source file: mills3.txt Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1998 19:18:02 +0100 Subject: microtonal instruments From: Marcus Hobbs tuning@eartha.mills.edu wrote: > Topic No. 1 > > Date: Wed, 7 Jan 98 14:45 EST > From: Denis.Atadan@mvs.udel.edu > To: tuning@eartha.mills.edu > Subject: Microtonal instruments > Message-ID: <199801071948.OAA15581@copland.udel.edu> > > It's been pretty interesting to see who plays what so here's my 2 cents- i create my own instruments on the kyma system. i mostly use midi as the control, but am now building analog sequencers in kyma. the instruments range from sample processing/pitching to additive synthesis to processing other sounds from other synths. i've written a tuning tool in kyma, which implements many of erv wilson's tunings and rhythms. this tool changes the tunings of all of my instruments in real time. it is tough to build expressive digital instruments. i don't think i've been particularly successful just yet, but i believe that in the long run, digital is the way to go. sample rates will improve, and so will the software technology for controlling the instruments. marcus ___________________________________________________________________ Marcus Hobbs | marcus@fa.disney.com | (818) 560-8332 Atlantis Look Development & Lighting Walt Disney Feature Animation ___________________________________________________________________ SMTPOriginator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu From: "Paul H. Erlich" Subject: RE: Special Way PostedDate: 08-01-98 22:34:50 SendTo: CN=coul1358/OU=AT/O=EZH ReplyTo: tuning@eartha.mills.edu $MessageStorage: 0 $UpdatedBy: CN=notesrv2/OU=Server/O=EZH,CN=coul1358/OU=AT/O=EZH,CN=Manuel op de Coul/OU=AT/O=EZH RouteServers: CN=notesrv2/OU=Server/O=EZH,CN=notesrv1/OU=Server/O=EZH RouteTimes: 08-01-98 22:34:23-08-01-98 22:34:23,08-01-98 22:34:17-08-01-98 22:34:17 DeliveredDate: 08-01-98 22:34:18 Categories: $Revisions: Received: from ns.ezh.nl ([137.174.112.59]) by notesrv2.ezh.nl (Lotus SMTP MTA SMTP v4.6 (462.2 9-3-1997)) with SMTP id C1256586.00767F07; Thu, 8 Jan 1998 22:34:46 +0100 Received: by ns.ezh.nl; (5.65v3.2/1.3/10May95) id AA29511; Thu, 8 Jan 1998 22:34:50 +0100 Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1998 22:34:50 +0100 Received: from ella.mills.edu by ns (smtpxd); id XA29549 Received: (qmail 4035 invoked from network); 8 Jan 1998 13:34:47 -0800 Received: from localhost (HELO ella.mills.edu) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 8 Jan 1998 13:34:47 -0800 Message-Id: Errors-To: madole@mills.edu Reply-To: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Originator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Sender: tuning@eartha.mills.edu