Four Thoughts on Klem (2007)

~four short digital soundscapes to accompany the photography of Jesse Klemmer

I. San Francisco Coast
II. Flowers
III. Movieland
IV. Gears

The sound component of Four Thoughts on Klem was designed in Max/MSP. Among the sound tools used are sample playback and modification, an FM synthesizer, a random tone generator, and a granular synthesis unit. One of my goals in creating this work was to design a structured environment for improvisation. I built a MIDI control feature so that I could use the Evolution UC-33 MIDI controller in performance of this piece. The design interface also includes a number of computer-influenced decisions that contribute to the resultant sound.

Duration: 11:19
Performed by Jason Fick, computer and MIDI controller

screenshot of the audio tools used in performance environment of Four Thoughts on Klem