At the end of the most recent laptop musician lecture we were introduced to live recording in ixi Quarks. I new straight way that some interesting sounds could be created in a live atmosphere rather than having some audio already loaded into certain instruments. Live coding could be intriguing if we incorporated some into our laptop orchestras.
Before recording in ixi Quarks audio in must be selected from the utilities tab. Once the audio in utility has appeared the input has to be changed from 1,0 to 2,3 otherwise feedback will occur whilst recording.
Recorder is also selected from utilities in which the channel also has to be changed from 1,0 to 2,3. This is so that the recorder can record any signal coming through audio in. It is then possible to do some live recording and import the recording into an instrument located in ixi Quarks.
To find the recording, buffer pool must be selected in which the file which has been recorded must be opened up. The file will be in the sounds folder located in the ixi Quarks folder with in applications. It is then possible to select an instrument to run the recording through.
I recorded myself breathing in which I got some really nice ambient sounds after I put it through the soundscratcher instrument. My orchestra have several ideas of how we can include this live recording into our piece which could make it more interesting.
M-log/I-log
I also found this really good video on youtube which was made for Thor Magnusson (ixi software). The video features a test for a usb plugin made by company Owl Project called the M-log which is a device that can be used to control different instruments in ixi Quarks, which I’m looking to purchase very soon. The M-log has different dials which control timbres within the different instruments. By tilting the M-log forward and backwards it alters the pitch similar to how the iphone can be used as a midi device by tilting it in different positions to alter pitch and volume.
Since this previous youtube video has been made a new model called the I-log has been made and you can see the testing of it here.
also check out the owl project website here www.owlproject.com
