Create Digital Music » television http://createdigitalmusic.com The latest gear, software, and techniques for electronic music production and performance Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:06:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 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/ http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/05/13/the-joys-of-synthesis-with-suzanne-ciani-and-3-2-1-contact/#comments Sun, 13 May 2007 21:52:14 +0000 Peter Kirn http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/05/13/the-joys-of-synthesis-with-suzanne-ciani-and-3-2-1-contact/ Matrixsynth points to this gem, from the US educational kids’ program 3-2-1 Contact, produced by Children’s Television Workshop. (I can’t think of any science programs today for young people quite like it, sadly. Ordinarily I’d hold off for Matrix’s wonderful Week in Synths, but I just can’t wait on this one. Good Sunday evening watching.)

Suzanne Ciani, the synthesis pioneer, multi-Grammy nominee, and composer of everything from New Age music to classic 70s jingles and sound effects (including the distinctive synthesized Coke-unbottling sound), explains the fundamentals of acoustics and synthesis in terms children could understand:

A Prophet figures prominently, but other than that it’s almost an all-Buchla show. She’s a virtuoso at patching a Buchla patch. And between her and the host, I guarantee you’ll be extremely calm within the first few seconds.

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