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Title: Early electronic instruments - an insight into a part of music
Post by: shorthair on June 20, 2007, 10:41:45 pm: http://www.obsolete.com/120_years/

http://www.obsolete.com/120_years/machines/telharmonium/index.html

The Telharmonium was essentially a collection of 145 modified dynamos employing a number of specially geared shafts and associated inductors to produce alternating currents of different audio frequencies. These signals were controlled by a multiple set of polyphonic velocity sensitive keyboards ( of seven octaves, 36 notes per octave tuneable to frequencies between 40-4000Hz) and associated banks of controls.
Title: Re: Early electronic instruments - an insight into a part of music
Post by: danny_galaga on June 21, 2007, 06:18:53 am: no list is complete without the stylophone:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/ilove/years/1970/toys1.shtml

im very dissappointed...
Title: Re: Early electronic instruments - an insight into a part of music
Post by: shorthair on June 21, 2007, 04:53:34 pm: That's just a toy.
Title: Re: Early electronic instruments - an insight into a part of music
Post by: danny_galaga on June 22, 2007, 03:27:06 am: Quote from: shorthair on June 21, 2007, 04:53:34 pm
That's just a toy.

is it not electronic? and an instrument?
Title: Re: Early electronic instruments - an insight into a part of music
Post by: shorthair on June 22, 2007, 02:33:41 pm: It's not anything new by that time. And those who....created it....didn't know dick about music. The thing isn't even polyphonic. It's just a popcul sonic doodle device.
Title: Re: Early electronic instruments - an insight into a part of music
Post by: JackTucky on June 22, 2007, 09:43:52 pm: Quote from: shorthair on June 22, 2007, 02:33:41 pm
It's just a popcul sonic doodle device.

definition of shorthare is in there somewhere.

=J
Title: Re: Early electronic instruments - an insight into a part of music
Post by: shorthair on June 22, 2007, 10:31:09 pm: hoppety-hop
Title: Re: Early electronic instruments - an insight into a part of music
Post by: DrumAnBass on June 23, 2007, 01:03:31 am: Wow, never heard that story about the Teleharmonium...! Very cool...! Certainly takes some of the wind out of the sails of Bob Moog's contribution somewhat.

For another interesting contribution to electronic music - check out the Optigan - a keyboard sold by Mattel that played back samples off of optical discs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optigan
Title: Re: Early electronic instruments - an insight into a part of music
Post by: danny_galaga on June 23, 2007, 04:23:34 am: another 'toy' by shorthairs definition ;) actually, i have optigan samples somewhere...
Title: Re: Early electronic instruments - an insight into a part of music
Post by: shorthair on June 23, 2007, 01:08:41 pm: Quote from: DrumAnBass on June 23, 2007, 01:03:31 am
Wow, never heard that story about the Teleharmonium...! Very cool...! Certainly takes some of the wind out of the sails of Bob Moog's contribution somewhat.

Yeah, well, that's popcul for you, till you encounter something that puts it all in perspective. And, no, I wouldn't necessarily consider the optigan a toy. It was definitely aimed at an amateur market. It certainly wasn't a seminal device, which means something that is aimed at composition.
Title: Re: Early electronic instruments - an insight into a part of music
Post by: CheffoJeffo on June 23, 2007, 02:14:03 pm: Quote from: shorthair on June 23, 2007, 01:08:41 pm
Yeah, well, that's popcul for you, till you encounter something that puts it all in perspective.

What is it with you and your continuing rants about 'popcul' ?

Is it the fact that you lack both popularity AND culture ?
Title: Re: Early electronic instruments - an insight into a part of music
Post by: shorthair on June 23, 2007, 02:46:50 pm: Hmhmhmh. No, I lack morals. But obviously I'm very popular.

I knew a guy back about ten years ago who had played rock all his life, and then decided he wanted to study music. (He was at that time in his mid-40s.) It was gradual, but eventually, after finishing with my theory instructor at our community college, and then going on the university and studying composition, he realised that keyboard facility was far more important than playing guitar. What was poignant, and this was while he was still at the community college, was one time he told that he felt CHEATED by pop culture for not knowing what he knew then.
Title: Re: Early electronic instruments - an insight into a part of music
Post by: CheffoJeffo on June 23, 2007, 02:49:32 pm: So your friend blamed society for what he didn't know and you call it poignant ? :dunno
Title: Re: Early electronic instruments - an insight into a part of music
Post by: danny_galaga on June 23, 2007, 08:54:04 pm: I LIKE LAMP!
Title: Re: Early electronic instruments - an insight into a part of music
Post by: shorthair on June 24, 2007, 03:41:49 pm: Quote from: danny_galaga on June 23, 2007, 08:54:04 pm

I LIKE LAMP!

That's good. Shine it over in jeffy's direction so he might see more clearly.
Title: Re: Early electronic instruments - an insight into a part of music
Post by: CheffoJeffo on June 24, 2007, 03:45:49 pm: Quote from: shorthair on June 24, 2007, 03:41:49 pm
That's good. Shine it over in jeffy's direction so he might see more clearly.

How many points was it for every time he called me jeffy ? ???