Comments on: 16th Century Music Tech: 11-yo Sirena Huang on Design Marvel of Violin http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/08/09/16th-century-music-tech-11-yo-sirena-huang-on-design-marvel-of-violin/ The latest gear, software, and techniques for electronic music production and performance Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:31:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: L’Œil de la Médiathèque » Blog Archive » Expanding the Violin: Diana Young’s Sensor-packed Hyperbow http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/08/09/16th-century-music-tech-11-yo-sirena-huang-on-design-marvel-of-violin/comment-page-1/#comment-26686 L’Œil de la Médiathèque » Blog Archive » Expanding the Violin: Diana Young’s Sensor-packed Hyperbow Tue, 29 Aug 2006 21:07:04 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/08/09/16th-century-music-tech-11-yo-sirena-huang-on-design-marvel-of-violin/#comment-26686 [...] The original design of the violin is a classic, but that hasn’t stopped people from trying to improve upon it with modern tech. [...] [...] The original design of the violin is a classic, but that hasn’t stopped people from trying to improve upon it with modern tech. [...]

]]> By: Ben Mason http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/08/09/16th-century-music-tech-11-yo-sirena-huang-on-design-marvel-of-violin/comment-page-1/#comment-23612 Ben Mason Tue, 15 Aug 2006 04:04:09 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/08/09/16th-century-music-tech-11-yo-sirena-huang-on-design-marvel-of-violin/#comment-23612 Ever consider driving a laptop with a violin? Have here a few mixdowns of live performances of an <a href="http://amber.tekkind.com/" title="Synth Violin" rel="nofollow">octophonic, six string</a> electric violin. Ever consider driving a laptop with a violin? Have here a few mixdowns of live performances of an octophonic, six string electric violin.

]]> By: Carl Lumma http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/08/09/16th-century-music-tech-11-yo-sirena-huang-on-design-marvel-of-violin/comment-page-1/#comment-22992 Carl Lumma Thu, 10 Aug 2006 20:23:17 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/08/09/16th-century-music-tech-11-yo-sirena-huang-on-design-marvel-of-violin/#comment-22992 It's an interesting subject. Are synths infants, or are they *inheritors* of all that evolution? Kurzweil, for example, views human technology as the product of 5 billion years of evolution on Earth (and just happens to have a synth company named after him). Clearly, though, there are discontinuities. Synths suck, for example. Evolution does a better job than anything else, but it isn't perfect. And in fact, one can usually count on a few flaws ("frozen accidents") that are easily correctable with engineering. I wouldn't be surprised if these people are right, for example: http://www.newviolinfamily.org At least, there's no reason I can think of why front-loading laundry washers shouldn't have been standard 50 years ago. -Carl It’s an interesting subject. Are synths infants, or are they *inheritors* of all that evolution? Kurzweil, for example, views human technology as the product of 5 billion years of evolution on Earth (and just happens to have a synth company named after him). Clearly, though, there are discontinuities. Synths suck, for example.

Evolution does a better job than anything else, but it isn’t perfect. And in fact, one can usually count on a few flaws (”frozen accidents”) that are easily correctable with engineering. I wouldn’t be surprised if these people are right, for example:

http://www.newviolinfamily.org

At least, there’s no reason I can think of why front-loading laundry washers shouldn’t have been standard 50 years ago.

-Carl

]]> By: Peter Kirn http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/08/09/16th-century-music-tech-11-yo-sirena-huang-on-design-marvel-of-violin/comment-page-1/#comment-22665 Peter Kirn Wed, 09 Aug 2006 22:47:39 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/08/09/16th-century-music-tech-11-yo-sirena-huang-on-design-marvel-of-violin/#comment-22665 Fair enough, Nik -- but I know plenty of players who play 18th Century violins. (And plenty of early music aficionados who don't think those "new-fangled" 18th Century models are an improvement!) And as for playing laptops live, I think it does require practice. A lot of us are still figuring out how to play them. To me, though, the laptop is like the soundboard on a piano: it's the bit making the sound. So I still believe in playing with some kind of physical interface, like a keyboard or drum pad. If *that* doesn't look musical, it's probably because I need to practice some more. :) Fair enough, Nik — but I know plenty of players who play 18th Century violins. (And plenty of early music aficionados who don’t think those “new-fangled” 18th Century models are an improvement!)

