Update on performance technology project

Last wednesday we successfully managed to have the project up and running. It consists of 2 Max msp patches and a logic file. The logic file has a looped recording of the instrument I have chosen (Absolute Resonance), along with a number of adjustable settings. These settings are contained within an insert (Auto Filter) and are cutoff modulation, resonance, dry signal and rate. Each of these had to be routed in logic pro so that communication between it and max msp were possible. The first Max msp patch traces the colour of what is on the screen over the point where it is hovering. Based on this it generates numbers on 4 scales which are then output to logic and these adjust the settings on the logic insert mentioned above. The second Max msp patch contains the movie file and allows the mouse to appear over the movie when the screen is maximized. The colours in the movie change gradually and the sound from logic accurately goes with this. This is the case when the mouse is left at a single point on the screen. The user can change the mouse position if they wish resulting in more drastic changes in sound as the colour changes will be more dramatic doing this. In this way, the user can either just watch the installation and experience the sounds that come naturally or they can have more of an effect on it by using the mouse. The room that the installation is taking place in will be empty, besides the projector and the screen to maximize effect and probably the lights will be off or dimmed significantly.