NIME 2014 (New Interfaces for Musical Expression)

Colpersys 4

Colpersys 4 (Collaborative Performance System for 4 voices) allows audiences to control a four channel soundscape through their smartphone by simply joining the Colpersys4 wifi.

The work is comprised of playful environments, drawing references from gaming, visual scores and linguistics, that either control layers of sound or allow the creation of chords and sequences.

Symbols in Colpersys4 denote a sound (consonant) and colours a shift in tone or filtering (a vowel modifier). The audience chose which interface they use, each are designed so that they are intriguing to play alone but become a lot more engaging when others join in.