Abstract:

Approaches to network music performance are often focused on creating systems with minimal latency and maximal synchronicity. In this article we present \emph{Yig, the Father of Serpents}, a new program for performing network music that is designed with these principles in mind, but also offers an argument for a different approach. In Yig, users may have identical states yet the audio rendering could be different. In this paper an introduction to the interface is followed by a brief description of the technical development of the software. Next, the instrument is classified and analyzed using existing frameworks and some philosophy behind divergence in network music is explained. The article concludes with an numeration of potential software improvements and suggestions towards future work using divergence