1> record upright piano
2> process through "sonic maximizer" and gate
3> record processed signal
4> repeat from (2>) with new recording

The whole process was performed while running screen recording software, causing audible glitches from CPU-overload. This has been inherited by following generations.

ot: [10.30 Klaverkomposition I~~ v1]

2019 © Viktor Dahl

The Digital Death of an Upright Piano

1> record song on iphone
2> process through EQ and comp on computer
3> record from studio monitor with iphone
4> repeat from (2>) with new iphone-recording

All iterations are played simultaneous and panned out in the stereo field, oldest generations leftmost

ot: [10.31 No Lyric Guitarsong (simultaneous)]
2019 © Viktor Dahl

Jitter Chorus Choir (No Lyric Guitarsong (simultaneous))

1> record song on iphone
2> process through EQ and comp on computer
3> record from studio monitor with iphone
4> repeat from (2>) with new iphone-recording

ot: [10.31 No Lyric Guitarsong (linear)]
2019 © Viktor Dahl

No Lyric Guitarsong (succesion)

1> record piano
2> process through guitar pedal
3> record processed signal
4> repeat from (2>) with new recording

The iterations have been put in succesion, the oldest generation first.

ot: [10.31 Reverb~~ [Sparkles]]

Piano Emerging From The Void

1> record piano with contact microphone
2> process recording through comp/expander
3> record processed signal
4> repeat from (2>) with new recording

A splash of reverb was added for extra fun

ot: [11.01 JrF+dbx~~]

2019 © Viktor Dahl

Honkey Tonk Death by Expanded Compression

Documentational musical reflection on/in the process. 2 weeks in.


ot: [11.04 Piano 3]

2019 © Viktor Dahl

Under the Influence

1> record Rasmus Junckers piano composition
2> process through 1066 comp/limiter/gate
3> record processed signal
4> repeat from (2>)with new recording

Iterations have been put in reverse succession in abbreviated form (every other generation have been omitted)

ot: [11.04 Juncker~~ (½)]

2019 © Viktor Dahl & Rasmus Juncker

Piano Appearing Through the Gate

1> write MIDI arp score
2> "humanize" MIDI
3> "quantize" MIDI
4> repeat from (2>) with new score

MIDI played through synth for arbitrary listening experience

ot: [11.06 MIDI 2~~ AMB]

Quantized Humanized Synthesized

1> record electronic drum machine on tape recorder
2> record tape output on computer
3> record computer output to tape
4> repeat from (2>) with new recording

sound has been severely altered by soundcloud conversion

ot: [10.28 Revox B77~–]

Oh So You Like Analog?

... these are the last 4 minutes of its life

1> record synth
2> process audio through gain, de-reverb, reverb and de-clip
3> record processed signal
4> repeat from (2>) with new recording

ot: [11.10 Stryger 2.1~~]

Strings Took A Wrong Turn

auditive diary from a BfA project focusing on recursion, iterative production methods and strange attractors in fractal geometry @ The Danish National School of Performing Arts, Copenhagen, Denmark.

everything created by Viktor Dahl. inquiries via vet17[at]ddsks.dk

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