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.