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Composition Diary

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Overview

This is my Composition Diary. I try to summarize every day I work on music what I did that day. This keeps me motivated and gives me insight into what I’ve done recently.

Content

2025

March

<2025-03-18 Tue> Raumstaben

  • realised an all spectrum version

<2025-03-13 Thu> Raumstaben

  • worked on a envelope for object sound
  • used data from the browser
  • maybe a good starting point

<2025-03-11 Tue> Raumstaben

  • implemented 4 sounds
  • need to work on them individually
  • then think about how to combine them

<2025-03-10 Mon> Raumstaben

  • worked on object sounds
  • kept it simpled
  • i have ideas in mind which could be included easily

<2025-03-01 Sat> Folkwang Bewegtbild

  • finished music
  • finished mixing
  • finished master
  • hope that the case is closed

February

<2025-02-28 Fri>

  • Folkwang Bewegtbild
    • today i procrastinated on the stufff
    • need to finish it, make descisions!
  • Raumstaben
    • fine tuning of current state

<2025-02-27 Thu>

  • Folkwang Bewegtbild
    • found an aesthic solution for this project
    • going into “Steve Reich Techno”
    • quiet satisfied
    • done a lot today
    • NEXT:
      • go on
      • finish it
      • mix it
  • Raumstaben Project with Lars
    • optimised some Csound Code
    • implemented a hover sound
    • implemented a transition sound
    • optimized the csound-JS connection
    • NEXT:
      • make sound depended from web parameters
      • implement a variable object sound

<2025-02-26 Wed>

  • Raumstaben Project with Lars
    • solved some problems with Csound and Java Script
      • Csounds runs now as .orc with some specified options in Java Script
    • worked on transition sound
    • NEXT:
      • keep working on transition sound
      • also add a hover sound
  • Folkwang Bewegtbild
    • reviewed status of project
    • tried stuff with rack synthesizer, analog synthesize
    • also generated some csound scores
    • NEXT:
      • keep on trying stuff

<2025-02-25 Tue>

  • Raumstaben Project with Lars
    • worked on a transition sound
    • worked on js connection to csound
    • probably found a solution for better declaring csound settings
    • NEXT:
      • check the bugs
      • work on js to csound connection
      • work on transition sound

Folkwang Bewegtbild - <2025-02-24 Mon>

  • started with the music for a short image film for a Folkwang class
  • my aim is to do something functional, not thinking in art categories
  • i started with bringing my Moog DFAM back to live to track a rhythmic foundation
  • i recorded two tracks, one BDrumish and one noise-HiHats
    • inspired by the Raster Lable
  • NEXT:
    • try to make it groove
    • find little loops from these two tracks
    • bring some harmonic and melodic content to it

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