Mus 227 2nd exam
- DJ mixers and crossfaders
A crossfader on a DJ mixer essentially functions like two faders connected side-by-side, but in opposite directions. A crossfader is typically mounted horizontally, so that the DJ can slide the fader from the extreme left (this provides 100% of sound source A) to the extreme right (this provides 100% of sound source B), move the fader to the middle (this is a 50/50 mix of sources A and B), or adjust the fader to any point in between.
Dubplates
A dubplate is an acetate disc - usually 10 inches in diameter - used in mastering studios for quality control and test recordings before proceeding with the final master, and subsequent pressing of the record to be mass-produced on vinyl.
The muzik box
A house music album
Saturday Night Fever
A musical drama movie about disco music
Sine Wave (pure tone)
A pure tone is a tone with a sinusoidal waveform, e.g. a sine or cosine wave. This means that regardless of other characteristic properties such as amplitude or phase, the wave consists of a single frequency. Sine and cosine waves are the most basic building blocks of more complex waves, and as additional frequencies (i.e. additional sine and cosine waves having different frequencies) are combined, the waveform transforms from a sinusoidal into a more complex shape.
Triangle wave
A triangle wave is a non-sinusoidal waveform named for its triangular shape. It is a periodic, piecewise linear, continuous real function. Like a square wave, the triangle wave contains only odd harmonics, demonstrating odd symmetry. However, the higher harmonics roll off much faster than in a square wave (proportional to the inverse square of the harmonic number as opposed to just the inverse).
- Deejay
a Deejay (DJ) is a reggae or dancehall musician who sings and "toasts" to an instrumental riddim.
- Artificial Intelligence (album)
he album was primarily intended for sedentary listening rather than dancing, and this was reflected in the album art
House muisc
is a genre of electronic music created by club DJs and music producers in Chicago in the early 1980s.[5] Early house music was generally characterized by repetitive 4/4 beats, rhythms mainly provided by drum machines,[5] off-beat hi-hat cymbals, and synthesized basslines. While house displayed several characteristics similar to disco music, it was more electronic and minimalistic,[5] and the repetitive rhythm of house was more important than the song itself.
Juan Atkins
is an American musician. He is widely credited as the originator of techno music
Toasting
is the act of talking or chanting, usually in a monotone melody, over a rhythm or beat by a deejay.
Eurythmics
were a British music duo consisting of members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart. Stewart and Lennox. There track "sweet dreams" featured a dark and powerful sequenced synth bass line and a dramatic video that introduced the now orange crew-cut Lennox to audiences.
Stonewall Riots
were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations by members of the gay (LGBT) community[note 1] against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. They are widely considered to constitute the single most important event leading to the gay liberation movement and the modern fight for LGBT rights in the United States.
Voltage-controlled amplifier (VCA)
A voltage controlled amplifier, or VCA, is an amplifier whose gain is set by the voltage level of a control signal. In many synthesizers, a VCA (or a digital equivalent) is the last functional block that a signal goes through before being sent to the synth's output; the VCA determines the instantaneous volume level of a played note, and it quiets the output at the end of the note.
VCF
A voltage-controlled filter (VCF) is a processor, a filter whose operating characteristics (primarily cutoff frequency) can be controlled by means of a control voltage applied to control inputs.[1] It can be considered to be a frequency-dependent amplifier. Although popularly known for their use in analog music synthesizers, in general, they have other applications in military and industrial electronics.
Acid house
Acid house is a subgenre of house music developed around the mid-1980s by DJs from Chicago. The style was defined primarily by the deep basslines and "squelching" sounds of the Roland TB-303 electronic synthesizer-sequencer.
