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Nino Auricchio and Paul Borg presented their paper "New Modular Instruments and Performance Practice" at the 2016 Synthposium at SAE Institute Melbourne. The papers presented at this event have now been published by Cambridge Scholars as Interpreting the Synthesizer: Meaning Through Sonics.


Modular synthesizers present a new, perhaps rediscovered, paradigm in musical performance. There is often a minimum level of observable physical gesture in the use of modular synthesizers, which challenges the convention of exertion in musical performance. The primary cause for this disruption to the traditional musical paradigm of exertion in performance is the interface and operation of the modular synthesizer. These are systems where individual modules have specific functionality yet require the performer to connect and manipulate those modules to realise a meaningful sonic output.


This presentation discusses several areas relating to this new paradigm and asks: to what extent do modular synthesizers afford the ability to perform in a ‘live’ manner and what are the factors that dictate how that performance might be interpreted? Does the apparent disconnect between perceived gesture and corresponding output assist to solidify the abstract nature of the music with the observed performance? Is the performer a ‘ring master’ of a kind of ‘sonic circus’, where the modular synthesizer can be described as having artistic personality?


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