Project #1: Create A New SLOrk Instrument

Due dates:

milestone A 2014.4.9 in class: work-in-progress; 30 second live demo
milestone B 2014.4.16 in class: finished instrument; 2 minute live mini-performance

In this project, you are to create a laptop orchestra instrument for a single hemispherical speaker array.

Specification

design and create a new instrument for laptop and a single hemispherical speaker array!
use ChucK to create/implement the instrument
should take advantage of the multi-channel aspect (or have a good reason to not do that)
consider issues of playability, expressiveness, sound, and also use in an ensemble setting
craft a very short piece (~2) for your instrument, describe/score it, and perform it in class
each person should turn in their own instrument - however, working together is highly encouraged!
feel free to use any combination of keyboard, mouse/trackpad, joystick, gametrak, and any other input device

ChucK audio programming language
S.M.E.L.T. toolkit for mapping keyboard, mouse, joystick to sound
3 full stations will be set up in the CCRMA Listening Room (room schedule/sign-up)
feel free to start coding on your own, but you'll definitely want to get into the listening room and work with the actual hemi speakers and laptop
come to the tutorial on ChucK and S.M.E.L.T. on Sunday (4/6) at 3pm, CCRMA classroom