Additive synthesis
Additive synthesis is a sound synthesis technique that creates timbre by adding sine waves together.[1][2]
Ambient House
Ambient house is a subgenre of house music that first emerged in the late 1980s, combining elements of acid house and ambient music. Tracks in the ambient house genre typically feature four-on-the-floor beat patterns, synth pads, and vocal samples integrated in a style classed as "atmospheric"
Autechre
Autechre are an English electronic music duo consisting of Rob Brown and Sean Booth. known for its pioneering electronic music and through which all of Autechre's albums have been released. While heavily associated with IDM (intelligent dance music), Booth and Brown are ambivalent about relating their sound to established genres.[1] Their music has exhibited a gradual shift in aesthetic throughout their career, from their earlier work with clear roots in UK techno, house and electro, to later albums that are often considered experimental in nature, featuring complex patterns of rhythm and subdued melodies
- Laurie Spiegel
Best known for her use of interactive and algorithmic logic as part of the compositional process, Spiegel worked with Buchla and Electronic Music Laboratories synthesizers and subsequently many early, often experimental and prototype-level music and image generation systems, including GROOVE system (1973-1978), Alles Machine (1977) and Max Mathews's RTSked and John R. Pierce tunings (1984, later known as the Bohlen-Pierce scale) at Bell Labs, the alphaSyntauri for the Apple II (1978-1981) and the McLeyvier (1981-1985). Spiegel's best known and most widely used software was Music Mouse—an Intelligent Instrument (1986)
Breakbeat
Breakbeat is a genre of electronic or dance-oriented music which utilizes breakbeats, often sampled from earlier recordings in funk, jazz, and R&B, for the main rhythm. Breakbeats have been used in styles such as hip hop, jungle, drum and bass, hardcore, UK garage (including 2-step, breakstep and dubstep), and even pop and rock.
Detroit Techno
Detroit techno is a type of techno music that generally includes the first techno productions by Detroit-based artists during the 1980s and early 1990s. Detroit has been cited as the birthplace of techno
Disco demolition night
Disco Demolition Night was an ill-fated baseball promotion that took place on July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. At the climax of the event, a crate filled with disco records was blown up on the field between games of the twi-night doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers. Many of those in attendance had come to see the explosion rather than the games and rushed onto the field after the detonation. The playing field was damaged both by the explosion and by the rowdy fans to the point where the White Sox were required to forfeit the second game of the doubleheader to the Tigers.
Four-on-the-floor
Four-on-the-floor (or four-to-the-floor) is a rhythm pattern used in disco and electronic dance music. It is a steady, uniformly accented beat in 4/4 time in which the bass drum is hit on every beat (1, 2, 3, 4) in common time.[1] This was popularized in the disco music of the 1970s[2] and the term four-on-the-floor was widely used in that era: it originated[citation needed] with the pedal-operated, drum-kit bass drum.
Glitch
Glitch is a genre of electronic music that emerged in the late 1990s. It has been described as a genre that adheres to an "aesthetic of failure," where the deliberate use of glitch-based audio media, and other sonic artifacts, is a central concern.[2] Sources of glitch sound material are usually malfunctioning or abused audio recording devices or digital electronics, such as CD skipping, electric hum, digital or analog distortion, bit rate reduction, hardware noise, software bugs, crashes, vinyl record hiss or scratches, and system errors
granular synthesis
Granular Synthesis is a method by which sounds are broken into tiny grains which are then redistributed and reorganised to form other sounds.
Grandmaster Flash
He is considered to be one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing. Backspin technique (or, quick-mix theory), Punch phrasing (or, clock theory), and scratching are some innovations he is credited with. his song " the adventures of grandmaster flash" is also the first documented appearance of record scratching on a record
Afrika Bambaataa
He is notable for releasing a series of genre-defining electro tracks in the 1980s that influenced the development of hip hop culture.[5] Afrika Bambaataa is one of the originators of breakbeat DJing and is respectfully known as "The Godfather" and "Amen Ra of Hip Hop Kulture", as well as the father of electro funk. also known for making "planet rock" with the electronic Roland TR-808 "beat-box" by producer Arthur Baker and synthesizer player John Robie.
King Tubby
He is often cited as the inventor of the concept of the remix that later became ubiquitous in dance and electronic music production.
