tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post114481269290224717..comments2024-03-27T10:06:45.689-07:00Comments on MATRIXSYNTH: Laurie Spiegel and the Bell Labs Programmable Digital Synthesizermatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364921840391533422noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-25940269103094032702007-08-14T15:18:00.000-07:002007-08-14T15:18:00.000-07:00she is a true pioneer of electronic music and a ve...she is a true pioneer of electronic music and a very gifted composer. everybody should check out her music (a bit hard to get by). best work imho is what she did on the GROOVE Bell Labs machine, thtmust have been a very cool machine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-32060936775245060592007-08-07T08:13:00.000-07:002007-08-07T08:13:00.000-07:00You know, I do believe it is "Spiegel" unless her ...You know, I do believe it is "Spiegel" unless her cd's and website lie.<BR/>Awesome machine too by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-1144909404519142072006-04-12T23:23:00.000-07:002006-04-12T23:23:00.000-07:00That is interesting. : )That is interesting. : )matrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364921840391533422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-1144906706096898882006-04-12T22:38:00.000-07:002006-04-12T22:38:00.000-07:00Interestingly, you just posted about the Alpha Syn...Interestingly, you just posted about the Alpha Syntauri, which was my fist synth, and also one that involved Laurie Speigel to some extent in it's development.Todd Fletcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174617431777868315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-1144860684797805692006-04-12T09:51:00.000-07:002006-04-12T09:51:00.000-07:00http://www.therelaxationcompany.com/cd3690.htmlDon...http://www.therelaxationcompany.com/cd3690.html<BR/><BR/>Don't let the company name fool you, it's a great compilation of academic electronic music up to 1980. The dvd features interviews with Babbit, Chowning, Clara Rockmore, etc., and there are some trippy 60's films set to pieces by Subotnick, Oliveros and others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-1144857157559251592006-04-12T08:52:00.000-07:002006-04-12T08:52:00.000-07:00What "new" Ohm compilation? Got URL?ThxWhat "new" Ohm compilation? Got URL?<BR/><BR/>ThxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-1144847481529608602006-04-12T06:11:00.000-07:002006-04-12T06:11:00.000-07:00She's playing a digital synthesizer built by Hal A...She's playing a digital synthesizer built by Hal Alles of Bell Labs. Somehow it found its way to Oberlin College in Ohio, where it has remained broken & unused in the basement for over 20 years. (The video, btw, is from the new Ohm DVD compilation).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-1144819558193174902006-04-11T22:25:00.000-07:002006-04-11T22:25:00.000-07:00It's really awesome! What a great performance synt...It's really awesome! What a great performance synth! I'd rate it right up there with the Virus Ti!Doktor Futurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03296063693804241211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-1144817972307893392006-04-11T21:59:00.000-07:002006-04-11T21:59:00.000-07:00I don't know but I like it. She worked at Bell La...I don't know but I like it. She worked at Bell Laboratories. I'm wondering if it could be something from there. Check out the wikipedia link I updated the post with. Thanks for the typo correction, missed the p in both, but I'm seing i before e in all references.matrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364921840391533422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-1144816672772884682006-04-11T21:37:00.000-07:002006-04-11T21:37:00.000-07:00And what the hell is she playing? I'm stumped - ma...And what the hell is she playing? I'm stumped - maybe a McLeyvier prototype?Todd Fletcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174617431777868315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-1144816428902839042006-04-11T21:33:00.000-07:002006-04-11T21:33:00.000-07:00It's "Speigel"It's "Speigel"Todd Fletcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174617431777868315noreply@blogger.com