The FleX Cube

Contents
Creation Musical Building Rules. Resources Sound Material and Processing. Background Sedimentation through Human Conditions. Deployment Realization and Distribution.

Creation____________ Creation _____

Musical Creation

Overview
Musical Elements Basic Phenotypes and Elementary Functions. Musical Material Morphological Archetypes. Musical Modulations Flexible Metrics of Various Parameters. Musical Forms Macro Structures of Musical Assemblies.

Musical Creation

Musical Elements
Figures Musical structures dominated by permanent repetitive and rhythmical actions in order to keep the musical flow going. Xpressions Musical structures leading the musical communication, usually split in phrases. Layers Musical structures of rather static nature or representing longer lasting processes. Events Musical actions of singular and individual character that occur rather arbitrary.

Musical Creation

Musical Material
Repetitions Pulses as experienced by steps, heart beat, water drops ... Fractals Phrases as experienced by bird songs, speech, creaking door ... Layers Passages as experienced by traffic noise, sound of an engine, rain ... Vectors Placements as experienced by glissando, sudden fade-in, bell sound ...

Musical Creation

Musical Modulations
Beats Accelerando, ritardando, rubato, and multiple modulation ... Pitches Glissando, glissando fields, harmonic and spectral transition ... Sounds Fades, blends, generic transformations, low frequency modulation ... Structures Transition, successive addition and subtraction, density modulation ...

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Musical Forms
Song Owns stable musical layers with certain musical functions throughout the whole piece. Serial Linear sequence of a vertically split variation process, comparing to the classical variation form. Story Outcome of sophisticated collage techniques and usually circularly built, comparing to the classical sonata form. Fractal Outcome of interactive linear processes comparing to the classical form of a fugue.

Resources___________ Resources ____

Musical Resources

Overview
Sound Origins Basic areas of sound experiences. Sound Structures Basic categories of spectral dispersion. Sound Generation Basic sources of sound creation. Sound Workflow Basic ways for sound assembly.

Musical Resources

Sound Origins
Instrumental Mechanical sound generation, split into string, wind, brass, and percussion instruments. Voices Human voices, split into bass, tenor, alto, and soprano registers, stylistic shapes. Animal voices. Environmental Nature, city, public places, closed rooms, factories, ...

Electronic Analogue sound generation systems, digital sound processing effects

Musical Resources

Sound Structures
Tone One dominant frequency accompanied by sub-dominant overtones usually melting into one experience due to harmonic frequency relations. Mix Joint spectra consisting of tone and noise elements in most different combinations. Sample Complex sound events based on natural and cultural resources. Can be recorded, or simulated by using physical modeling. Noise Chaotic spectra with various kinds of static and dynamic shapes.

Musical Resources

Sound Generation
Acoustic Sounds Pure mechanical and voice based sound creation.

Electro acoustic Sounds Hybrid sound creation, amplified and distorted acoustic sounds. Sampling Complete imaging and various transformations of acoustic sounds in pure electronic environments. Sound Synthesis Sound generation based on re-creational rules of acoustic sounds and/or following free algorithmic models.

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Sound Workflow
Generation Tools Acoustic and hybrid instruments, environmental sounds, samplers, synthesizers, sound synthesis software ... Sound Pool Open source sound repository with opportunity to up- and download sounds (for example, Freesound). Playground Sound playing environment providing high potential of interactive relationships (for example, Animated Sounds). Mastering Tools suitable to record, implement and distribute final musical results of individual and joint efforts.

Background__________ Background ___

Musical Background

Overview
Anthropologic Background Basic human activity pattern determining and representing (iconizing) musical structures. Psychological Background Mind-sets determining and reflecting (resonating) musical structures. Theoretical Background Compositional macro structures in light of anthropologic and psychological determinants. Historical Background Epochal mind-sets reflecting anthropologic and psychological determinants.

Musical Background

Anthropologic Background
Striking Doing things with hands, working (elementary hand action). Speaking Communicating with voice, singing (elementary mouth action). Bowing Keeping things in place, meditating (hand plus tool).

Blowing Exploring new things, imitating, playing (mouth plus tool).

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Psychological Background
Choleric Mind-set of drama, practical attitude, strong and vivid emotional agility, eruptive outbursts, strong contrasts in behavior, architectural building strength. Melancholic Mind-set of thoughtful pondering, meditation, internalization, spiritualization, low motion, emotional exploration, and atmospheric competency. Sanguine Mind-set of high agility and sudden changes, masking, playing, intellectual games, acting and imitating other mind-sets, skepticism, ability to leave a given framework. Phlegmatic Well balanced mind-set around intellectual dominated contemplation, scientific explorations and competency, abilities of vast integration and continuous growth.

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Theoretical Background
Song Forms Rondo, Art songs, Folk songs, Pop songs, Bar forms, all kind of Dance forms, second movement of cyclic forms, ... Variation Forms Chaconne, Passacaglia, Theme with variations, Dance and After-dance (renaissance), Persiflage, Style copy, ... Sonata Forms Sonata (chamber music), Concerto and Symphony (first and last movements), Opera (architecture, parts), ... Polyphonic Forms Fugue, all kinds of Canons, Madrigal, Motet, Cantata, Inventions, baroque Concerto and Dance suite, Jazz, ...

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Historical Background
Baroque Epoch Phlegmatic mind set of objectivism. Baroque counterpoint is highly intellectual, balanced, and focused on interactive play. Classical Epoch Choleric mind set of dramatic expression. Musical drama creates the highest musical contrast potential. Romantic Epoch Melancholic mind set of introversion. Recurring musical structures as base for introspective experiences. Neo-Classical Epoch Sanguine mind set of playing with distance. Musical citations and references creating meta-musical meanings.

Distribution__________ Deployment ____

Musical Deployment

Overview
FleX Units Communication elements. FleX Actors The FleX Combo. FleX Roles Deployment parties. FleX Presentations Distribution actions.

Musical Deployment

FleX Units
Sounds Elementary musical building blocks provided in open exchange environments. Streamer Sound stream generating technology utilizing given sound resources (instrumental environment). Playground Formal building blocks, sequences, vertically complete assemblies built of sound streams (musical spaces). Pieces Sound trips and sound trip environments (installations) ready for final musical consumption.

Musical Deployment

FleX Combo
Soloist Melody specialist Leading the musical structure. Drummer Rhythm specialist Driving the musical structure. Keyboarder Harmony specialist Holding the musical structure. Sound Man Effect specialist Refreshing the musical structure.

Musical Deployment

FleX Roles
Musician Author, Interpret, Producer.

Listener Music Enthusiast, Music Fan.

Distributor Sales Representative, Communicator.

Lecturer Teacher, Reviewer, Writer.

Musical Deployment

FleX Presentations
FleX Concerts Public music real-time events.

FleX Implementations Sound installations, FleX music records.

FleX Exhibitions Online repositories, presence in art museums. Promotions. FleX Sessions Interactive music projects. Creative, technical, promotional, and educational workshops.