Repercussion.org is a collection of on-screen virtual instruments designed for live performance and online user exploration. Rhythms and musical phrases can be dynamically composed and altered based on the arrangement of objects on the screen.

The collection is a showcase for the visual representation of freely-formed musical compositions. The project aims to be engaging enough to encourage the viewer to experiment, while being sophisticated enough to allow for a great deal of variation in the sound being created. The actual musical compositions are generated in real-time from a library of pre-recorded midi-based sounds, employing algorithms to map the on-screen graphics to characteristics of the sound arrangement such as pitch, tempo and volume. The graphics were designed with a wide audience in mind, such that the concepts represented are accessible to a viewer regardless of his level of musical training, while at the same time matching the artist's idea of a basic kit of musical instruments for "jamming": some drums, some melodies, a way to create chords, strings, etc.. To be available to the largest online audience, Macromedia Flash was chosen as the medium.

This piece was the winner of the Experimental category at the 2003 Flash Forward Film Festival in San Francisco.

Over the years sound has enhanced countless Flash objects on the internet.

Repercussion.org is a unique experiment where sound takes centre stage facilitated by Flash.

I love this Flash object! Not only does it possess a touchy feely interface, its really interesting and just so clever.

So far I’ve spent a couple of hours amusing myself and have only just begun to understand the mathematical depth which this experiment has reached. It has it all, a sensorial feast and effortless interaction to produce your own sounds. What makes this object clever is the straight forward interface that stands between the user and the technically savvy backend. The interface allows the user to take command of this complex object and create sounds or even music that may not have been possible in our existing repertoire.

From an actionscriptor’s perspective it really is challenging the boundaries. I seriously recommend all Goddesses to go and take a look at this classy object but be warned take food and water you could be there for awhile.