Annex Group http://www.annexgroup.org/blog Northern Illinois University Computer Music and New Media Technology Fri, 14 Sep 2012 02:39:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Spring 2012 Concerts http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?p=399 http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?p=399#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 02:22:26 +0000 admin http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?p=399 20 April 2012

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]]> http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=357 http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?p=351 http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?p=351#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:50:33 +0000 admin http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?p=351 The next Annex Group concert is Thursday, 16 February 2012 at 8 PM in the NIU Music Building’s Recital Hall. There were will be fixed media pieces and one of which, an 8-channel composition, involving field-recorded local honey bees during harvest last autumn. Concert is free and open to all.

]]> http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=351 Welcome to the Fall 2011 semester. http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?p=314 http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?p=314#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 02:17:19 +0000 admin http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?p=314 The next Annual Annex Group Concert is Friday, 20 April 2012 at 8 p.m. in the NIU Music Building’s Recital Hall. Details and more concert announcements coming soon.

]]> http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=314 Spring 2011 Concerts http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?p=319 http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?p=319#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 02:16:50 +0000 admin http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?p=319 rawflyer3

]]> http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=319 OK, now here’s the ST51 http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?p=304 http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?p=304#comments Sun, 19 Sep 2010 23:21:21 +0000 Nate http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?p=304 This is my 60×60 submission.  It was made using mic pre-amp test recordings, discarded MIDI sequences, and lots of bitcrushing.
Ok, now here’s the ST51
sterling-audio-st51-u

Nathan Edwards
(photo from bostonguitar.com)

]]> http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=304 Paino & One sound http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?p=259 http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?p=259#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:38:41 +0000 alex http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?p=259 Paino
old stereo version of canned piece featuring piano and looped found sounds arranged in protools. The piece will feature live 8 channel diffusion. it can be heard at this link because it is over 2MB
http://www.myspace.com/alexbeachmusic

One sound
which i have yet to record is a partially planned improvisation featuring electric guitar recorded and  looped, and fed through filters and effects in Max/msp

i would be happy to perform either one not necessarily both, of course

Alex Beach

]]> http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=259 Signs by Lizzie. Piece for April 23rd Gig http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?p=253 http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?p=253#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:59:55 +0000 lizzie http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?p=253 As a composer I created something very unique, and this being my 1st real concrete piece I think I did an excellent job. After listening to the piece, I want my audience to feel as if I am taking them into my world, and bringing them out. I want them to gain a feeling of being alone with nothing but signs around, and trying to escape from them. This is a fixed media piece from Pro Tools LE, I used various unique sounds that I recorded and synthesized and combined into one concrete piece.

]]> http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=253 Self Help by Scott Potter http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?p=242 http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?p=242#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:43:02 +0000 scott http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?p=242 Self Help image
Self Help (excerpt) is a piece centered around a spoken self-hypnosis/self-help track. The stress of the repeating tones increases with layers as the male hypnotist attempts to bring us to a tranquil place (and maybe he does…). The work uses cello and piano samples, a circuit bent children’s book sound strip run through a delay and looper, a circuit bent Speak &Math toy, and a contact microphone.

]]> http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=242 Zucchini Marmalade by Tim Moyers http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?p=243 http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?p=243#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:35:49 +0000 Tim http://www.annexgroup.org/blog/?p=243 z4

Zucchini Marmalade

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