[Re: Radiohead]

[tom wisdom]

M.Ruberto wrote:

> hi Danial
> 
> "danial stocks" <diode at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > >
> > >I just watched Radiohead play on Saturday Night Live(a 
> > >nationally-distributed
> > >television show for those outside the USA); the keyboardist had behind him
> > >a
> > >large modular, played some synth or other with wooden side panels and some
> > >knobs
> > >and sliders.....with an interesting controller : attached to his finger was
> > >a
> > >string which ran into the the left side of the keyboard. As he pulled on 
> > >the
> > >string, the pitch increased; as he let it retract, the pitch decreased. He
> > >did
> > >his vibrato very nicely with it.
> > >
>
> this sounds like the Ondes Martinot but since i didn't actually see it i could
> be wrong. 

maybe the video i watched (http://wezl.org/rhead/media/video/ -- .rm's 
download, .ram's stream) was dodgy, but i didn't see any string -- it 
looks like a conductive finger covering, a sort of thimble, that's worn 
in order to 'play' the lowered surface just in front of the keyboard you 
see (it's easy to see around the 3:05 mark when jonny leaves it on the 
surface and picks up something else from the floor -- a shortwave?)

i've seen things like this before, but it's usually a metal-tipped 
stylus, with a cord attached. by the way, that thing was in the first 
song they played, 'the national anthem.' the second song, 'idioteque,' 
features jonny playing the big wooden-cabinet modular stage right (heard 
prominently 2:40-3:05), with spaghetti all over the front panel.


> another interesting thing i've seen is a flexible resitor whos resistance
> changes as you bend it. it was in a catalog for JDR? let me look around for it
> when i get home and i'll write back.

sounds neat-o. let us know what you turn up.

tom

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