Feedback has always been of interest to me, coaxing sounds from the guitar as I move around the room, placing the it on the amp to increase the physical contact and induce yet more feedback. Being able to ‘play’ feedback I always enjoyed as it feels very primal and so close to just going out of control. it takes work to keep it in check.
I am considering creating an interactive physical feedback system using multiple springs connected to multiple speakers. I have taken inspiration from Agostino Di Scipio’s Audible Eco-Systemic Interface (AESI) project as well as Nicolas Collins Pea Soup.
I took particular interest in his idea of shifting from interactive composing to composing interactions. This leads to a shift from creating tools for composing in real time using a human agent as the driving force behind the development of the piece to tools that will react to changes in environment that they themselves have caused creating a feedback loop through the system in which it is not necessary to have a performer.
Most live electronics follow a linear flow where the performer makes use of some sort of control device which has a effect on synthesis parameters and processing etc which then leads to sound creation(this is also observed in live electronic music performed with hardware where realtime parameter changes are effected by the performer and then made audible). This flow can be applied to conventional instruments as well, in this flow there is little room for change/innovation other than novel tactile control? (with regard to control over performance, not the sonic material itself).
It is also worth noting that without the performer a system of this nature will not produce any sound, the performer is the only agent of change.
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