MATRIXSYNTH: Electronic Ballet with Sound Beam


Monday, May 29, 2006

Electronic Ballet with Sound Beam



Via Alex Theakston on AH:
"the one we had [EMS Sound Beam] was a bit more advanced, with a control box and a separate beam device. in the first half of the video (not the upbeat last bit) it's triggering a virus, and we set up a constrained range of notes that could be triggered along the length of the beam. theres a CS5 in the mix too, and a speak n spell."

If you listen closely at the beginning you will hear that she is playing the sound beam with her movements and they are playing accompaniment.

Update: It's not an EMS Soundbeam but actually one of these.

Update: Alex pointed out that the Soundbeam logo is the same as the EMS. Interesting, I wonder what the history is. According to the EMS History page the sound beem was designed by Richard Monkhouse (Digital & Video design:1972 - 1975), however it was not manufactured until after Edward Williams took over the assests in 1984. According the site, EMS (London) folded in 1979, their assets were bought by Datanomics who owned them from 1980 to 1984, followed by Edward Williams when the Soundbeam was made.

1 comment:

  1. Yes, celebrate the opening of the clothing store with ballet.

    (charging my deathray)

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