Technical Approach

Sound

Our performance system is designed as a modular digital-analog instrument rather than a fixed-timeline live set, allowing for real-time remixing, reinterpretation, and manipulation of up to 18 audio tracks. It integrates loops split into 14+ stems, a drum machine (Analog Rytm MK1), synthesizer (Minilogue XD), piano, and vocals, played through a 7.1 surround sound setup. Ableton Live 11 serves as the core platform, controlled via two APC Mini MK2 and two Launchcontrol XL devices, enabling intuitive mixing, effect control, and loop triggering. The structure allows for BPM flexibility, live re-composition, and non-linear sound development through ‘scenes’ and categorized clip-swapping. Master effects are routed across three key subgroups (full mix, no kick/vocals, kick only) to maintain control and clarity in varying live contexts.

Visual​
 

​Our visual design is based on real-time rendering, generative audio-reactivity, and a recursive, flexible workflow. By merging dynamic lighting, 2D/3D structures, and cyclic image processing, we create an ever-evolving visual language. The visuals are projected via a single-beamer dome setup using a hemispherical mirror that diffuses the image into the space. Real-time audio signals trigger reactive visuals, which can be manipulated live via MIDI controller; the output is spatially distorted to fit the dome geometry. Each scene grows organically from microscopic structures outward, allowing for spontaneous adaptation and infinite variation, giving the performer (Paul Kimmerl) full freedom to respond to external parameters intuitively.

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