Making music is a great way to manage stress. But for many of, both professionals and hobbyists, it’s very often a group activity. Those of us staying home for social distancing can use technology for playing together. “Telematic” music is any music played at distance. In a series of posts, I’ll be exploring different methods that musicians can use for […]
Telematic Music – Collaborating Online
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Fossbox is putting our heads together with the Culture Capital Exchange to provide information, support and training for accessible and free or low-cost ways to keep working collaboratively, keep the creative flow flowing, and avoid going quietly mad in social isolation.
2019 was a year of promise for neurodiversity; the National Autism Strategy has been undergoing a revamp since March, and in April a new All-Party Parliamentary Group was founded to support diversity in the creative sector. In light of these breakthroughs, Fossbox wants to move beyond ‘rights’ – it’s time to mobilise a more intersectional, critical and contextual attitude towards […]
We’re developing new ways to capture the wider impacts of collaborative research in partnership with The Cultural Capital Exchange (TCCE)’s project The Exchange and Gemma Burford of Green Spiral. The Exchange was funded by HEFCE and Arts Council England and aimed to establish a national network to promote collaborative research between early career researchers (ECRs) and small and medium-sized enterprises […]
If you are using the flagship instance of Jitsi Meet, you’ll find the settings menu allows you to record to DropBox or broadcast to YouTube! This is great, but there are reasons you might wish to DIY your recording and broadcast. Perhaps you’re using a different server that doesn’t have these options. Or, even on the flagship server, there is […]
If you are playing your audio via a software synthesiser or another program, you’ll need to be able to get your system audio to your web browser. Before we start, ask yourself if you also want to route your mic to Jitsi meet all of the time, or just some of the time, for example if you just want to […]
Previously, we’ve talked about some of the musical implications of playing via Jitsi Meet. These included lag (aka delay), compression (aka distortion) and levels (aka headroom / peaking). This means that we will be unable to synchronise, our sounds will be altered and we need to be aware of leaving space for others to play. This is a challenge, but […]
Last time, we talked about telematic music, lag, and compression. I recommended using Jitsi Meet. This post describes how you might use that service to sing or play a keyboard or acoustic instrument with others. If you play your computer as an instrument, the following information will still be useful. We’ll cover the extra steps for routing software audio in […]
Fossbox recently carried out an impact study of the The Culture Capital Exchange (TCCE)’s National Academics and Creatives Exchange programme (‘The Exchange’) which informed the TCCE publication The Exchange: Revealing Collaborative Values. The report includes a contribution by Fossbox’ Director, Paula Graham-Gazzard along with Darren Henley, Chief Executive, Arts Council England and Dr Steven Hill, Director of Research, Research England, and […]
Creative undergraduates have been grappling with creative workforce issues in partnership with Fossbox,University of East London’s (UEL), Artists Union England, and Black Shuk Coop as part of UEL’s community engagement programmes. We honestly hadn’t expected the level of enthusiasm and commitment with which the undergraduate team approached the project. They have produced a really useful multi-media investigative guide for fellow creative […]