I'm Jim Singh - a Telecoms engineer by day, and I guess...'synthetic noise explorer'...much of the rest of the time.
This site is all about harnessing the computer to adventure through the peaks, valleys and rivers of an uncharted sonic geography and of course, sharing my discoveries and tools I've devised, along the way. Drop me your comments, suggestions, requests etc at [email protected]
I've always found it fascinating how a sound can get classified as simply 'noise'- in other words lacking in any musical quality, or being something discordant or unpleasant - but the creative juxtaposition and sequencing of these 'noises' can yield a soundscape which manages to not only capture our attention, but draw us in. Not to mention such soundscapes can contain more variation in tone and timbre than traditional musical instruments or ensembles.
I firmly believe any electronically generated sound - basically the output of any device which makes a 'noise' - has at least some artistic value. Whether they be crafted, or randomly/stochastically produced signals.
And of course this doesn't mean that 'unconventional' sound generators have to end up in continuous, lengthy, avant garde/experimental works. The 'conventional' application of melody, pulse and rhythm to all manner of 'noises' has spawned genres like industrial, lo-fi and glitch music - and yet - we've only just begun to explore the possibilities...
This site is all about harnessing the computer to adventure through the peaks, valleys and rivers of an uncharted sonic geography and of course, sharing my discoveries and tools I've devised, along the way. Drop me your comments, suggestions, requests etc at [email protected]
I've always found it fascinating how a sound can get classified as simply 'noise'- in other words lacking in any musical quality, or being something discordant or unpleasant - but the creative juxtaposition and sequencing of these 'noises' can yield a soundscape which manages to not only capture our attention, but draw us in. Not to mention such soundscapes can contain more variation in tone and timbre than traditional musical instruments or ensembles.
I firmly believe any electronically generated sound - basically the output of any device which makes a 'noise' - has at least some artistic value. Whether they be crafted, or randomly/stochastically produced signals.
And of course this doesn't mean that 'unconventional' sound generators have to end up in continuous, lengthy, avant garde/experimental works. The 'conventional' application of melody, pulse and rhythm to all manner of 'noises' has spawned genres like industrial, lo-fi and glitch music - and yet - we've only just begun to explore the possibilities...