Aperture by John Bischoff
using the Transjam Server

Standalone version for practice.

Instructions:

  1. Warning: Netscape will restart the Applet if you resize this window. This will log you out. So please resize your window if necessary before logging in.
  2. Please wait for the Applet to load. It may take a minute to load if you are using a voice modem. When you see the tracking circle appear, then it is ready for use.
  3. Your sound in this piece is created by a rapid looping mechanism that reads forward and back through a very short slice (i.e. the "aperture") of a sound file.
  4. Mouse down randomly picks a new sound file from 9 available and starts your sound; mouse up stops your sound.
  5. Horizontal motion sets the location of the aperture within the sound file.
  6. Vertical motion changes your loudness.
  7. In addition to rapid motions across the entire sound file, try the smallest possible motions at the edges of amplitude peaks for an interesting area to explore. Also note that some horizontal motions add or subtract small amonts of musical noise or alter the width of the aperture as you play.