Nick Hwang
Tonight was the first day of ICMC. I've met people I've read about in text books. I'm in New York for the first time. The hotel is across the street from Madison Square Garden and a few minutes walk from Times Square. I saw a show off Broadway and tomorrow I'm seeing a play starring [...]
'What the Bells' is a musical piece that involves Wiimote, Laptop, and (recently added) iPhone/iPad. 'What the Bells' involves a 4 Bell players, each with Wii-Motes and laptop running a client Max patch. A central laptop sends performer instructions via OSC. Global parameters such as timbre changes and delay, controlled by iPhone or iPad, are [...]
When I first started teaching, I created a few instructional tools to teach them basic sound synthesis. Each one, with the ability to record their sounds, demonstrated the basic synthesis technique well enough to be used in their assigned synthesis projects. These applications were installed on the studio lab computers. Each are available for download [...]
I'm trying not to start any new projects until I finish some lingering previous ones. But as a result of the latest performances of the Laptop Orchestra, 'speed of setup' and 'ease of setup' have been an issue we've brought up. My piece What the Bells, takes a bit of time to setup: Syncing Wii-motes [...]
I recently purchased an iPad. I told myself I wanted to buy it to use as a music control device. By the end of the week, "What the Bells" will be iPad controlled. Jeff Albert and I are working on a piece for four iPads in the model of jazz set. That should be ready [...]
'What the Bells' is a musical piece that involves Wiimote, Laptop, and (recently added) iPhone/iPad. 'What the Bells' involves a 4 Bell players, each with Wii-Motes and laptop running a client Max patch. A central laptop sends performer instructions via OSC. Global parameters such as timbre changes and delay, controlled by iPhone or iPad, are [...]
<li>Honesty is important. There should be a balance in sharing honesty. That's where straightforwardness comes into play. The italics portions is my opinion. Scroll down for the relevant material. I like honesty and straightforwardness. Everyone likes to know the truth. I've often heard single friends wish that they knew who had a boyfriend/girlfriend- that they [...]
I've been really busy so far. I've changed my view on 'not getting anywhere'. I feel like I've done quite a bit , but seems like the works never ends. One of my pieces is being at this year's International Computer Music Conference in June(ICMC)- part of their 60x60 concerts. I've written a piece for [...]
I was navigating through Hulu today and I accidentally clicked on this short film. After it started, I thought, 'why not, just watch it?'. It's worth the 17-some minutes. http://www.hulu.com/watch/70847/reel-moments-orchids I've been working really hard lately and I don't feel like I've gotten anywhere. The semester is going to start Tuesday and I'm almost finished [...]
