Big Bass & Glitch

YouTube via humankoala | January 30, 2011 |

"A bass sequence with the usual suspects and heavily processed by tyme sefari
recorded in ableton live with a little ping pong delay, reverb and heavily compressed by Rough Rider from audiodamage

2 voice of the harvestman hertz donut in sin mode crossfaded in lopass filter mode by qmmg ,pitch controlled by woggle out of wogglebug, amplitude controlled by maths and wogglebug in max/min a172, wavefolded by the stg modulated by lfo a147, filtered by borg 1, first out in tyme sefari where the end loop is modulated by the lfo, dir/record/played switched by a169 clocked by zorlon cannon (wogglebug too ) , feedback from delay out to in 2 of borg1 switched with antioscillator etc ...

Enjoy !!

HK"

Software Klee Sequencer - sync with Ableton Live

YouTube via dnigrin | January 30, 2011 |

"Just a quick how to video to show how you can sync the start/stop and tempo between Ableton Live and the Software Klee Sequencer."

Vulcan Harp & Theremin - #2

YouTube via copperleaves | January 30, 2011 |

"This composition is called THE FIRE PLAINS and it is the second in a series of 12 studies for the Vulcan harp and theremin. The Vulcan harp was introduced by artist and visionary Wah Ming Chang more than 40 years ago for a STAR TREK episode. Over the years it has evolved considerably, along with the technology involved with its manufacture. It is acoustic, electroacoustic and electronic (it is the electronic component that permits such things as the playing of complex harmonies, glide pitch shifts, arpeggiation, etc.).

This piece is a study for the use of the gated arpeggiator. Before starting to play, I tapped two bars on the "tapper control" in the tempo I wanted the arpeggiator to engage in the second half of the composition (two bars instructs the instrument to play sixteenth notes - one bar would have told it to play eighth notes). Once the pattern is entered, all the harpist has to do is touch the tapper to engage it and apply it to the chords that are struck. From that point on, it is activated or deactivated alternately by touch until it is cancelled.

This instrument is a prototype. It is entirely self-contained and it is not MIDI capable. It has 15 banks of its own sounds, and each bank has 10 programs. The instrument is also provided with its own effects, timbre controls, etc. It is not mechanically activated like a keyboard. It triggers its sounds by means of the frequencies that the strings are tuned to, so it must be very accurately tuned prior to playing. It transmits directly to its amplifier by means of an antenna integrated into the pin column (the extended curved vertical arm that holds the tuning pins) so there are no cables.

This performance was recorded in a single take because it was too tricky to try and piece it together with only one video camera. Once the track was complete, I overdubbed the theremin part using the Samuel Hoffman 1929 RCA theremin. I didn't bother to show myself playing the theremin because there are already quite a few videos here on YT of me playing theremins of different sorts. The Vulcan harp, on the other hand, is rare. There are only two instruments in the world like the one you see in this video."

RIP Milton Babbitt

Milton Babbitt passed away yesterday January 29, 2011. He was 94 years old. Via Wikipedia:

"Babbitt later became interested in electronic music. He was hired by RCA as consultant composer to work with their RCA Mark II Synthesizer at the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center (known since 1996 as the Columbia University Computer Music Center), and in 1961 produced his Composition for Synthesizer. Babbitt was less interested in producing new timbres than in the rhythmic precision he could achieve using the Mark II synthesizer, a degree of precision previously unobtainable in live performances (Barkin & Brody 2001).

Babbitt continued to write both electronic music and music for conventional musical instruments, often combining the two. Philomel (1964), for example, was written for soprano and a synthesized accompaniment (including the recorded and manipulated voice of Bethany Beardslee, for whom the piece was composed) stored on magnetic tape."

Babbitt: "Occasional Variations"

YouTube via NewMusicXX | October 24, 2008 |
Re-Published on Sep 15, 2009 Karin Schneider

"Milton Babbitt: "Occasional Variations"
Realized on the RCA Mark II Sound Synthesizer, 1968-1971"

image via Perfect Sound Forever

Update:


RCA Synthesizer comes in at 12:51. Do watch up to it. Only calling it out so you know when it comes in.
Full article on NPR

Update:

Milton Babbitt on Electronic Music

YouTube via echasalow | January 29, 2011 |

"1997, from the Video Archive of Electroacoustic Music. Barbara Cassidy and Eric Chasalow curators.

more videos at:

http://cec.concordia.ca/econtact/12_2...

copyright 1997 Eric Chasalow, all rights reserved"

Update:

milton babbitt- vision and prayer

"NewMusicXX | February 02, 2011 | 3 likes, 0 dislikes
Re-Published on May 25, 2015 Joe

Milton Babbitt: "Vision and Prayer"(1961) for soprano and synthesized tape. Bethany Beardslee, soprano. The text and title are from a 1945 poem by Dylan Thomas, the first section of which reads: Who Are you Who is born
In the next room So loud to my own That I can hear the womb Opening and the dark run Over the ghost and the dropped son Behind the wall thin as a wren's bone? In the birth bloody room unknown To the burn and turn of time And the heart print of man Bows no baptism
But dark alone Blessing on The wild Child.

Theme For The Airtight Garage - Cary Grace - Buchla 200

YouTube via Door13Music | January 30, 2011 |

"Cary Grace performs an impromptu improvisation on the Buchla 200 Series Electric Music Box, while taking a break from hand-crafting Wiard 300 Series Modules. Programming assistance provided by Michael Murphy of Modern Implement Company. - The Airtight Garage: http://www.fromefm.co.uk/profile.php?..."

genoQs Machines GmbH Shuts it's Doors

via the genoQs news letter:

"Dear all,

With the recent publication of the closing of genoQs Machines GmbH by regular legal procedure, we are issuing a long overdue message to give you a realistic outlook for the future. We also want to contain the spread of inaccurate information about the circumstances, and share our view of things.

Please refer to the link below.
http://www.genoqs.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=39&Itemid=70

Thank you,

Gabriel"

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The Squarewave Parade TSP CAS pedal voltage controlled by Frostwave processing Roland R-70 beat

YouTube via thetonewrecker | January 30, 2011 |

"Simple R-70 drum beat is fed into TSP CAS pedal.
Control Voltages from Frostwave sequencer are being fed into pedal.
Top row of sliders is routed to repeat rate.
Bottom row of sliders is routed to gate input for triggering the pedal rather than use the gate outputs matched for the upper row of the sequencer (just for this example).
Other random sounds that come in occasionally are from the grey Zoom beatbox, Acidlab Bassline 2, and Bugbrand Modular that are feeding a mixer off screen.

Sound quality is so-so from camera, but you get the idea."

1973 buchla video art1.m4v

YouTube via zackdagoba | January 30, 2011 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes

"stephen beck and warner jepson performance from 1973. using an analog video synth and the buchla music synth. see the whole film on ubuweb: http://www.ubu.com/film/beck_illumina... also see http://myblogitsfullofstars.blogspot.com for more"

Sound in Motion - all about the Hartmann Neuron Synthesizer

YouTube via erasemusic | January 30, 2011 |

"this was the promotional DVD produced in 2004 for the Neuron."

Update: Waldorf Wave in the background at 6:54. Caught by UniQue Werkx & Adrien in the comments.

foo-yc20 - YC-20 organ emulation

"The YC-20 is a divide-down combo organ designed in the late 60's. This emulation faithfully copies the features, sounds and flaws of the original organ.

Features:
* Physical modelling, no polyphony restrictions
* 61 keys
* Two main voice sections
* Switchable bass section
* A realism control to add flaws found in the real organ "