{"id":1131,"date":"2014-04-06T13:16:15","date_gmt":"2014-04-06T18:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/?p=1131"},"modified":"2024-06-29T15:48:12","modified_gmt":"2024-06-29T20:48:12","slug":"installation-at-rehappening-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/installation-at-rehappening-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Installation at ReHappening 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How can I describe <a title=\"The ReHappening\" href=\"http:\/\/rehappening.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The {Re}Happening<\/a>? Such a unique event. Many simultaneous performances of music, dance, multimedia, all taking place from 6 PM to midnight on April 5, 2014, held in what is now a summer campground near Black Mountain, NC.\u00a0 I was honored to be selected to make an installation.\u00a0 Thank you, {Re}Happening!\u00a0 The setting for my installation was in a cabin, reached by climbing several flights of wooden steps at night in the dark.\u00a0 My cabin was at the top level, and I was surprised at the number of people who made that climb!\u00a0 Thanks to Diana and my friends David Linton and Vincent Wrenn, the setup went smoothly.\u00a0 David and Diana took turns minding it, while I ducked out to hear Vincent&#8217;s performance on his monochord.\u00a0 On my return I was astounded to find the cabin nearly filled with people surrounding The Influencer and taking turns playing with it.\u00a0 It seems that a large measure of the fascination it held was the mystery of the relationship between it and the sound.\u00a0 Everyone seemed to be having fun and the whole thing was so much more well-received that I had ever expected.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a short video of getting it set up, with David helping out.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-1Xnx3hhHys?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s Vincent Wrenn trying it out.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZnNeuPyJLcI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s Claire Elizabeth Barratt trying her hand.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/05DbKf9X3-s?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll briefly describe the patch, for those interested.\u00a0 Two Buchla 258J clone VCO modified sine waves are mixed into the Bugbrand Frequency Shifter.\u00a0 Downshift into one MOTM-490 VCF, upshift through the BugBrand digital delay into a second MOTM-490 VCF.\u00a0 Each VCF through a CGS Tube VCA to the outputs, left and right.\u00a0 Three sample and holds are triggered by the CGS Slope Detector by motion on one axis of The Influencer.\u00a0 These steps select new pitches for the VCOs and a new rate for the frequency shifter.\u00a0 One axis of the Influencer modifies the VCF cutoff frequencies (each inverted from the other) and the second axis modifies the CV of the VCAs (also in an inverse relationship).\u00a0 The result is fairly playable, because a rapid motion of the Influencer will generate new pitches, but slow motions will only change the filters and loudness.\u00a0 Players seemed to pick up quickly on the filter and level effects, while seeming to be a bit mystified by the random pitch changes.\u00a0 No one needed to understand how it worked to be able to play it.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, here&#8217;s a recording of one of the audience (unknown) playing it.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"  http:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/Influencer-2.mp3 \"><\/audio><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can I describe The {Re}Happening? 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