Comments on: The Joys of Synthesis, with Suzanne Ciani and 3-2-1 Contact http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/05/13/the-joys-of-synthesis-with-suzanne-ciani-and-3-2-1-contact/ The latest gear, software, and techniques for electronic music production and performance Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:01:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Create Digital Music » Greatest Synths, and Most Underrated Synths, of All Time; Your Choices? http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/05/13/the-joys-of-synthesis-with-suzanne-ciani-and-3-2-1-contact/#comment-315788 Create Digital Music » Greatest Synths, and Most Underrated Synths, of All Time; Your Choices? Fri, 16 Nov 2007 06:11:37 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/05/13/the-joys-of-synthesis-with-suzanne-ciani-and-3-2-1-contact/#comment-315788 [...] Surely the Buchla 100 (and Moog Modular, for crying out loud) deserve on a greatest synth list, even if they’re modulars. The Buchla has celebrity endorsements of its own, like our favorite synthesist Suzanne Ciani, seen recently on CDM showing kids how synthesis works. (A Greatest 20 Synthesists List will surely follow.) Photo by Brandon Daniel, via Flickr. And yes, Contemporary Keyboard is what is today called simply Keyboard. [...] [...] Surely the Buchla 100 (and Moog Modular, for crying out loud) deserve on a greatest synth list, even if they’re modulars. The Buchla has celebrity endorsements of its own, like our favorite synthesist Suzanne Ciani, seen recently on CDM showing kids how synthesis works. (A Greatest 20 Synthesists List will surely follow.) Photo by Brandon Daniel, via Flickr. And yes, Contemporary Keyboard is what is today called simply Keyboard. [...]

]]> By: The Mysterious H http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/05/13/the-joys-of-synthesis-with-suzanne-ciani-and-3-2-1-contact/#comment-177524 The Mysterious H Thu, 17 May 2007 22:45:58 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/05/13/the-joys-of-synthesis-with-suzanne-ciani-and-3-2-1-contact/#comment-177524 This goes on to remind me how much childrens programming in the 60s and 70s toyed with electronic music and sound. Bruce Haack was on Mr Rogers neighborhood, the kids on sesame st hung out with Herbie Hancock, not to mention all the crazy electronic soundscapes you would hear just watching regular shorts on sesame st. Especially whenever one of Jim Henson's vids came on. He was a longtime collaborator with Raymond Scott. I't was really neat stuff. As for this vid, I like the way it covers a lot of ground, bringing up overtones, and patches and how synthesizers make all sorts of different sounds. I also love the sound of everyone's voice in that. It's so nice! This goes on to remind me how much childrens programming in the 60s and 70s toyed with electronic music and sound.

Bruce Haack was on Mr Rogers neighborhood, the kids on sesame st hung out with Herbie Hancock, not to mention all the crazy electronic soundscapes you would hear just watching regular shorts on sesame st. Especially whenever one of Jim Henson’s vids came on. He was a longtime collaborator with Raymond Scott. I’t was really neat stuff.

As for this vid, I like the way it covers a lot of ground, bringing up overtones, and patches and how synthesizers make all sorts of different sounds. I also love the sound of everyone’s voice in that. It’s so nice!

]]> By: Andrew Stone http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/05/13/the-joys-of-synthesis-with-suzanne-ciani-and-3-2-1-contact/#comment-177490 Andrew Stone Thu, 17 May 2007 21:23:31 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/05/13/the-joys-of-synthesis-with-suzanne-ciani-and-3-2-1-contact/#comment-177490 I'd be calm as a cucumber except the comb over the engineer was sporting caused me a serious chakra disruption. There should be a law. I’d be calm as a cucumber except the comb over the engineer was sporting caused me a serious chakra disruption. There should be a law.

]]> By: poopoo http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/05/13/the-joys-of-synthesis-with-suzanne-ciani-and-3-2-1-contact/#comment-177098 poopoo Thu, 17 May 2007 06:25:04 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/05/13/the-joys-of-synthesis-with-suzanne-ciani-and-3-2-1-contact/#comment-177098 right on MetroSonus, this one made me horny right on MetroSonus, this one made me horny

]]> By: Collin Mel http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/05/13/the-joys-of-synthesis-with-suzanne-ciani-and-3-2-1-contact/#comment-176557 Collin Mel Wed, 16 May 2007 04:57:41 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/05/13/the-joys-of-synthesis-with-suzanne-ciani-and-3-2-1-contact/#comment-176557 I can normally only get this calm by listening to someone eat (strange, I know) Thank you, I have found peace. And regarding the fact that TV isn't the same - can't we make web video in this same tone we so admire? I can normally only get this calm by listening to someone eat (strange, I know) Thank you, I have found peace.

