This is an experiment...

Lately I've begun to experiment with the program HighC -- a program that lets you approximate "drawing" as a means to produce sound. I've only just started to explore the possibilities -- and there are many limitations to be sure. For example, you can only draw from left to right... and so on. I also wish I could copy one drawn pattern or image from one wave type (color) to another, but if that's a possibility I haven't yet figured it out.

Currently, I am creating a font in HighC... I have completed letters A through P, above.

The alphabet is a series of sounds:

ALPHABET A-P by bledwhite
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I am interested in using this font for creating text-based sound-loops and soundscapes. For example I've used it to spell out the band name ONO:



I repeated "ONO" to get the sequence ONOONOONOONO.... I then replicated that sequence at a higher pitch and later in the loop to create this pattern:



The above pattern sounds like:

ONO bottom loop I by bledwhite
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In order to make a rhythm that resolves more conventionally, I removed one of the "O"s so that the pattern becomes ONONONON:


This revised pattern sounds like:
ONO bottom loop II by bledwhite
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If a file looks good, it might not sound good...
and vice versa...
I am trying to generate a series of sounds and loops that can be experienced as soundscapes on their own as well as used to create larger sound collages and structured songs... but I am also interested in how the sounds look... what kinds of images they produce. The font idea is nice conceptually and has promise... but there are other possibilities that explore shapes, patterns, colors, and drawing to generate sounds. For example:




This design sounds like:
A spectre is haunting me by bledwhite
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This pattern sounds like:
Spectral pattern Ib by bledwhite
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detail of Spectral Pattern Ib:




More coming in the next couple of weeks... In the meantime, to listen to the tracks, visit bledwhite on soundcloud

and also visit my other project: LEATHERETTES