The "Harmonic Walk"
The Harmonic Walk is an
interactive environment which responds to the user's
position inside a rectangular space. Different chords are
proposed to the user depending on their position. The
user's task is to find and to recognize them, and, then,
to decide how to link the chords producing a convincing
harmonic progression. This can be made by choosing a
precise path to perform the best satisfying harmonic walk,
selecting it among various possibilities.
Audio controls are in the left side of the patch; the
particulars of the sound synthesis are depicted in the
audio subpatch below. In the left-low are displayed the
OSC incoming data. In the middle there is the desktop
interface, where it is possible to simulate with a mouse
the movement on the physical surface. In the right there
are the chord controls and the display of the occupied
zone. The chords combinations are named "T far" (c# minor,
C major, F major and G major) and "T near" (C major, c
minor, Ab major, Eb major).
The audio subpatch
