Preservation and Foresight: Proposal of a Model for Adaptability and Reinterpretation of Electroacoustic Works with Real-time Signal Processing
Abstract
Electroacoustic music with real-time signal processing, also known as live electronics, faces significant challenges in terms of its sustainability, meaning its ability to endure and be reinterpreted in the future. These challenges are linked to the technological nature of the works. Many rely on specific technologies that could become obsolete, lack information for migration to new technologies, and do not have adequate notation systems to ensure their reinterpretation. This could result in the permanent loss of some musical compositions. The article aims to address these issues and suggest creating a systematic model of the elements of such a work to contribute to preserving electroacoustic music with real-time signal processing.Downloads
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