[sdiy] Re; David Tudor

[William Inman]

Gordon Mumma has a description of some of the electronic methods he and his
colleagues pursued.  See http://brainwashed.com/mumma/writing.html and
click on the "Creative Aspects of Live Electronic Music Technology" paper.

Nicholas Collins has some interesting things to say as well in an interview
at: http://homestudio.thing.net/revue/content/collins2.htm

Elliot


> [Original Message]
> From: <damion at poweracoustics.org>
> To: John L Marshall <j.l.marshall at comcast.net>
> Cc: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl> <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
<synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> Date: 9/2/2004 9:37:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Re; David Tudor
>
> David Tudor's entire estate is archived at the Getty Museum in Los 
> Angeles.
> You need to have some academic qualifications to see the stuff, but 
> apparently there's tons of stuff - notes, instruments, everything,..
>
>
>
> On Sep 2, 2004, at 10:54 AM, John L Marshall wrote:
>
> > Recently there was a request for more information on David Tudor's 
> > boxes. Here is my guess as to what was used in "Toneburst":
> >
> > Oscillators:
> >   Acoustic feedback
> >   Sawtooth
> >   Burst generator
> >
> > Filters:
> >   LPF
> >   BPF
> >   HPF
> >   BPF, adjustable
> >   All pass filter, adjustable
> >
> > Other Modifiers:
> >   Balanced modulator
> >   A+B, A-B stereo generator
> >   90 degree phase difference
> >   inverters
> >
> > Mixers:
> >   6 channel stereo
> >   2x2 matrix
> >   4x6 matrix
> >   4x1
> >   2x1
> >   Joystick
> >   Segue
> >
> > Note that none of the boxes appear to be voltage controlled. Lots of 
> > knob twiddling.
> >
> > Take care,
> > John
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------------
> > Pacific Northwest Synth Meeting September 25, 2004
> > -------------------------------------------------------
> >
> damion romero
> damion at poweracoustics.org
> http://poweracoustics.org