In this workshop I share some some references / inspiration in connection with current work, with a focus on vocal performance with sampled, synthesised and live-produced synthetic voices (talkbox and vocoder). Ww look at my setup and talk about some basic techniques, both contemporary and historical, for playing with synthetic voices.

In the second half of the workshop we make small compositions/performances using sampled and synthetic voices and self-built software MIDI controllers. These are made in TouchOSC, a small piece of modular software that runs on phones, tablets and computers and can communicate over WiFI with other devices on the network. It is cheap and offers exciting ways of creating custom interactive interfaces and controllers that can help streamline workflow and to create elegant ways of controlling your setup during performance.

Participants should bring a laptop with the DAW of their choice and headphones.