Sensience: electro-acoustic collaboration in a non-tactile ultrasonic sensing environment

Abstract

Sensience is the title of a collaborative work realised with a proprietary ultrasonic sensing system and live tenor saxophone. The collaboration allows the acoustic saxophonist to move freely within an ultrasonic performance space and to trigger a range of samples prerecorded by the performer. The aesthetic intention, the musical form and technical design of the work are discussed, along with an overview of the work's performance. The work is briefly contextualized with regard to interactive computer music practice.