Re: [microsound] RCA MK II

[shift8 <shift8@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

a lot of you prolly already know this i'm sure, but the work of Raymond
Scott follows this thread very well.

http://www.umkc.edu/lib/spec-col/manhattan.htm


On Wed, 2006-10-18 at 14:37 -0600, devslashnull wrote:
> part of the theme is to take something which originated using machinery 
> that was completely specialized in its day... there was only one of 
> them, and have it pass through the "filter" of "mass-ification"... 
> meaning the once elite production (and playback) of these sounds has 
> been transformed via the ubiquity of the internet and a common medium 
> (MP3) into throwaway quality artifacts.
> 
> there is a certain charm in working with the material intact as it is 
> easily and readily available to anyone.
> 
> i have no doubt that material of "release quality" could be created by 
> the very creative and skilled group that frequent this list.
> 
> what i think would be most interesting, is how individuals will 
> interpret the "dance" moniker.
> 
> 
> On Oct 18, 2006, at 1:04 PM, David Powers wrote:
> 
> > Yeah, but it means it will never be "release" quality ... I suppose
> > that I don't fully buy the "aesthetics of failure" argument, I don't
> > try to make digital reproduce pristine analog sound or "real" sound,
> > but I do try to produce things that just sound "good". Even when
> > there's obvious digital glitches, or granular synthesis which is
> > definitely a micro technique.
> >
> > ~David
> >
> > On 10/18/06, devslashnull <dev@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> thats part of the challenge/beauty of it.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Oct 18, 2006, at 12:24 PM, David Powers wrote:
> >>
> >> > I'd be down for this ... my only hesitation is that I hate starting
> >> > with mp3 quality samples for a track ...
> >> >
> >> > ~David
> >> >
> >> > On 10/18/06, devslashnull <dev@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> >> maybe there should be a microsound project based on this.
> >> >>
> >> >> track 3... use the components to create a microsound "dance track".
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Oct 18, 2006, at 11:35 AM, Graham Miller wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > come to think of it the rhythm on side 3 may very well be the 
> >> first
> >> >> > hard techno beat ever created. check it out and tell me that 
> >> doesn't
> >> >> > sound like some kind of bangin' loop jeff mills would have 
> >> played?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > but in 1955! crazy. primordial techno was already being 
> >> developed in
> >> >> > secret labs before rock n' roll ever even hit...
> >> >> >
> >> >> > g.
> >> >> > On 18-Oct-06, at 1:30 PM, Graham Miller wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> i'm sampling the narration right now.  perfect for techno:)
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> g.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> On 18-Oct-06, at 11:02 AM, Kim Cascone wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>> http://uv201.com/Misc_Pages/rca_synthesizer.htm
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> some mp3's at the bottom
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> 
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