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In a message dated 00-04-29 16:17:59 EDT, you write:

<< It was common to hear people disparage the music that Subotnick was making
at
this time as being inferior to his early analog pieces -- it was very
different music of course since it had live traditional orchestral
instruments, modulated by electronic instruments. >>



john,
when i saw him at the smithsonian, he was actually using the "ghost
electronics" and one tape machine as "storage and control" and another with
audio source material. "ghosting" mostly seemed to control a quad sound
distribution system and he was tweaking controls on a real time basis. i
thought it was very good. different, yes, but quite interesting.
using that as inspiration, i messed around with some simpler versions of his
"ghost electronics" concept and while perhaps less useful in a basement
studio enviroment, i can see where it would have been real handy as a live
performance element.
best,
dave v.
p.s. - weird side note - back in the late sixties, subotnick taught at the
university of maryland about 1/2 hour from where i lived. the real bummer is
that by the time i found that out he was no longer there ! i have been lucky
enough to have seen him 3 times however, twice during an elec. music event at
v.c.u. in richmond, va. in, maybe 1977 or 78, and at the smithsonian a few
years later, maybe `81 or `82.