MusicTechSundays

A Bi-monthly Community based discussion

MusicTechSundays

Season 1 : Teaser

Sound Codes is an
mumbai based Music
Technology Startup
constantly developing
global, cutting-edge
solutions for Artists,
Producers, DJ’s, engineer's,
and students. We are
also working towards
efficiently cataloguing
acoustic signatures of
heritage structures across
India as a part of
Acoustic Conservation .

Initiated by

www.sound.codes

The Hive is an urban

centre for the arts

and technology in

the heart of Bandra.

It is a one of a kind

ecosystem with integrated

facilities that supports

performance spaces

(with one indoor and

one outdoor area)

and co-working and

collaborative offices

for start-ups and

entrepreneurs

www.alivehive.org

Hosted at

Audio Engineering Society India
is a non-profit organization of
audio professionals, which is registered
in India. Audio Engineering Society India
had its humble beginnings in 1994 as
Audio Engineering Society India Section,
which was part of AES worldwide.
Since 2010 'AES India' operates as
an independent body.

www.aesindia.org

supported by

Bohemia Junction Limited is a UK
based company with a team in Mumbai,
India and is a meeting place for
‘creatives’ in music, film & the
arts and those looking to expand
their services and product
into India and collaborate
with Indian companies and individuals

www.bohemia.st

and

Music Tech Sundays ?

Music Tech Sundays is the first of its kind community based

networking platform aimed at cultivating greater dialogue

and education in the evolving field where music meets technology.

Hindustan Times

8th June 2015

lifeismusic.in

15th April 2015

.....You dance in front of a machine, ... and what comes out from the other
end is music, triggered by your movement, in a genre of your choice, to
match your moves. You move your fingers..... have the system produce
tunes that sound of your choice.....

...an open platform which encourage innovation,experimentation
and sharing of information...various aspects of music technology, through
topics including human perception of sound, immersive 3D sound, audio
coding, gestural control, and paradigm shift in music...

so what is

What happened so far in

MusicTechSundays

Season 1

April

12

Session 1

Fundamentals of Acoustics
What are Acoustic Signatures & How to capture them ?
Demonstration of the Acoustic Signatures
Presentation on Sound.Codes work on Acoustic Conservation
Technological research and developments in the acoustics.
Synthesis using Max4live and Ableton Live
Buffer as Information using Max4live and Ableton Live
Innovative integration of technology into modern architecture.

Session 2

Introduction to Psychoacoustics
How Human ear Separate Sounds Machine and The Brain
Limits of Perception
Auditory Illusions
Psycho-acoustics and digital applications

April

26

Session 3

Rhythm as a Visual Idea
8 bit is equal to 1 byte and Taal System in carnatic Music
Formation and Evolution of Taal system
Drift in Western system from Greko system of Music
Scaler Music and Modal Music System
Analysis of raga using Ableton

10

may

May

10

Session 4

Historical perspective on Sampling
Creative uses of Sampling
Ethics on sampling and sampled music
Sampling in musical perspective
Sampling technique using Ableton Live
Sampling to present new idea
Introduction to Auditory Roughness
Analysing roughness information using spectrogram and
other DSP’s
Using Roughness as an idea within timbre creatively
in composition

May

24

Session 5

Resampling Using Ableton Live
Creative Uses of Buses using Ableton Live
Resampling Technique’s using Ableton Live
Creative resampling in musical perspective using Ableton Live
Production Technique for transition in a song using Ableton Live
Idea’s of Remixes
Demonstration of a Remixed Project of Ableton Live

June

07