We need to outfit little babies or small children with such opportunities to affect their world. With their pliable brains looking for action, no telling what fine-tuned capabilities would result. I'm not averse to the Borg-like life, heh. Start the next gen of theremin players young! :) Ann On Thu, 16 Nov 2006, David V wrote: > Also immediately reminded me of the terpsitone. > > > ----- > DAVID VESEL -- synthetic music for humans > http://davidv.purplenote.com > davidv@... > ----- > The Purple Note Radio Network: > Escape From Noise, vocal electronica, 10PM Sats http://efn.purplenote.com > Spellbound, music for theremin, 10PM Suns http://spellbound.purplenote.com > ----- > > > > > Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: >> [oops. sent the previous copy from an unsubscribed address. sorry if it >> duplicates.] >> >> At 07:34 AM 11/16/06 -0600, David V wrote: >> >>> That's pretty cool. It reminds me of early attempts at "electronic body >>> music", which now is the name of a genre of electronic dance music but >>> originally referred to music people attempted to make with body suits >>> retrofitted with sensors and MIDI transmitters. This looks like an >>> evolutionary step in that area. >> >> >> Sure does. I designed my first retrofitted suit, tethered (when even IR was >> very expensive, and way pre-Midi), in 1975 for a set of three pieces called >> "Network C/R". It was all based on light sensors that controlled analog >> synth parameters, including modification of & by realtime input. >> >> Of course, where have I heard this before? >> >> "It�s an easy-to-use, virtual instrument that allows real-time music >> making, even by players without significant musical or computing skills" >> - Richard Helmer about the virtual guitar on the CSIRO site, 2006. >> >> "Perform now -- instant realization, no requisities, no talent, no math, no >> physical development. Anyone can get involved, all ages." >> - Afred Mayer about the Ionic Performer synth in the manual, 1972. >> >> And what was the original claim for the theremin? A familiar refrain, this >> no talent & no skills concept. :) >> >> Dennis >> >> > > > > SPELLBOUND-L, the glocal thereminist community > > To contact the moderator, e-mail porphyrous@yahoo.com > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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2006-11-16 by Ann Cantelow