: Adafruit - https://learn.adafruit.com/category/learn-arduino

(Adafruit provides really good tutorials for complete beginners from ‘how to choose a right Arduino board’ for you to very creative ways of using external sensors. They produce and sell amazing goodies for electronics as well!)

Circuit Bending
Example of work to see: P # i ¶ î u P i ‰ P i u by Inês Castanheira - https://vimeo.com/110280360 (Hacked decoration toy!)

Learning resource: A short documentary by Unwanted Orchestra - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_R7609hYbE

Raspberry PI

Raspberry PI website - https://www.raspberrypi.org/ (Have a look at ‘What is a Raspberry PI’ video on their main page.)

Sonic PI (especially for live coding musicians!) - http://sonic-pi.net/

Learning resource: Adafruit - https://learn.adafruit.com/category/learn-raspberry-pi (Again Adafruit provides very easy-to-follow tutorials.)

Live Coding

Live Coding is a live programming practice and also referred to as ‘on-the-fly programming’. Live coding is often used to create sound and image in improvising programming environment because of its immediate results. Compared to other softwares such as MAX, it is very easy to rewrite codes in a live situation without a need of stopping the program. However, it is not be as easy as MAX to connect and map external devices for users who does not have a good level of coding skills. Live coders usually project their computer screen to the audience so that the process of writing code can be visible. Their visualised codes have been used in creative ways for various performance situation including dance improvisation.

Example of work to see:

TOPLAP - http://toplap.org/

Algorave - http://algorave.com/

SuperCollider

SuperCollider is one of the most popular open source software for live coders to generate realtime audio synthesis and algorithmic composition. Please read about ‘Live Coding’ to get to know the concept of live programming first.

SuperCollier website: http://supercollider.github.io/

Learning resource:

Tip: if you don’t have any experience with coding and algorithmic composition, it might be easier to try ‘iXi Lang’ first before you try SuperCollider.

Video Tutorial provided by Eli Fieldsteel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAf4fP8QzKkJ_t-c1F2v27Q

ixi Lang

ixi Lang is an open source software for live coding and it is written in programming languages such as Pure Date (Pd) or SuperCollider. (Please have a look ‘Live Coding’, ‘Pure Date’, and ‘SuperCollider’ sessions first.) ixi Lang’s live coding environment is extremely simple and it is very easy to load your own library as well. It might be the best program to get familiar with live coding practice indeed.

ixi Lang website: http://www.ixi-audio.net/ixilang/

Learning resource: Video tutorials by ixi audio - https://vimeo.com/ixi

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Organise, include other films, whatever to help us see clearly what kinds of artists are being represented. I'll have a go next week too.

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"meditations on the dancefloor": http://www.unerhoert-filmfest.de/index.php/site/film/391/english/

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XmHQkFo_co

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXnmSgaeGAI

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNaqvAH7R34

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzOJtZYsGSA

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Eliane Radigue - IMA Portrait documentary

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Eliane Radigue - IMA Portrait documentary

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=67&v=D2U0q4lZiFg

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Ninon Liotet, Olivier Schulbaum: Neue Kraft, Neues Werk (Transcodeur Express)
broadcasted on Arte in 2002
featured: Shu Lea Cheang, Electric Indigo, Jenny Holzer, Chris Korda, Netochka, Nezvanova, Sadie  Plant, Francesca da Rimini, Terre Thaemlitz...

Can you read German?
http://www.nettime.org/Lists-Archives/rohrpost-0204/msg00177.html

https://vimeo.com/82507755
(just as an example. its with two guys and me)

I did a quick google search about the girl dj documentaries:
http://www.girlsgonevinyl.com
https://news.beatport.com/girl-dj-documentary-launches-crowd-funding-campaign/
http://www.nylon.com/articles/girl-documentary-kandeyce-jorden-interview

Oh, and I came across a feature film:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2274042/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_RoBGpNGfs
(horrible music, this one…)

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I asked Susanne (Electric Indigo, founder of female:pressure) about this. She sent me the following information.

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Documentaries about women in music (technology, electronic music)

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Documentaries about women in music (technology, electronic music)

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We will also need a treasurer as once we have money, we need to be fair about how it is managed and spent

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Excellent suggestions for industry events

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Keen to cover DBS and when members have rehearsed workshops for the group, then to deliver local education programmes.

