Obtaining a unique sound in improvised sampling music using the iPad : Improvisational techniques with the iPad in interplay with other conventional instruments

Abstract

This dissertation seeks to explore the techniques that has developed in the live sampling community that surrounds the University of Agder from the perspective of a sampler using the iPad and the app called Samplr. The research is meant to explore techniques that have only been an oral tradition for us students, and to get some of these techniques for improvisation with sampling written down. The concept of live sampling is by definition a musical discussion with other more conventional instruments. Therefore, this research has explored improvisation in a studio setting with a bass guitarist and a keyboardist together with the researcher himself on sampling. We found that the techniques could often feel too limiting, but the process of researching this has been a valuable one, giving us new tools and new thoughts to bring with us to later improvisations.