And as for playing laptops live, I think it does require practice. A lot of us are still figuring out how to play them. To me, though, the laptop is like the soundboard on a piano: it’s the bit making the sound. So I still believe in playing with some kind of physical interface, like a keyboard or drum pad. If *that* doesn’t look musical, it’s probably because I need to practice some more. :)

]]> By: Create Digital Music » Expanding the Violin: Diana Young’s Sensor-packed Hyperbow http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/08/09/16th-century-music-tech-11-yo-sirena-huang-on-design-marvel-of-violin/comment-page-1/#comment-22662 Create Digital Music » Expanding the Violin: Diana Young’s Sensor-packed Hyperbow Wed, 09 Aug 2006 22:43:35 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/08/09/16th-century-music-tech-11-yo-sirena-huang-on-design-marvel-of-violin/#comment-22662 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: Nik http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/08/09/16th-century-music-tech-11-yo-sirena-huang-on-design-marvel-of-violin/comment-page-1/#comment-22660 Nik Wed, 09 Aug 2006 22:39:14 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/08/09/16th-century-music-tech-11-yo-sirena-huang-on-design-marvel-of-violin/#comment-22660 I believe this violin is a lot more modern than the 16th century one. :-) Violins are improving, so is my instrument, the recorder. What's going on with music tech is just what musicians and instrument makers have been doing all along, making the instrument a little bit better. This girl makes a great performance and really takes the stage into her own hands. Too much have I seen "laptop-musicians" sitting with their hands in their laps waiting for the computer to finish performing. I hope we can use music technology to take traditional instruments in new directions and design new instruments. For those who are going to use the computer as THE instrument on stage, I hope they'll learn to master it the way this girl has done with the violin. Adrian, I'm happy to hear you found your instrument, but I regret to say that I have yet to see a laptop musician get to Coltrane level one. I hope the first will be you, but I promise you that, just like with any other instrument, the path is lots of practice, patience, fun and exploring I believe this violin is a lot more modern than the 16th century one. :-) Violins are improving, so is my instrument, the recorder. What’s going on with music tech is just what musicians and instrument makers have been doing all along, making the instrument a little bit better.

This girl makes a great performance and really takes the stage into her own hands. Too much have I seen “laptop-musicians” sitting with their hands in their laps waiting for the computer to finish performing. I hope we can use music technology to take traditional instruments in new directions and design new instruments. For those who are going to use the computer as THE instrument on stage, I hope they’ll learn to master it the way this girl has done with the violin.

Adrian, I’m happy to hear you found your instrument, but I regret to say that I have yet to see a laptop musician get to Coltrane level one. I hope the first will be you, but I promise you that, just like with any other instrument, the path is lots of practice, patience, fun and exploring

]]> By: Adrian Anders http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/08/09/16th-century-music-tech-11-yo-sirena-huang-on-design-marvel-of-violin/comment-page-1/#comment-22647 Adrian Anders Wed, 09 Aug 2006 22:01:57 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/08/09/16th-century-music-tech-11-yo-sirena-huang-on-design-marvel-of-violin/#comment-22647 True that man. I tried learning the sax in middle school, and I sounded soooooo shitty for years til the point that I eventually gave up on it. I just didn't have the patience needed to get even modest skill, let alone a Coltrane level of one. So I picked up the computer instead. Hardly need to practice, a whole orchestra and beyond of sounds. Perfect for my quick fix, small effort, slack-ass lifestyle. ;-) ATA True that man. I tried learning the sax in middle school, and I sounded soooooo shitty for years til the point that I eventually gave up on it. I just didn’t have the patience needed to get even modest skill, let alone a Coltrane level of one.

So I picked up the computer instead. Hardly need to practice, a whole orchestra and beyond of sounds. Perfect for my quick fix, small effort, slack-ass lifestyle. ;-)

ATA

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