MATRIXSYNTH: Friday, March 2, 2007

Introduction to Electro-Acoustic Music

I added another book to the list of Synth Books to the right. This one is via Barry Schroder, featured in these previous posts. The book is out of print, however you can find copies here.

Details pulled from here:
"This book presents a detailed panorama of electroacoustic music’s principal trends. His approach includes general ideas (terminology, role, listening experience), interviews with several important composers, instruments and devices, the principal historical and current techniques and the studios. Each element includes numerous examples of musical works.

Table of contents:

1. Introduction
2. Musique concrète and tape manipulation techniques
- Pierre Schaeffer and the Études of 1948
- Tape loops
- Cutting and splicing
- Speed change
- Direction change
- Tape delay
- Combined tape and manipulation techniques
3. Electronic music
- Electro-acoustic musical instruments
- Electronic music and optical sound tracks
- Classical studio electronic music: the Cologne studio and its precursors
- Classical studio electronic music: the development of classical studio
- Electronic music synthesizers
- Computer music
- Live/electronic music
4. The art of electro-acoustic Music: interviews with composers
- Interview with Luciano Berio (Thema: Omaggio a Joyce)
- Interview with Pauline Oliveros (I of IV)
- Interview with Morton Subotnick (Until Spring)
- Interview with Jean-Claude Risset (Mutations I)
- Interview with Gordon Mumma (Cybersonic Cantilevers)
5. Bibliography"

Roland Jupiter-6

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.

Tenori-On

Remember the Tenori-On by Toshi Iwai? Looks like it's coming to market with build in sound module, speakers and sampling. Title link takes you to a video on Sonic State.

All Tenori-On posts

New Nord Lead on the Way?

According to this post on sequencer.de a German magazine has an add stating “ NORD TAKING THE LEAD. AGAIN.”

Selling Analog Synthesizers on Ebay

Title link takes you to some tips on Ebay sent my way via Dan.

Bought and Sold Mini P*rn Fest

Looks like the bought and sold thread is turning into a mini synth p*rnfest. Title link takes you to it. Enjoy.

JoMoX Sunsyn

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.

Jean Michel Ja... KORN !

flickr by polaranta.

Bought and Sold, Why?

Title link takes you a post on the MATRIXSYNTH FORUMS were people are posting items they bought and sold, and why. It's a pretty interesting and obvious idea for a topic and oddly, I don't remember ever seeing this on the forums before. What's interesting about it is you get to see the specific individual reasoning behind each buy and sell along with a few good stories. Feel free to post your experiences as well.

KORG Radias on Gearwire

Title link takes you to the video. I did a screen grab in what I thought was a particularly funny part of the video where Joe couldn't figure how to latch the arpeggiator because it actually wasn't in apeggiator mode. : ) That's him trying to latch it. Note the led for arpeggiator is not lit to the right. Before you pass judgment, admit how many times you've done the same. What was funny about the video to me, is that I'm 100% guilty of the same more often than I might like to admit. I love that the Gearwire guys leave this stuff in their videos. It makes it more human. You get the sense that you are just hanging out with them. It takes a lot a guts to not edit this stuff out in order to look perfect. Cheers to them.

You can find part one of the video here.

Synth Music Direct

Title link takes you to Synth Music Direct, a site that hosts and sells synth music. Our own previously featured Boele Gerkes' SCD is listed. If you missed my previous posts he recently came out with a DVD including all of his music (over 300 tracks), and video similar to this one. I added Synth Music Direct to the Synth Music Stores section under Synth CDs on the right.

Casio CZ-1000

Title link takes you to more shots via joshua_schnable's flickr set. Note this was listed on the Matrixsynth Forum for sale. There's also some nice shots of a Novation ReMOTE 37SL in this set, also listed here.

KORG Legacy Digital Edition adds the T1

"In addition, the Version 1.5 free update added all of the PCM data of the successor to the M1 - the T Series - including the piano PCM that was included only on the flagship T1. Along with the Programs and Combinations of the T-Series instruments, the entire contents of the optional TSD-01 through 05 disks are also included. Each of the TSD disks contains additional PCM data and Programs and Combinations using those new samples. For additional information about the T-Series PCM Library, click here."

Note the legacy edition includes all of the expansion ROM cards for the M1. This is where I think digital softsynths excel. You can replicate the sound because it was digital to begin with and the UI is actually better on a PC screen vs. the small LCD menu driven originals.

via Loonytunes

Rhodes Chroma Site Updates

Via Chris Ryan on the Rhodes Chroma List:

"This month I've added a couple of short articles from Keyboard
magazine, April 1982 and March 1983, announcing the Chroma ("Rhodes
Synthesizer") and Chroma-Apple Interface."

Title link takes you to them.

Yamaha CS10

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction. There is also one on MARTRIXSYNTH-B.

Under The Side Panel

punkdISCO found this under the side panel of his Korg 900ps. The following are a couple more shots of the inside: one, two. Click the image on the left or the title link for a super sized shot.

The stamps with 58.8.26 is the year in Nengo (Emperor Era), month and day the synth was stamped. 58 would make it 1977? If you know more feel free to comment.

Update via the world of next tuesday in the comments:
""Nengo" is just saying it's a Japanese date, not a Western date. Written properly in English the synth is from the year "Showa 52" (I've seen it abbreviated S52 for instance a lot in Japanese booklets).

I guess the math is 1926+S-1 because there was no year Showa 0. Now "52" is easy to assume as Showa since no recent emperor lived as long as Showa (a.k.a. Hirohito) and the synth has to have either a Showa or Heisei date (1989+H-1), but avoiding confusion you are supposed to add whomever's reign it was or is to the number."
Update via SoNiCbRaT in the comments of this post:

"Hmmm correct me (anyone) if I am wrong... here goes:

C1/R1: Inspection Item
C1/R2: Product Satisfactory Stamp

C2/R1: (I am not sure)
C2/R2: (somebody's name?)

C3/R1: Organization
C3/R2: (a name)

C4/R1: Functionality Check 1
C4/R2: Stamp with date and name

C5/R1: External (cosmetic) Check 1
C5/R2: Stamp with date and name

C6/R1: Functionality Check 2
C6/R2: Stamp with date and name

C7/R1: External (cosmetic) Check 2
C7/R2: Stamp with date and name

C8/R1: Assessories and Packaging
C8/R2: Stamp with date and name

C9/R1: Grading
C9/R2: Passed

Hope I helped..."

C = column
R = row