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.forum - instrument proposal.

name :
additive / granular synthesis guitar

statement :
The basic idea is to use an electronic guitar as an input device into a computer, more specifically the music coding environment Max/MSP. Firstly, I would like to be able to play the guitar quite naturally, but manipulate the timbrel content of the sound via a Max/MSP interface (additive synthesis). Also, I would like to incorporate the concept of granular synthesis, a method oftentimes suited to making complicated sonic textures - drones which can float gently amid improvisatory performances. It would be desirable to be able to manipulate the aesthetic of these textures from firstly the 'grained' samples from the guitar, but primarily then the Max/MSP interface.

sketch :