Bumpae is a kind of Buddhist music when monks perform ancestral rites for Buddha. Bumpae includes dancing, singing, and playing instruments. The songs of Bumpae have a unique feature which uses vowels to connect each letter of scriptures. So, the vowe...
Bumpae is a kind of Buddhist music when monks perform ancestral rites for Buddha. Bumpae includes dancing, singing, and playing instruments. The songs of Bumpae have a unique feature which uses vowels to connect each letter of scriptures. So, the vowels have taken the largest part of the songs of Bumpae. In this study, a song ‘Bokcheongge’ is selected.
This study focuses on the feature of Bumpae and has developed a sound effector and a video system for it. The sound effector produces sound which has the same vocality of original sound by using real-time formant analysis and resynthesis technique. So, this effector can give different effects such as delay effectors used for vocals which cannot be naturally produced.
Next, the video system has been made for implying meaning of the lyrics of Bumpae. Sound visualization techniques have been used. All colors and shapes used have been selected based on buddhistic world view. The pitch and amplitude variation affects the shape, size, and color of objects in the system. Combination of the sound effector and video system can create a synergy effect while making a new impression to the audience.