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Excellent suggestions. I can't handle the admin myself for too long but we have to be satisfied that any liaison with potential members and journalists is handled with the appropriate 'voice' 'position' and personal touch.

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Hire someone to do the admin part-time

Pay for marketing

Pay members to run workshops in schools

Send members to Industry events

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Just a thought but is there some kind of certification we could gain from any of this? Liz N

Could we look into whether we could offer some kind of accreditation further down the line? Open University or something? -Katherine A

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Technology Terms and Fundamentals (Jung In and Elizabeth)

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Technology Terms and Fundamentals (Jung In and Elizabeth)

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Analogue(Analog) Synth: synthesiser that has an analogue oscillator (or oscillators) as its main sound source. and usually analogue filters too. Analogue electronics produce and process their signal using dedicated electronic components which have continuously variable parameters. (qv Digital synth). Some analogue synths have digital effects units, or digital control using MIDI.

Arduino: A small, cheap, microcontroller board that can be programmed to control all sorts of hardware devices. Different from the Raspberry Pi, Arduinos run a single job at once (and thus are very efficient and have low latency) and need additional hardware if networking or other external connections are needed.

Arpeggiator: Part of a synthesizer (usually, but maybe also in a DAW) that allows that takes a chord played by the user, splits it into its component notes and plays them in sequence. The sequence order can often be varied.

Bit depth:

Bit rate:

Circuit bending:

DAW: Digital Audio Workstation. A computer program that is used to produce music. DAWs usually allow multiple tracks of different instruments and can apply effects to those tracks and mix them down to stereo or more tracks for listening back.

Digital Synth: A synthesizer that produces its sounds using numbers and calculations to generate the waveforms rather than hardware components. Digital synths can be soft synths (run on a general purpose computer) or a hardware device that uses a DSP (Digital Signal Processor).

Dirty (as in dirty electronics)

DSP (Digital Signal Processor): A type of computer chip that is dedicated to running signal mathematics rather than data processing. DSP chips differ from normal computer chips in that they generally process large amounts of data at a time using a single algorithm, as opposed to computer chips that do lots of different things with smaller amounts of data (at a time).

Envelope Generator

Filter: Part of a circuit (analogue or digital) that changes the volume of selected parts of a waveform. Eg a high-pass filter will leave high frequencies alone while affecting low frequencies. A low-pass filter does the opposite. The cutoff frequency determines at which frequency this happens and the Q determines how steeply the change happens. Other common filter types are bandpass, notch and shelf filters.

Frequency: The number of ‘cycles per second’ of a waveform. The higher the number, the higher the note (when audible). Frequency is measured in Hertz (HZ) and the usual range of human hearing is 20Hz to 20,000Hz (depending on age). The note A above middle C is 440 Hz. Frequencies above 1000Hz are usually expressed in KiloHertz (KHz) - 1KHz is 1000Hz

IEC lead: Also known as a 'kettle lead'. A main lead with a mains plug on one end and a three pin socket on the other. Used to plug mains-powered audio equipment (and others) into the mains power.

ixi-lang

Latency: The time between an action being initiated and it happening, or the time taken for some data to be transmitted. eg the time between pressing a key on a synth and the note actually sounding. Latencies can be quite low (as above) or quite high - eg the latency involved in sending a radio signal to Mars can be up to 24 minutes. (source ESA).

LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator): An oscillator that operates below the normal hearing range (20Hz) for at least part of it’s range. LFOs are used to change parameters in synthesizers over time to give a more interesting sound than a simple, unchanging wave. eg the frequency could be varied to give a vibrato effect.

Live Coding

Max (MSP): A computer language commonly used to making musical and video effects and synthesizers. Max programs are visual and made up of boxes, which perform operations, that are connected together using 'wires' on screen. Max is commercial software by a company called Cycling 74. For a (roughly) similar free version, see Pd.

MIDI: Musical Instrument Digital Interface. A system for controlling musical instruments from either a keyboard/controller or (most commonly these days) a computer. MIDI data includes notes for a synthesiser to play, control commands to change parameters on the instrument or other piece of equipment. MIDI data is very flexible (if limited in resolution) and used in all sorts of musical applications. It can be carried over a USB connection or a 5 PIN DIN lead.

