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Baryosynthesis is a work for fixed media that utilizes a mix of ambisonic (3D) and stereo sound sources.

Baryosynthesis (2021)for fixed media - binaural mix

This is a live recording of an arrangement I did of Brian Eno's Music for Airports 1/1 for guitar, piano, vibraphone, and alto saxophone.

Music for Airports 1/1 - Brian Eno (arrangement)

Hyperflexion: the excessive flexing of a muscle or joint

Violins: Jesus Levano Saenz & Karina Sim
Viola: Mike Capone
Cello: Dan Totan

Hyperflexion (2014) for string quartet

Azumagata (2015) for two prepared guitars

In four movements.

Viola - Michael Capone

The Broca Divide (2015) for solo viola

Ictus (2015) for fixed media

An ambient work composed for an audiovisual installation. A single screen version of the video installation can be found here: https://youtu.be/v5T1NgS9vss

Subcellular Abstractions (2016) for fixed media

experimenting with an e-bow and floating tremolo bridge.

e-gtr solo 1

Written for Cassie Lear and Rebecca Olason.

Polyphase (2018) for flute and horn

Some recordings I did with the Sennheiser AMBEO VR Microphone. Rendered to binaural format (listen with headphones).

The first recording is a pair of crash symbols moved around the microphone. The second recording is from a power plant on the University of North Texas campus. I placed different objects over the capsule to filter out the power plant and highlight the objects' resonant frequencies (mason jar, metal thermos, etc.).

Power Plant Binaural Example

Cymbals Binaural Example

Discords (2018) for 3D audio, guitar amp, and small computer speakers.

*This is a binaural rendering and should be listened to with headphones*

Written in the Ambisonic spatial audio format, Discords is intended for playback over a multi-channel speaker array (ideally 16 channels). In performance, the opening 0-1:06 is played through a guitar amp (stage right) and the ending 9:00-39 is played through small computer speakers (stage left). Sound is briefly sent to the guitar amp again from 4:25 to 5:15.

Discords (2018) for 3D audio - binaural mix

Michael Sterling Smith is a composer based in San Diego, CA. Michael has a PhD in music composition from the University of North Texas.

Michael Sterling Smith

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