OFF: Theremin performance in London
Doug Pearson
jasret at MINDSPRING.COM
Thu Aug 2 18:32:03 EDT 2001
More information can also be found at:
http://www.strangeattractor.co.uk/
Looks like their non-musical events are pretty darn interesting, too!
On Wed, 1 Aug 2001 20:32:13 -0400, Eric Siegerman <erics at TELEPRES.COM>
wrote:
>On Wed, Aug 01, 2001 at 07:49:13PM -0400, Doug Pearson wrote:
>> Using amongst others a Theremin, Moogs and a
>> midi Theremin
>
>A MIDI theremin??? How bizarre! Tying a theremin to a protocol
>that quantizes everything into semitones kind of defeats the
>whole purpose, doesn't it? (Or have they come up with microtonal
>MIDI? I admit it's been 15 years since I last looked at the
>spec.)
It doesn't use any part of the MIDI standard that didn't exist 15 years
ago. It can send out pitch-bend (in addition to note) information up to
200 times per second with up to 14-bit accuracy. Granted, that will
probably make the underpowered microprocessor in your 80s-technology MIDI
synth blow its mind, but note transitions should be as smooth as using the
familiar pitch wheel.
for more info, see:
http://www.bigbriar.com/cgi-local/SoftCart.100.exe/products_t.html?
L+scstore+lgts3193ff02f002+998285163
or:
http://www.bigbriar.com/
-> products -> theremins
-Doug
jasret at mindspring.com
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