Posts by Scott Petersen
INI Workshop prototype instruments Pt. 1
In preparation for our workshop at Artspace, Brian and I met to quickly put together a few prototype instruments out of wood, screws, springs, etc. We basically wanted to see what we could do with next to no materials (and no preparation.) The following prototypes are the results of this first meeting.
Read MoreFour Pillars I
Four Pillars I by scott eric petersen jan – 2011 For live electronics (supercollider) and 4 channel audio. This piece is the first of a series (still in progress) of pieces that explore feedback networks, interactivity (perceived) and aural serendipity. The recording below is one realization of the piece as each time the code is…
Read More“The Record Player is Broken”
nov 2012 SuperCollider Code (executed in real-time.) I just finished a submission for the SCTweet-a-thon, this time being held at WOCMAT. (Please note that because of WordPress awesomeness (sarcasm… drip drip) the code below runs out of the visible area of the post. You can see if all clearly if you copy and past it…
Read MoreEl MuCo at ArtSpace: Instructions not Included
Brian and I have five of our hand-made musical instruments in the gallery at ArtSpace New Haven as part of an exhibition titled “Instructions not Included.” The exhibition will run from November 9 2012 – January 26 2013. The opening is tomorrow from 5-8pm at ArtSpace. Please feel free to join us and explore the…
Read MoreEvolution 1 Series
I am pleased to present the first pieces recorded and produced in my recording studio. This set of pieces, Evolution 1a, 1b, and 1c were recorded over a period of 3 weeks. The works themselves are a blend of musical intuition (experience), planning, and chance. They are one-time creations and have not been edited. The…
Read MoreMake Testing Speakers for Free**
Required Parts: 1-2 8 ohm speakers an enclosure (cardboard box, tea tin, coffee can, etc.) insulation (cotton, an old shirt, the hair you get from your pet when using the Furminator.) wire glue ( any will do, but… I cannot recommend a hot glue gun enough. see below) alligator clips (deluxe version) or just some…
Read MoreRaspberry Pi: first impressions
Getting the Pi Baked I got my Raspberry Pi in the mail yesterday — a long anticipated event. My excitement was slightly deflated when I realized I didn’t have anything I actually needed to make the damn thing run: micro USB for power, an hdmi-dvi adapter so I could actually see and control it, and…
Read More1204-06-12
— Media: 2-channel Audio 1204FX Mixer — This is an improvised “no-input” mixer piece utilizing the Behringer 1204FX analog mixer. For more information on the system and how it works, please see this page: https://www.scottericpetersen.com/1204-10-29/
Read MoreInstalling SuperCollider (w/Sced & Swing) on AVLinux: a quick guide
Let me put the following in the most tasteful way I can: the latest iteration of Ubuntu (12.04) is a total turd. It is slow, clunky and terribly designed*. Having had it with Ubuntu, I decided to shop around and try a few low-latency kernel audio/multimedia distributions. Of those I tried there were a few…
Read MoreSparkfun Amplifier Kit (and Power Supply Solution)
The Sparkfun STA540 amplifier kit is a cool, fun to put together amplifier kit that employs the STA540 amplifier chip at the core of the device. The chip itself is a 4-channel AB amplifier chip that can be employed in a number of ways depending on the circuit configuration. The kit is really easy to…
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