Norberg Festival 2011 audio visual workshop by COMBAT A.V. / Stormfield

Saturday 30th July

full info HERE

Topics covered:

1. Introduction to AV
2. Sample set demo
3. VDMX basics 3.1 intro 3.2 example screen, some components explained 3.3 general workflow, diagram 3.4 Creating basic interface from scratch
4. VDMX controlling visual clips 4.1 mapping effects to buttons / knobs / faders on MIDI controller 4.2 mapping clip position to oscillator 4.3 mapping effects to midi notes in Live (explained in detail later)
5. Ableton Basics 5.1 Controlling visuals from Ableton 5.2 Ableton basics (very) briefly: faders / audio channel / midi channels 5.3 Routing audio/MIDI from Ableton to VDMX
6. Routing of audio to VDMX
7. VDMX Audio Analysis
8. using MIDI – preparing midi in Ableton – slicing a track
9. using MIDI – using Ableton MIDI to trigger VDMX
10. Making it all work / jamming

The detailed lesson plan, handouts + references are downloadable here

In spring 2010, London-based french electronic music maverick Monster X released his infamous Werewolf Gangbang E.P., 4 cuts of feisty, cheeky and insanely danceable electro/bashment/dubstep on the Tigerbeat 6 label in Berlin.

Following a decidedly wrong conversation about raves in soundproofed Austrian basements over christmas, it was decided that a video had to made for this. The idea snowballed, and a few weeks later the Combat A.V. team found itself in a warehouse filming two lovely lady werewolves wrestling in kebab meat while grooving rather violently to the beat.

Werewolf Gangbang screening, 12 June!

Catch the London screening of Werewolf Gangbang at Kreatures animatronic rave this Saturday 12th June, alongside audiovisual wizardry by ScanOne, Interakt, Starkey, Milanese, Dizz1, Flint Kidz, Kryptic Minds and many more. Monster X and Stormfied will be doing a special b2b AV smashup following the video. Corsica Studios, London.

Just to give an idea, here’s a recording of Monster X live at Glade 2009 with the infamous stage-fisting.

Yardcore, Splutter, Adverse Camber & The Centrifuge present:

5 June, big fat warehouse rave with multi-storied dancefloor electronics.

Doors – 7.30pm til as late as you make it

£9 advance tix from ticketweb “here“http://www.bussedup.blogspot.com/

£12 on door b4 11pm, £15 after 11..

Travel
Train – 30 seconds from Peckham rye rail
Buses – direct – 12, 37, 63, 363, 343, 78, 197, P13
5min walk – 36, 136, 436, 381, 177, 345, P12

PLUS – Rooftop ska jerkoff bbq from 7.30-10pm

Fully playable retro arcade installation by the
Hand Baked Arcade.

More info here

Sample of audio-visual live set

Sample videos from AV performances. Combat AV was performed last October at the Plex 3rd B’day involved improvising specially made visuals alongside sets from Point B, Scorn, Elemental and Stormfield. Since then it’s hit Teacheles in Berlin, and Mothers Against Noise in Corsica Studios, London.

Next stop: REC Fest Taragonna, Spain!

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