In the morning session, I revisited the eight-channel surround sound installation and reworked some sections that did not 'speak' quite so well in the space. This was particularly prevalent in sections using material at the boundary of the range of human hearing.
Additionally, Jason and I troubleshot the performance rig and determined the source of the digital interference - the power shielding on my laptop. A simple and effective work around was found and we were back in business.
Once the interference issue was sorted, I spent some time re-editing the X-Pand patches and Garritan instruments, and placing the soft-synth outputs in the stereo field.
In the afternoon, curator Lubi Thomas and I met in interview and worked through the drivers of The Joy of Loss, and how the discrete gestural components interact and are related to the theme of loss, transcendence and joy.
At the mid-point of the development and tech week the workplan has been productively adhered to, with all technical elements relating to sound and image resolved. The outstanding items - the live performance components - will be resolved in the coming two days.
Tomorrow, my colleague Grant Johansen arrives from North Queensland to work with me on the musical performance, and Penny Mullen joins us in the afternoon to work through the movement component.
Issues around the Twitter feed, the iPad orchestra and the live streaming of the performance installation will be addressed when Rick McCullock comes to Sydney in July and August.
I've taken some photos of the keyboard performance rig and posted a few here...
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