i'm a classical musician but right now in music school, i'm at the point in music history where we are studying these changes and advances in music/technology....very cool. I am a fan of today's electronic music, and i am so fascinated and interested to go back and see how it all started...i'm also writing a paper on musique concrete for the class...very interesting
I think my head would have exploded if I had seen this back when it was made. I was 11 at the time, and just discovering these things called synthesizers. Amazing.
i loved this doc. , I mean in some parts it's very old-timey but i love how the explain about the oscillation, the diagrams and it's very funny and charming that they refer to the synth as " the electronic sound synthesizer " all the time
Wendy Carlos played classical music to show that this electronic instrument should be taken seriously as a viable instrument. At that time, noone really knew that it could do pitches or that these synths existed. Wendy brought it to the mainstream, paving the way for Kieth Emerson and people like him, which paved the way for the Minimoog which led to bands like Pfunk, which led to digital synths which led to software synths....the list goes on.
@electro257 I know what you mean skipper! Of course, not all of them wanted to justify the merit of electronic music (suspect at the time) before beckoning upon the explorative & innovative journey. Delia Derbyshire didn't care what people thought! She created some of the most creative & original works imaginable. Even to this day, her "Blue Veils & Golden Sands" sounds remarkable. And she didn't stop there. Her commissioned project "Dreams" is so advanced that people are still not ready for it!
having said all that it is good to see this and ALL the other synth stuff on youtube... where would we be without it? a reminder of a bygone age i think...
What is mainstream? Synths have come full circle, originally filling the Music Concrete need for new sounds (bleeps and bloops) as they grew to their biggest sizes (modular) then made pitched music (classical) which evolved to prog rock and later, synthpop/new age/techno (and all its subgenres), and now with the eurorack platforms, musicians have brought the synth full circle, omitting Oscs and filters for the making of bleeps and bloops and the "noize".
Reall quite cool. They found some pretty neat equipment (considering the time) and it was pretty informative. What's most fascinating is seeing how far we've come. Makes you wonder where some of those people are now. Also, rather good video editing on this. The split screen effects were pretty cool, again considering the early date. Thanks for sharing.
i have a Bmus in music and teach keyboards guitar and recording,.. i have a wealth of knowledge AND understand modular synths and electronic music with ALL its history, My point is, as Debussy once said "the age of the aeroplane, automobile and ocean liner needs its own music,,. etc.." the modern age does not use the idioms of our past and from a more modern perspective music that is electronic does not require to be validated by compositions best suited to the piano or a harpsichord as a fugue.
what is he talking about pitches between regular pitches that intruments do? has he never heard of a violin or trombone? continuous pitch has always been possible
I have two questions about the guy on the double bass. (1) Isn't he Rand Forbes, from the avant-garde/prog-rock band called the United States of America? (2) La-di-da-di-dum, la-di-da-di-dum, what's the name of that song? What is the name of the song he is playing on his instrument?
yes i know all that stuff... it just makes me laugh.... the potential for everything and anything, so they play classical... or Romantic,.. or Impressionism... etc... its cool but just funny.
@DudasMiska they sound better then small hardwired synth though. and its a Moog modular synthesizer, they're known to have the fattest and best sound quality. IT RULES!! :P lol
yes i know all that but.. even as early as 1900 composers where searching for a NEW sonic pallete, Debussy even said the age of the plane boat and machine needs a new sound.. the futurist movment springs to mind too, La Cobusier, Edgar Verese etc etc.. all of whom predate wendy carlos and others by many years.. synths needed to bought into the mainstream and not art music as stockhausen did that! i do understand what you are trying to say but it still begs the question WTF are they doing!
yes i have... thats not my point... the synthesizer wasnt exactley designed for Bach,.. it was designed for a new sound esthetic, in the words of Debussy 'the age of the aeroplane, ocean liner and machines needs a new music' etc... it isnt a critisism, i just dont see why Bach is Always used to demonstrate the synth,... ever since wendy Carlos its been the norm???
