Sampling CD announcement

[Plinio Andres Barraza]

On Mon, 23 Nov 1998, Andrew Schrock wrote:

> On Mon, 23 Nov 1998, Sean Costello wrote:
> > One idea:  Get impulse responses for various sounds in the Buchla.  In
> > other words, run a 1-sample long pulse through the system, and record
> > the result.  The output could then be convolved with another signal
> > (using software like Csound) to "color" the input signal with the nice
> > analogyness of the Buchla.  This would work well for running things
> > through the spring reverb unit on the Buchla (if it has one) - convolve
> > the impulse response you get with any other signal, and you get a nice
> > Buchla reverb sound.
> 
> Unfortunately, the spring reverb is one of the moduless which is dead...
> it's quite an old machine, and has been in use for 30-some years at
> Brandeis. One of the main reasons I want to sample it is that, besides it
> being an absolute _classic_ modular, it's really falling into disrepair.
> Quite a pity! I really can't repair it since I a) am not comfortable
> enough with my skills to repair it myself and b) It's not mine (too
> bad..). I am going to try to get it repaired, but see below. 
> 
> [ The problem with this scenerio is that the music lab here is in awful
> disrepair... a p100 with cakewalk that crashes after 5 seconds of running
> and midi modules not even hooked up at all. The buchla is used, but 
> primarily for theory, not in actual practice. The more I'm here, the more
> it seems that getting a piece of equipment hooked up or fixed in academia
> is an arduous, if not impossible, process.. ] 
> 


It seems its the same thing everywhere.  At NYU we have a huge buchla (the
one Subotnick used) but only three or four modules are working.  I ofered
to work on it (Christopher -also on synth DIY and much more experienced
than I said he could help me) but they told me they would prefer me not
to try.  Just like you describe things at Brandeis... here, one studio has
an Eventide 3000 and a Kurtzweil 2500 that will not receive any signal
simply because it was never reconected properly after having been removed
for some concert (usless as it may seem, you can get signal out of both),
furthermore, they really don't like users pluging in things on their own
(which I guess is understandable except the studio is not configured).

I just wanted to join you in the lament.  I don't know about you but when
I started at NYU I was really excited and now I don't know.  I am
seriously in debt and, although I know all the advantages of being at a
univewrsity (watch me as I use their computers, test equipment, facilities
LIBRARY, etc.) I can't help thinking about the studio the same money would
have bought me.  Anyway, thats the bed I made...   Good luck on that
sample CD

Plinio