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This is the interface for the Max/MSP patch I use to perform this music. In addition to the mixer module (in the lower left corner), there are four separate modules for creating sound. They are the break slicer (1), the three sound file loopers (2),the "la la la" module (3), and the bass sequencer (4). I control this patch in performance using an Oxygen 8 MIDI controller.

Building this interface was the first phase of the ImDM project. I opted to program my own rather than using some ready-made commercial product (like Ableton's Live for example) for a couple of reasons. By creating my own, I could make decisions about certain features, processes, and signal flow based on compositional needs—the creation of the music guided the creation of the software. Building my own interface ensured that I would know how to work it once it was finished. Also, any idiosyncracies in the design would be own, and therefore comfortable to me.