but you can do that on the instrument designed for Baroque / classical style,. period music is of a period and for a instrument... .. a modular is not about that type of music as it is not relevant to the period.. the period of the modular.. if the only point of reference is 'classical' then why have one..
i have a Bmus in music and teach keyboards guitar and recording,.. i have a wealth of knowledge AND understand modular synths and electronic music with ALL its history, My point is, as Debussy once said "the age of the aeroplane, automobile and ocean liner needs its own music,,. etc.." the modern age does not use the idioms of our past and from a more modern perspective music that is electronic does not require to be validated by compositions best suited to the piano or a harpsichord as a fugue.
i'm a classical musician but right now in music school, i'm at the point in music history where we are studying these changes and advances in music/technology....very cool. I am a fan of today's electronic music, and i am so fascinated and interested to go back and see how it all started...i'm also writing a paper on musique concrete for the class...very interesting
I think my head would have exploded if I had seen this back when it was made. I was 11 at the time, and just discovering these things called synthesizers. Amazing.
Oscillators, Oscilloscopes, analog tape hiss, wow and flutter and grainy film. This has got it all.
I never tire of even the basics or fundamentals of electronic music. It's an addiction.
excellent program,. and i wish there were more like this,...
A Rare Modular Moog,with flip-switch's instead of slide-switch's.They only made a few like that!totally Groovy,Baby! ; )
Seeing this document is a dream from long ago come true. Thanks a lot!
This is great!
another well thought out response,.. to a serious question relating to the relevance of a fugue on a modular synth,.
this is good for people who are into electronic music
fantastic!!
i loved this doc. , I mean in some parts it's very old-timey but i love how the explain about the oscillation, the diagrams and it's very funny and charming that they refer to the synth as " the electronic sound synthesizer " all the time
Wendy Carlos played classical music to show that this electronic instrument should be taken seriously as a viable instrument. At that time, noone really knew that it could do pitches or that these synths existed. Wendy brought it to the mainstream, paving the way for Kieth Emerson and people like him, which paved the way for the Minimoog which led to bands like Pfunk, which led to digital synths which led to software synths....the list goes on.
@electro257 I know what you mean skipper! Of course, not all of them wanted to justify the merit of electronic music (suspect at the time) before beckoning upon the explorative & innovative journey. Delia Derbyshire didn't care what people thought! She created some of the most creative & original works imaginable. Even to this day, her "Blue Veils & Golden Sands" sounds remarkable. And she didn't stop there. Her commissioned project "Dreams" is so advanced that people are still not ready for it!
having said all that it is good to see this and ALL the other synth stuff on youtube... where would we be without it? a reminder of a bygone age i think...
Great!
Before modulars became expensive noise machines, they were used often pretty much like in this video.
Its amazing how technology advances with music. It is just- amazing.
We should go back and show them a synthesizer like Nord G series or Z3TA+ lol
Thank you!!!
ACOUSMATIC, ELECTRO ACOUSTIC, ELECTRONIC MUSIC, since 1910 ...
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Brilliant!
What is mainstream? Synths have come full circle, originally filling the Music Concrete need for new sounds (bleeps and bloops) as they grew to their biggest sizes (modular) then made pitched music (classical) which evolved to prog rock and later, synthpop/new age/techno (and all its subgenres), and now with the eurorack platforms, musicians have brought the synth full circle, omitting Oscs and filters for the making of bleeps and bloops and the "noize".
Reall quite cool. They found some pretty neat equipment (considering the time) and it was pretty informative. What's most fascinating is seeing how far we've come. Makes you wonder where some of those people are now.
Also, rather good video editing on this. The split screen effects were pretty cool, again considering the early date.
Thanks for sharing.
Awesome! Keeper, of course!
Incredible, rare find!
This is such a good doc, many thanks
Great!!! Kind regards, Brainvoyagermusic
Reminds me of super mario at the end
its finally back on youtube! thank you so much!
Ive got a clip where i recently opened for the Bone thugs event in Colorado. ! Bumping EDM Dubstep Trance Rap Raps with all hip-hop style !!
Stephen Hill( Hearts of Space) would like this.
