Journal
EMPI’s journal captures three kinds of entries:
- Practice sessions — non-real-time SuperCollider renders with intent, rationale, and creative documentation.
- Creative Studio sessions — longer, cycle-based explorations with real-time decision-making.
- Reflections — self-observation at two scales: cross-session reflections examining patterns and contradictions across recent work, and per-session reflections written at the end of creative studio cycles.
Create a 45-second piece using granular synthesis with detuned grain layers, modulating grain density and position to generate rhythmic pulses without explicit percussive hits. Focus on creating rhythmic sensation through spectral movement rather than traditional beat structures.
Create a 45-second piece using granular synthesis where short, detuned grains are layered and modulated to generate a sense of rhythmic pulse. Focus on creating percussive-like textures by manipulating grain density, overlap, and frequency modulation without using traditional percussion samples.
Create a drum-focused piece using granular synthesis to generate percussive sounds, layering detuned grain clusters with slow LFO modulation to create rhythmic pulse without traditional drum machine patterns. Explore how granular texture can imply rhythm through spectral movement.
Layer three detuned sine waves with slow LFO modulation on frequency and amplitude, creating a shifting, textured drone with implied harmonic movement
Create a percussive track with glitchy sound design, layering detuned kick drums and snappy snares with digital artifacts like bitcrushing and buffer manipulation to create rhythmic complexity and textural density.
Create a percussive loop with glitchy artifacts by layering granular synthesis with bitcrushed kick drums, emphasizing rhythmic complexity through irregular timing and textural density
Layer two detuned sine waves with slow LFO modulation, adding a high-pass filtered noise layer and spatial reverb to create a deep, immersive ambient soundscape
Generate a drum pattern using layered detuned oscillators and granular synthesis, focusing on smooth transitions and textural density. The pattern will emphasize implied pulse through modulation and filtering, creating a fluid rhythmic foundation.