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The Moving Drone: Negotiating Agency Between the Voice and the Virtual

Melodic material in Hindustani music is presented in relation to a tonic, usually sustained by the tanpura, a four-stringed drone instrument. Rooted in Hindustani music, 'The Moving Drone' sets the traditionally static drone into motion that, throughout the performance, gains increasing agency transitioning from reactive to more proactive roles. The work employs four independent loopers in Max/MSP to function as 'virtual' drones. They are populated cyclically in real-time as the vocalist improvises, creating an organic and evolving feedback loop between the voice and the virtual drone. This relationship further evolves melodically by pitch shifting the loops, which introduces a dimension of sudden, explicit movement. Then it changes timbrally, via the integration of GaMaDHaNi, a singer con

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arXiv@arXiv Jun 11, 2026Published 17:47 UTCSignal Time 61Trust Score
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Melodic material in Hindustani music is presented in relation to a tonic, usually sustained by the tanpura, a four-stringed drone instrument. Rooted in Hindustani music, 'The Moving Drone' sets the traditionally static drone into motion that, throughout the performance, gains increasing agency transitioning from reactive to more proactive roles. The work employs four independent loopers in Max/MSP to function as 'virtual' drones. They are populated cyclically in real-time as the vocalist improvises, creating an organic and evolving feedback loop between the voice and the virtual drone. This relationship further evolves melodically by pitch shifting the loops, which introduces a dimension of sudden, explicit movement. Then it changes timbrally, via the integration of GaMaDHaNi, a singer con

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