Awesome THEME TUNE !! And its in 5/4 !! lol
i have a Bmus in music and teach keyboards guitar and recording,.. i have a wealth of knowledge AND understand modular synths and electronic music with ALL its history, My point is, as Debussy once said "the age of the aeroplane, automobile and ocean liner needs its own music,,. etc.." the modern age does not use the idioms of our past and from a more modern perspective music that is electronic does not require to be validated by compositions best suited to the piano or a harpsichord as a fugue.
Wow, good catch!
7:46 - could be some kind of pokemon (or else) game melody.
Thay graph sheet music he showed looks a lot like the piano roll in FL studio
what is he talking about pitches between regular pitches that intruments do? has he never heard of a violin or trombone? continuous pitch has always been possible
lol i'd kill for a Moog modular ^_^
Every science & tech documentary from this era starts off with that super-creepy doomsday music...what is up with that??
Yeah!! :D
At about 4.00 min is this the Fairlight?
Yep, that's a Fairlight system.
I have two questions about the guy on the double bass.
(1) Isn't he Rand Forbes, from the avant-garde/prog-rock band called the United States of America?
(2) La-di-da-di-dum, la-di-da-di-dum, what's the name of that song? What is the name of the song he is playing on his instrument?
same here
Is that Milton Babbitt showing his graph compositions?
How does one copy the jet sound to the Moog Modular here? How did they get a jet sound?
Not too bad. Do not forget about europe
Here is a video with an abrupt beginning and an abrupt...
End.
What is the name of that song he is playing at 7:45?? Its in a Amiga game called Skychase. I just want to know the name of it :)
yes i know all that stuff... it just makes me laugh.... the potential for everything and anything, so they play classical... or Romantic,.. or Impressionism... etc... its cool but just funny.
does anyone else find the electronic jazz at the beginning dire or is it just me?
its horrible!
that said this whole video is hilarious.
peace
Brian
name of the first interviewd?
@DudasMiska they sound better then small hardwired synth though. and its a Moog modular synthesizer, they're known to have the fattest and best sound quality. IT RULES!! :P lol
6:50 dj mehdi
yes i know all that but.. even as early as 1900 composers where searching for a NEW sonic pallete, Debussy even said the age of the plane boat and machine needs a new sound.. the futurist movment springs to mind too, La Cobusier, Edgar Verese etc etc.. all of whom predate wendy carlos and others by many years.. synths needed to bought into the mainstream and not art music as stockhausen did that! i do understand what you are trying to say but it still begs the question WTF are they doing!
@takenae free country innit.
Skip to 4:23 to understand.
avail now to keyboardists!
Capuzzi!
PASADENA not PADADENA . Look like description ;D
:D well
Silver Apples?
@DudasMiska ye good call :P
Man,... !!!?.... LMAO... man,...LMFAO...
yes i have... thats not my point... the synthesizer wasnt exactley designed for Bach,.. it was designed for a new sound esthetic, in the words of Debussy 'the age of the aeroplane, ocean liner and machines needs a new music' etc... it isnt a critisism, i just dont see why Bach is Always used to demonstrate the synth,... ever since wendy Carlos its been the norm???
only got one for you....
Anyone else here because of Zeds Dead
8.10 to 8.38 is funny... why do people play like that on a modular???
but you can do that on the instrument designed for Baroque / classical style,. period music is of a period and for a instrument... .. a modular is not about that type of music as it is not relevant to the period.. the period of the modular.. if the only point of reference is 'classical' then why have one..
haha ;D
This would be quite good if the narrator wasn't treating us as though we were morons.
1922 THEREMINE RUSSIA
thanks for your rather pointless response... and you are missing the point.
i have a Bmus in music and teach keyboards guitar and recording,.. i have a wealth of knowledge AND understand modular synths and electronic music with ALL its history, My point is, as Debussy once said "the age of the aeroplane, automobile and ocean liner needs its own music,,. etc.." the modern age does not use the idioms of our past and from a more modern perspective music that is electronic does not require to be validated by compositions best suited to the piano or a harpsichord as a fugue.