Paul Adams

After many long hours, the software’s first beta is complete.


“PrifArc56 is a realtime audiovisual compositional environment which allows you to manipulate audio within the visual domain, much in the same way as a image editing application. Audio is captured into a virtual canvas where it can be subject to a number of visual based effect processes. The software allows the performer to select frequency orientated selections of the editing environment and place them on one of four output channels, with the position of the brush on the canvas determining the both the visual and audio position across a two dimensional plane. The region selected produces immediate audiovisual feedback; each gestural movement of the brush therefore has a perceptible outcome that can be observed by both the performer and the audience”