PURE RESEARCH 2012 Meeting with Emma April 18, 2012 POSSIBLE EXPERIMENTS OUTLINE DAY 1: Wed, June 6th 10am-6pm meet & greet/set up – 10-10:50am EXPERIMENT #1 (AUDIO: RECORD + PLAYBACK?) 10 minutes A) naked voice (verbatim journal) B) REGULAR MIC (simple amplification of voice) EXPERIMENT #2 (AUDIO: LIVE + RECORDING) (INTERACTIVE) (more controlled) 2 hours FX – list of effects (hardware?) (FX will be selected by Emma) ideas below represent Nita’s curiosities: -simple/subtle vs major modifications -pitch play -sex: male, female, androgynous -modulation? (monster, witch, prophet) - CHARACTERS -echoing -clear (present) vs muted (distant) -speed of playback? -volume of playback? -Lunch- 1 hour EXPERIMENT #3 (AUDIO: LIVE + RECORDING) 2.5 hours -SOUNDS OF THE BODY/ENVIRONMENT -INTIMATE: (around face) lips smacking, quiet pitches abstract and on text, quiet verbal ‘ticks’ -BREATH: in stillness and in movement (abstract vocal may play, text may arise?) -SOUNDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT: falling, slapping self, hitting a wall, key props (leather belt, keys…) break 1/2 hour? (Emma time to edit sound ½ hour) EXPERIMENT # 4 1/2 hour -naked voice + body – student actors? voice by other -journal cut ups and readings EXPERIMENT: ½ hour FREE FORM JAM 1: (AUDIO: PLAYBACK + LAYER + LIVE VOICE) DAY 2: Thurs, June 7th 10am-6pm EXPERIMENT #5 (AUDIO: PLAYBACK + LAYER + VOICE (+ RECORD?)) 1 hour -FREE FORM JAM 2: journal cut ups, sounds from yesterday, looping + layering EXPERIMENT #6 (AUDIO RECORD + PLAYBACK) 1.5 hours BODY PRESENT/BODY ABSENT -JOURNAL ENTRIES A: (verbatim or mash up - only text based?) (naked voice) (record) (body present) -FREE FORM A: (text from above) (audio playback) (body present) -FREE FORM B: (text sourced from above) (amplified voice and audio overplay) (body present) -FREE FORM C: (replay above?) (body absent) -FREE FORM D (text from above) (audio playback or live amplified voice) (body absent) -JOURNAL ENTRIES B: (verbatim or mash up) (only text based?) (audio playback) (body absent) -DISCUSS-
BREAK 30 minutes EXPERIMENT #7 (AUDIO RECORD + PLAYBACK) 2 hours VISIBLE VS BLINDFOLDING -VISIBLE A: no audio (live voice) body visible -VISIBLE B: audio playback (recorded voice) body visible -VISIBLE C: audio amplification: (live voice) body visible 5 min-10 min for Emma to edit -VISIBLE D: audio abstractions (live voice) body visible -DARKNESS A: no audio (live voice) audience blindfolded -DARKNESS B: audio playback (recorded voice) audience blindfolded -DARKNESS C: audio amplification (live voice) audience blindfolded 5-10 minutes for Emma to edit -DARKNESS D: audio abstractions (live voice) audience blindfolded -DISCUSSBREAK 30 minutes Lead to a spot with headphones…(put headphones over earplugs?) muffled sounds through headphones EXPERIMENT #8 BINAURAL MICS 2 hours -experiment and record -live binaural play -body present -blindfolded Time for Emma to edit Audio Cut-up (30min) EXPERIMENT # 1/2 hour -naked voice + body – student actors? voice by other? – source? (Nita’s homework is to memorize the Audio Cut-up) DAY #3: Fri, June 8th 10am-6pm EXPERIMENT #9 (AUDIO: PLAYBACK + LAYER + VOICE (+ RECORD?)) 1 hour -FREE FORM JAM 3: journal cut ups, sounds from yesterday, looping + layering EXPERIMENT #10 1hour AUDIO CUT-UP ABSTRACTION RECORDED -RECORDED A (audio playback) (no voice) -RECORDED B (audio playback) (live voice) -RECORDED C (audio playback) (no voice + live voice) -RECORDED D (no audio playback) (live voice) BREAK 15 minutes EXPERIMENT #11 1hour AUDIO CUT-UP ABSTRACTION LIVE CAPTURE IMPROVISATION (audio abstracted) (live voice attempting to recreate effect in real time) LUNCH 1 hour EXPERIMENT #12 (headphones 6-9 pairs (Nita sources)) 1.5 hours HEADPHONES + BLINDFOLD/BODY VISIBLE + TOUCH -HEADPHONES OFF + BLINDFOLD (naked voice) (no touch)
-HEADPHONES ON + BLINDFOLD (naked voice muffled) (no touch) -HEADPHONES ON + BLINDFLOLD (amplified voice) (no touch) -HEADPHONES ON + BLINDFOLD (amplified voice) (touch) -HEADPHONES OFF + BLINDFOLD (naked voice) (touch) -HEADPHONES ON +BODY VISIBLE (amplified voice) (touch) -HEADPHONES ON + BODY VISIBLE (live voice) (touch) -HEADPHONES OFF + BODY VISIBLE (naked voice) (touch) -DISCUSSBREAK 15 EXPERIMENT # 13 2 hours FREE FORM JAM # 4 ENTER THE AUDIENCE led by Nita BLINDFOLDED #1 (live voice) (soundscape playing) (seat one by one, together) BLINDFOLDED #2 (live voice) (soundscape playing) (seat one by one, apart) BLINDFOLDED #3 (amplified voice + audio abstraction) (seat one by one, apart) BLINDFOLDED #4 (headphones on + amplified voice + audio abstraction) (seat one by one, apart) requires wireless headphones ‘Audience’ free to put on headphones + blindfold at will + move around the space. Sometimes Nita will put headphones + blindfolds on ‘audience’? Sometimes Nita puts on headphones + blindfolds herself and ‘becomes’ ‘audience’? Different audience experiences DISCUSS