Inner Sound by Jonathan Weinel

Author:Jonathan Weinel [Weinel, Jonathan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780190671198
Google: AUJOswEACAAJ
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2018-07-15T20:29:22.354895+00:00

Figure 5.3. General model, showing how material properties of sound give rise to corresponding listener responses and behaviours.

Representational Component

The ‘representational properties’ of the general model can be expanded to provide the ‘representational component’ shown in Figure 5.4. Through the analysis of music discussed in previous chapters, we have seen a progression from works that use analogue instruments and effects, to those that utilize digital synthesis and sample manipulation, in order to represent ASCs. Within this progression, we find a range of possible approaches, and a general trend towards the construction of accurate depictions of hallucinations with the aid of technology. For example, psychedelic rock music uses analogue electronics to subtly warp or colour the sounds of an instrumental performance, so that it is heard as if under the influence of psychedelic drugs. Yet in psy-trance music, or the imaginary soundscapes of electroacoustic music, digital sounds are used to construct detailed spatial representations of hallucinatory sound-worlds. The latter works suggest the use of sound to accurately represent, or even ‘simulate’ the subjective experience of ASCs such as dreams and hallucinations. However, there remains various dynamic possibilities for the design of sonic materials, and it is these that the representational component addresses. The section below considers the three axes of the component:

• Input

• Mode of Representation

• Arena Space

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