ICLC 2025 Catalogue

Synthrospection - Exploring Audio Feedback in Live Coding

Atsushi Tadokoro

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Program Notes

The performance, titled Synthrospection: Exploring Audio Feedback in Live Coding, delves into the creative use of audio feedback in live coding. Live coding is an improvisational technique where sound is generated by writing and modifying code in real-time. This performance highlights the potential of audio feedback, a process where an output signal is reintroduced into the system, resulting in evolving, unpredictable soundscapes. By incorporating feedback directly into the synthesis definitions controlled through TidalCycles, this performance creates a recursive dialogue between the performer, code, and sound. The performer constantly interacts with these loops, shaping the sonic environment as it unfolds. This improvisational approach reveals the artistic potential of feedback, transforming it into a dynamic tool for live sound creation and exploration.