Making of the Y-Files. Making of the Y-Files.

The Y-Files

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01 Y-Files_2023-09-02d is the AFLA entry in Fedivision 2024:
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The Y-Files resulted from exploring a sonic landscape discovered by one run of evolutionary search for sounds by kromosynth, with selection pressure from the pre-trained YAMNet - hence the name. This is an example of the influence of new timbres leading the creative process. If this can be called Enoesque, then that was at least not the goal; in fact there was no goal.

We all generate our experience of the world we live in, and considering this sonic work as one artefact in that world, the perception of it will differ from one generative system (person) to another.

It was a challenge to get the timing right when interacting with the AudioStellar sequencing unit via MIDI, so there were several attempts, all a bit off, which can be viewed as the work's character. As I sometimes like to listen to this on repeat while working, I'll cater to that OCD by including all attempts here as ÞÆÖ sides.

Video recordings (.mkv) of the composition attempts in the Downloads section and embedded here: