IUPUI Music Tech Blog

It finally feels like everything is coming together as we set up and finalize our set for our performance next month (Monday, May 7, 2018) at Square Cat Vinyl at 8 pm. After our final tests of the speaker at Klipsch, we were able to put the speaker back together and combine it with our set. It’s actually fascinating to see it in action because the sound coming from the speakers is surprisingly clear. When performing in the middle range of frequencies, the speaker is able to produce a quality of sound that seems incredible when you think about how old it is. It really speaks for the hand-crafted quality of the speaker; since this was just one prototype, they made sure each measurement of the speaker case would enhance the overall sound of the speaker.This high quality, however, is not without its limitations. The speaker’s performance drops when playing lower and higher frequencies, to the point where we avoid them all together for fear of blowing out the speaker. While

In case you’ve missed them, the performance team released demos for some of their songs for the final exhibition. Links can be found below: Careless: https://bit.ly/2pRJgi2 Wireless:  https://bit.ly/2GqkVGy If you watched the videos, you may have noticed all the equipment being used by Dr. Doug and Christian. Though more commonplace in classical performance these days, it’s possible that some people have never encountered the on-stage musical controllers and interfaces that students and faculty at the Department of Music Technology as well as musicians around the world have incorporated into their music performance. I thought it might be a good idea to describe how an electronic musician performs for those who’ve aren’t familiar with the medium. Sometimes it’s a little tricky to make an engaging performance as an electronic music producer. The reality is that the bulk of the music is produced before the actual concert; it’s entirely possible to just press “play” and