Music Technology - From The 40s To The Present
One of the latest and most visually appealing music controllers is the Tenori-On, a tablet-like live sequencing device that musicians can use to create both musical and visual patterns via its illuminated grid interface. American artist Norman Fairbanks has now released what is billed as the first album composed entirely with the Tenori-On…
The album is entitled “7 days microsleep” and can be listened to on his official website. It seems that many Tenori-On tracks have an identifiable structural development, and this can be quite hypnotic. It is perhaps more interesting to actually see the music being performed, in that the device itself provides visual feedback that is clearly a reflection of the sounds being produced.
A slightly older technology is the Sonovox, which is a precursor to the device we know nowadays as the vocoder. Basically, a loudspeaker is placed on the throat of the singer, which modulates the source of the sound, producing an extremely eerie effect - particularly when combined with such lilting ditties as this…
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