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SOFTWARE: Reaper
MEDIUM: reel-to-reel tape machines, mixers
DATE: May 26, 2025
I was experimenting with the technique of no- input mixing and reel-to-reel tape delay. Inspired by Pauline Oliveros’ 1966 tape piece I of IV, I became interested in the non-linear circuitry of the mixer and the tactile materiality of the tape machine. This feedback system pushed me to listen closely to the thresholds between sounds, to attend to subtle gestures, and to act in the
moment without time to think of the cause and effect.
Through this process, I began to appreciate how analog technology reveals certain sonic phenomena. It reminded me that at the core of all sound are particles, waves, and voltages, which is always entangled and contains all possibilities.