Kenneth Newby

A table of Bessel functions describing the evolution of carrier and sidebands as the modulation index changes was reverse engineered as an interactive interpolating system controlling a bass trombone playing the carrier and twelve brass instruments playing one of the first twelve sidebands for a set of twenty-five carrier-modulator ratios for a frequency modulation synthesis.

A table of Bessel functions describing the evolution of carrier and sidebands as the modulation index changes was reverse engineered as an i

silhouettes-modulations-and-visual-music-for-13-brass-players

so very beautiful :) 
thanks for sharing!

Amazing work! Has a breathing a charcoal / conte vibe!

Thanks! I neglected to mention that the animation is based on an L-system, and realized with Processing. Many lines, some linear, some animated Bezier, to a depth of 12 or more hierarchical levels. The large movements are the result of modulating the angles in the rule set.

silhouettes - modulations and visual music for 13 brass players

2021

Mayne Island, BC, Canada