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Brian Eno released Generative Music on a floppy – here’s what it sounded like
Need to chill out? How about two-plus hours of Brian Eno music generated in 1996, running on Windows 3.11?
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You should know James West, the Black inventor of the electret microphone
Black engineers have made massive contributions to sound and music technology, overcoming systemic discrimination. And yet, they’re too often unsung, even today. One anyone in sound should know is James West, who, as part of a prolific career, revolutionized recording with the electret microphone in research with Gerhard Sessler at Bell Labs.
Peter Kirn - January 15, 2024
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The long lost, 478-key Moog-Rothenberg keyboard makes its return
A little-known invention by Bob Moog in collaboration with mathematician/theorist David Rothenberg has come back from the dead. With 478 keys and 31 tones, just one was produced, and that unit fell into disrepair – until now. Rebuilt and rewired, it just took to the stage for a concert of music in all its microtonal splendor.
Peter Kirn - December 14, 2023
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1930s Soviet optical synthesis animation looks positively futuristic after 4K restoration
Peter Kirn - January 13, 2021
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Between art tech and techno, past and future, a view from Russia
Peter Kirn - July 30, 2018
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