Posts Tagged: electronics


3
Nov 09

Lights 2

“lights 2″ (version 1) from colin helb on Vimeo.

Performance of “lights 2″ (harsher than “Lights 3″) by Colin Helb. The performances of the “lights” series feature a three-voice oscillator built on a prototyping “breadboard” to allow for mid-performance manipulation of parts and wiring. The pitch and timbre of the three voices are controlled independently by light-sensitive photocells. All signals are run into a four channel mixer which feeds a series of effect pedals and are run back into channel four of the mixer. The performance incorporates several light sources (both fixed and movable) and a ceiling fan which doubles as a stand for the overhead camera. This performance was recorded directly to a Fostex eight track with video recorded with an iPhone and the iSite camera on a MacBook. Version 1 does not incorporate the transitional montages of Version 2.

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1
Nov 09

Lights 3

“lights 3″ (version 1) from colin helb on Vimeo.

Performance of “lights 3″ by Colin Helb. The performances of the “lights” series feature a three-voice oscillator built on a prototyping “breadboard” to allow for mid-performance manipulation of parts and wiring. The pitch and timbre of the three voices are controlled independently by light-sensitive photocells. All signals are run into a four channel mixer which feeds a series of effect pedals and are run back into channel four of the mixer. The performance incorporates several light sources (both fixed and movable) and a ceiling fan which doubles as a stand for the overhead camera. This performance was recorded directly to a Fostex eight track with video recorded with an iPhone and the iSite camera on a MacBook. Version 1 does not incorporate the transitional montages of Version 2.

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26
Aug 09

Books to purchase

In an attempt to avoid those “what were those books that I wanted to get?” moments, here are two books I would like to purchase.

Collins, Nicolas. Handmade Electronic Music: The Art of Hardware Hacking, 2nd Edition. New York: Routledge, 2009. 978-0-415-99873-4

Holmes, Thom. Electronic and Experimental Music: Technology, Music and Culture, 3rd Edition. New York: Routledge, 2008. 978-0-415-95782-3

UPDATE: (October 18, 2009) Good news everybody, you can breathe again. I bought them both.