Mixer: A piece of hardware of software that has multiple inputs for different instruments or microphones and a smaller number of outputs (eg for a PA system or DAW). Mixers usually have built-in filters and panning capability, some have quite a few built-in effects.

Modular Synthesizer: A synthesizer made out of separate components that are connected together using 'patch cables'. In a modular synthesizer the oscillator(s), filter(s) etc can be from different manufacturers and connected together in custom ways, unlike desktop or most keyboard-based synths, making them very flexible. A common modular synth format these days is the Eurorack.

Modulation: Usually taken to mean the varying of a parameter over time. For example a Low Frequency Oscillator in a synth could vary the filter cutoff frequency of a filter so it cycles from 500Hz to 1000Hz over a second. This is said to be ‘modulating’ the filter frequency.

Oscillator: A circuit(analogue) or program(digital) that produces a waveform. Usually as part of a synthesizer to produce the initial sounds. Also Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO) which produces waveforms at frequencies often lower than those than can be heard to modulate other parameters in the instrument

Patch (verb):

Pd (Pure-Data): A free graphical programming language similar in many ways to Max. Pd is less polished than Max and some things are more complicated to achieve using it, but it is free and open source and has a large and helpful user community.

Raspberry PI: A small, relatively cheap, computer system that can be programmed to control devices. Raspberry Pi systems are more of a full computer than an Arduino and can run multiple programs at a time as well has having built-in networking, display and USB capability.

Sample Rate

Sequencer

Supercollider:

Synthesizer: An electronic musical instrument that produces sounds using one or more oscillators. Synthesisers usually have filters, envelope generators and other effects to help shape the sounds from the oscillators.

TRS lead/socket/plug: A single 'jack' plug like those seen on headphones. TRS plugs have three connectors, Tip, Ring and Sleeve (hence TRS). A version with just two connectors (used for guitar and electric instruments) is a TS connector as there is no central ring. They are mostly 6mm in diameter in pro-audio applications, but 3.5mm TS connectors are used for patch cables in some modular synthesizers.

Waveform: a representation of sound in air. Common waveforms are Sawtooth, Square, Triangle and Sine. Synthesizers make sound by combining and altering waveforms.

XLR lead/socket/plug: A three-pin cable most commonly used for connecting microphones or other high-end audio equipment to mixers or audio interfaces.

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Superb, we have contacts and lots we can do on this for sure. Love your positive energy and masses of contributions.

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That's really kind of you to share it. I'll probably check this out week after next when I'm back. (Liz D)

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Additional ideas for funding - from Stephanie

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Additional ideas for funding - from Stephanie

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Performances

European/International exchange

Representation at Symposiums

Weekend workshops; overnight where appropriate/possible, to maximise learning

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If anyone wants to have a look at the Max App
I demonstrated then the source code is online
https://github.com/chrissie-c/ambientdj

You'll need Max to be able to make any sense of it,

of course :)

Chrissie

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But to be honest I would love to go to any and all of the sessions (Lucy C)

(Abi) Same here! I'm sure I'd learn a lot at any of them

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sorry I mislead people there is no app forPadlet at present i confused it with Poplet

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Doodle poll done! Anyone else who would like an invite email me at lucy.cheesman@gmail.com

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Linda L (2nd number 1) ;)

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We can have a session listening to what is in the collection on campus (using the amazing interactive display). That may inspire new ideas for composition, and some members of the group may think about being included in the collection.

[from Abi:] I've started going to the meetings of the group planning some music-related additional events at Heritage Quay (home of the BMC). At the meeting on Weds 15 July (good timing!) I mentioned YSWN and everyone seemed very keen on the idea of linking up for some kind of future event. There's space in their calendar around next Feb/Mar, so perhaps it might be possible to do something in conjunction with both them and Electric Spring? I'll keep everyone posted about further meetings.

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On July 14th 2015, 16 women came to QI gaming in Huddersfield. Interested in what this network is and what it has to offer. That takes real commitment and trust. People came from Huddersfield, Sheffield, Bradford and Leeds. Experts and beginners at all levels.