And regarding the fact that TV isn’t the same - can’t we make web video in this same tone we so admire?

]]> By: MetroSonus http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/05/13/the-joys-of-synthesis-with-suzanne-ciani-and-3-2-1-contact/#comment-176155 MetroSonus Tue, 15 May 2007 12:03:46 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/05/13/the-joys-of-synthesis-with-suzanne-ciani-and-3-2-1-contact/#comment-176155 Ok I gotta admit after watching it again, I actually thought they were going to kiss in the first few seconds.. that lady is a dead ringer for a bad 70's lesbian porn actress. Ok I gotta admit after watching it again, I actually thought they were going to kiss in the first few seconds.. that lady is a dead ringer for a bad 70’s lesbian porn actress.

]]> By: MetroSonus http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/05/13/the-joys-of-synthesis-with-suzanne-ciani-and-3-2-1-contact/#comment-176153 MetroSonus Tue, 15 May 2007 11:59:46 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/05/13/the-joys-of-synthesis-with-suzanne-ciani-and-3-2-1-contact/#comment-176153 Peter, you're not alone.. ^-^ I have many fond memories of watching PBS when I was a kid. Many, many memories. Sadly tv has entered the collective subconcious as another noise in the background. Youll never see stuff like this on any modern program. There used to be a dignity about TV in the past that is gone now. With respect to children, it used to be viewed as a window to the world (which is why I wish they'd release 321 contact as DVDs so I can show them to my own son). Reading Rainbow is sadly one of the last shows to take children on virtual vists. Peter, you’re not alone.. ^-^ I have many fond memories of watching PBS when I was a kid. Many, many memories.

Sadly tv has entered the collective subconcious as another noise in the background. Youll never see stuff like this on any modern program. There used to be a dignity about TV in the past that is gone now. With respect to children, it used to be viewed as a window to the world (which is why I wish they’d release 321 contact as DVDs so I can show them to my own son). Reading Rainbow is sadly one of the last shows to take children on virtual vists.

]]> By: Jay Kay http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/05/13/the-joys-of-synthesis-with-suzanne-ciani-and-3-2-1-contact/#comment-175738 Jay Kay Mon, 14 May 2007 14:37:34 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/05/13/the-joys-of-synthesis-with-suzanne-ciani-and-3-2-1-contact/#comment-175738 I used to have the biggest crush on that blonde. I have a mild crush on that Pro 5 now. I used to have the biggest crush on that blonde. I have a mild crush on that Pro 5 now.

]]> By: teej http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/05/13/the-joys-of-synthesis-with-suzanne-ciani-and-3-2-1-contact/#comment-175722 teej Mon, 14 May 2007 13:56:03 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/05/13/the-joys-of-synthesis-with-suzanne-ciani-and-3-2-1-contact/#comment-175722 dood! i loved 3-2-1 Contact as a kid. other faves from the same era were the Bloodhound Detective Agency (AWESOME MUSIC), Today's Special and Pinwheel. All good stuff. my sister is currently on an ebay hunt buying homemade DVDs of all these shows from our childhood. great video here, Peter! dood! i loved 3-2-1 Contact as a kid. other faves from the same era were the Bloodhound Detective Agency (AWESOME MUSIC), Today’s Special and Pinwheel. All good stuff. my sister is currently on an ebay hunt buying homemade DVDs of all these shows from our childhood. great video here, Peter!

]]> By: Keith Handy http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/05/13/the-joys-of-synthesis-with-suzanne-ciani-and-3-2-1-contact/#comment-175712 Keith Handy Mon, 14 May 2007 13:31:06 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/05/13/the-joys-of-synthesis-with-suzanne-ciani-and-3-2-1-contact/#comment-175712 I thought this little pseudo-conversation was cute: "Vern, could we record Lisa?" "Yeah, what track would you like that on?" "Oh, any open track that we've got." "Okay, I'll put it on 2?" "Okay." I thought this little pseudo-conversation was cute:

“Vern, could we record Lisa?” “Yeah, what track would you like that on?” “Oh, any open track that we’ve got.” “Okay, I’ll put it on 2?” “Okay.”

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