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2006-11-15 by Jessica Hummel
wait till model 'theremin' hits the boutiques: http://www.csiro.au/csiro/content/standard/ps29y,,.html greetings, Jessica -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.5/534 - Release Date: 14-11-2006
2006-11-16 by David V
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. Too bad it's not for sale. I wonder what it would cost. ----- 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 ----- Jessica Hummel wrote:
> > wait till model 'theremin' hits the boutiques: > http://www.csiro.au/csiro/content/standard/ps29y,,.html > > greetings, > Jessica > > >
2006-11-16 by Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
[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\ufffds 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 -- Please participate in my latest project: http://maltedmedia.com/waam/ My blog: http://maltedmedia.com/bathory/waam-blog.html Composer "buy local" bumpersticker: http://maltedmedia.com/people/bathory/bumpersticker.jpg http://www.cafepress.com/buy/80570307/
2006-11-16 by David V
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\ufffds 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 > >
2006-11-16 by Ann Cantelow
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]
2006-11-16 by Jessica Hummel
On 16 Nov 2006 at 10:25, Ann Cantelow wrote: > > 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! :) Well, we are trying ;-) During pregnancy our Lucie's hands were waving constantly inside my womb. About two weeks before she was born Lucie already attended some concerts and a workshop by Lydia Kavina. And we put her before a croix-sonore when she was but a few weeks old, just to see what would happen. She didn't seem to mind. Now she's 4.5 months old, and instead of her hands her feet are waving. She seems to like it when Wilco plays theremin with fx. She doesn't care when he plays classical pieces or when I play children songs. She does like it when I play sounds and waver from high to low. She does like it when I move her body to and from the pitch antenna. She doesn't care about the theremin sound that she can make waving her feet. But what she really is crazy about are live human singing voices and rhythm. That gets her full attention and puts a very big smile on her face. Not to mention the comments she gives when a song/improvisation is finished. (So I hardly play the theremin anymore, but my percussion skills are improving...) As for smart outfits with all kind of electronics in them: babies can drool a lot! greetings, Jessica -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.6/535 - Release Date: 15-11-2006
2006-11-17 by Ann Cantelow
Very delightful to hear news of little Lucie, and details of her interactions with music, thanks. :) Lucie is charmed by rhythm! What an interesting thing that is. Rhythm plays a big part in our speech- it's a good thing to pay attention to. One evening, after having just been to a poetry reading, I tried to imitate on the theremin the cadences of the poets that I had heard. It didn't come off too well, but I was in a rush and doing other things and distracted. I'm going to try that again one of these days. B.B. King did fun imitations of speech on his guitar, theremin should be able to do it too. Ann
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006, Jessica Hummel wrote: > On 16 Nov 2006 at 10:25, Ann Cantelow wrote: > >> >> 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! :) > > Well, we are trying ;-) > > During pregnancy our Lucie's hands were waving constantly inside my womb. About two > weeks before she was born Lucie already attended some concerts and a workshop by > Lydia Kavina. And we put her before a croix-sonore when she was but a few weeks old, > just to see what would happen. She didn't seem to mind. > > Now she's 4.5 months old, and instead of her hands her feet are waving. > She seems to like it when Wilco plays theremin with fx. She doesn't care when he plays > classical pieces or when I play children songs. She does like it when I play sounds and > waver from high to low. She does like it when I move her body to and from the pitch > antenna. She doesn't care about the theremin sound that she can make waving her feet. > > But what she really is crazy about are live human singing voices and rhythm. That gets > her full attention and puts a very big smile on her face. Not to mention the comments she > gives when a song/improvisation is finished. > (So I hardly play the theremin anymore, but my percussion skills are improving...) > > As for smart outfits with all kind of electronics in them: babies can drool a lot! > > > greetings, > Jessica > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.6/535 - Release Date: 15-11-2006 > > > > SPELLBOUND-L, the glocal thereminist community > > To contact the moderator, e-mail porphyrous@... > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >