New vocal samples from Andrea Young

Composer/performer Andrea Young has contributed several vocalises (melodies without words) to the Kyma library — perfect for experimenting with feature extraction or as spectrally-rich source material for manipulation and analysis/resynthesis.

In her artistic work, composer/performer Andrea Young explores the full range of potential interactions between voice and computer: acoustic, amplified, deconstructed/reconstructed, and extracting features from the voice to use as control signals for synthesis and processing algorithms.

Composer/Performer Dr. Andrea Young uses Kyma in her live performances

Although amplification and live processing are widely used in both experimental and commercial music, the last option — feature-extraction and remapping to (potentially unrelated) sound parameter controls — is much less explored.

Andrea has contributed several vocalises (melodies without words) to the Kyma library — perfect for experimenting with feature extraction or as spectrally-rich source material for manipulation and analysis/resynthesis. Check your Kyma 3rd party Samples folder, in the sub-folder Andrea Young.

Dr. Young studied vocal performance and composition at The University of Victoria, electronic music at The Institute of Sonology in The Hague, and holds a Performer-Composer doctorate from The California Institute of the Arts.