After an initial intro from me (Liz) we made our introductions, had tea and cake, then got down to planning. Chrissie, Nina and Zoe shared the software and Stepper Acid synth, so we got hands on and left the place immaculate! Huge thanks to QI Gaming. You can see pictures of this first meeting online.

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Other suggestions that came up in the paperwork

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Other suggestions that came up in the paperwork

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- someone suggested creating a woman friendly online tech forum.

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I agree - we are already linked to the uni so I can make that clear on the website

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Music producers guild

PRS

MCPS

Industry shows and events

Regional colleges and unis

Schools

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Liz can deliver this session

- Spear

- Cecelia

- Audacity

- Pd

- Iannix

other suggestions?

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Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)

Building on the introduction session - this session can look more specifically at either composition or sound recording in this DAW. We can explore instruments, automation, plugins etc.

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Chrissie has offered a session on this live audio performance software. I can bring a Novation Launchpad and an OP-1 if that is helpful but I think there is enough with the basic interface.

We can do this at the University.

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- Types of sound files

- Recording audio with a hand held device

- Handling audio in a Digital Audio Workstation

- Technology terms and fundamentals that will help with the other sessions.

I'm happy to deliver this at uni (me being Liz Dobson)

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Lydia is interested in this, and I sense not sure she wants to lead, but I wonder if there is someone else in the group interested in co-running a session? Perhaps to get together first, play, explore, develop ideas and then a group session?

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Zoë Blade has offered to deliver an introduction to sound synthesis, with a focus on how to craft particular synth sounds. There will be a few synths available and I can bring some Korg Little Bits modules, great for understanding without using the big flashy impressive patchbay synth! If we host at the uni we have some spectacular synths there too to look at. Also, we can do some soft synth, ensuring that everyone gets hands on in various ways.

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We bring examples of work, probably work in progress. Some people will be happy to just come and watch and that's also absolutely fine. This is a supportive environment for inspiring new interests. This might be a regular feature. It takes guts to share work, especially work in progress, but this is just the right context to do it!

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Bring your own soldering iron - introduction with Nina Richards who has kindly offered this session. This will open up a lot of avenues in dirty electronics, interfacing with other kinds of physical media, including textiles and noise! Seemed popular so I think we might do that soon.

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Katherine very generously offered support from Valley Wood Studio. Click on this box to visit their website. This is a remarkable offer. We need to raise funds so that we can pay for that privilidge in the future.

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- pay for the room (last night was free), refreshments etc.

- pay visiting speakers (at least travel and accommodation)

- DBS and training for members: so that we can welcome younger people

- visits to specialist facilities for workshops (i.e. recording studio visits)

- software licences for members showing real interest in particular areas of music technology

- subsidy for transport to meetings across Yorkshire as needed by some members

This is already enough for social enterprise funding as long as we can provide evidence that the group is popular and valued. We need statements from members to support that: reason to come, what you have found helpful about it and what you would like to get involved in. Why it matters.

Other things:

-Purchase dedicated kit: projector, speakers, mixing desk, electronic components, kit synths for building workshops, arduino components.

-Hire a space that is welcoming: like Host in Leeds (excellent knowledge that would be STUNNING!)

-Formal training qualifications for members interested in broadening their portfolio, particularly in leading workshops and education initiatives.

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please offer suggestions below, I've offered some thoughts.

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Object orientated programming

You can build sound interfaces (like the one Chrissie presented)

You can connect sound in the computer with real world control (like Jung In was explaining)

Build synths (it can support patching and sound design)

Respond to movement etc.

Create sound based on colour as discussed.

I've linked to some tutorials below - but it plays from #1. You want to play with it a bit before investing, so the best thing is to read around to see what it can do, watch some vids, then come to the session to try it out. After that you can decide if you want to invest. That's precisely what this network is for!

Interesting fact: I had a conversation with director of the company that make Max 7. He said that only 1% of downloaders had identifiably female names. Maybe we will make a dent on that. Funding could help us to purchase software for learners.

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Lucy: doodle poll these members

Liz: show affiliation to Uni on the website

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Abi

Lidia

Lucy

Liz

Liz

Stephanie

Layla

Catherine

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in no particular order

Please put your name by your top 2 choices and a number next to that to indicate preference as I have done.