Alva Noto
In 1999 he founded the electronic music record label Raster-Noton.[1]
Sound systems
In Jamaican popular culture, a sound system is a group of disc jockeys, engineers and MCs playing ska, rocksteady or reggae music. The sound system is an important part of Jamaican culture and history
FM synthesis
In audio and music, frequency modulation synthesis (or FM synthesis) is a form of audio synthesis where the timbre of a simple waveform (such as a square, triangle, or sawtooth) is changed by modulating its frequency with a modulator frequency that is also in the audio range, resulting in a more complex waveform and a different-sounding tone that can also be described as "gritty" if it is a thick and dark timbre.
Nyquist Theorem
In the field of digital signal processing, the sampling theorem is a fundamental bridge between continuous-time signals (often called "analog signals") and discrete-time signals (often called "digital signals"). It establishes a sufficient condition for a sample rate that permits a discrete sequence of samples to capture all the information from a continuous-time signal of finite bandwidth.
The four pillars of Hip Hop Culture:
MCing/rapping, DJing (tuntablism), breakdancing, and graffiti art
Music N series
MUSIC-N refers to a family of computer music programs and programming languages descended from or influenced by MUSIC, a program written by Max Mathews in 1957 at Bell Labs.[1] MUSIC was the first computer program for generating digital audio waveforms through direct synthesis
Max Mathews
Mathews wrote MUSIC, the first widely used program for sound generation, in 1957. For the rest of the century, he continued as a leader in digital audio research, synthesis, and human-computer interaction as it pertains to music performance. In 1968, Mathews and L. Rosler developed Graphic 1, an interactive graphical sound system on which one could draw figures using a light-pen that would be converted into sound, simplifying the process of composing computer generated music.[1][2] Also in 1970, Mathews and F. R. Moore developed the GROOVE (Generated Real-time Output Operations on Voltage-controlled Equipment) system,[3] a first fully developed music synthesis system for interactive composition and realtime performance, using 3C/Honeywell DDP-24[4] (or DDP-224[5]) minicomputers.
Derrick May
May is credited with pioneering techno music in the 1980s along with collaborators Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson, commonly known as the Belleville Three.[
- Minimal Techno
Minimal techno is a minimalist subgenre of techno music.[1] It is characterized by a stripped-down[2] aesthetic that exploits the use of repetition and understated development. Minimal techno is thought to have been originally developed in the early 1990s by Detroit-based producers Robert Hood and Daniel Bell.
New Order
New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980, currently comprising Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert, Phil Cunningham and Tom Chapman.By combining post-punk with an increasing influence from electronic and dance music, New Order became one of the most critically acclaimed and influential bands of the 1980s
Bell labs
Nokia Bell Labs (formerly named AT&T Bell Laboratories, Bell Telephone Laboratories and Bell Labs) is an American research and scientific development company, owned by Finnish company Nokia.
John Chowning
One of Chowning's most famous pieces is called Stria (1977). It was commissioned by IRCAM for the Institute's first major concert series called Perspectives of the 20th Century. His composition was noted for its inharmonic sounds due to his famous FM algorithm and his use of the golden mean (1.618...) in music. he also created fm synthesis
Digital
Property of representing values as discrete, usually binary, numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.
Aphex Twin / Richard D. James
Richard David James (born 18 August 1971), best known by his recording alias Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born English electronic music composer. He is known for his influential and idiosyncratic work in styles such as IDM and acid techno in the 1990s, for which he won widespread critical acclaim.
Sample rate
Sample rate is the number of samples of audio carried per second, measured in Hz or kHz (one kHz being 1 000 Hz). For example, 44 100 samples per second can be expressed as either 44 100 Hz, or 44.1 kHz. Bandwidth is the difference between the highest and lowest frequencies carried in an audio stream.
Slip-cueing
Slip-cueing is a turntable-based DJ technique which consists of holding a record still while the platter rotates underneath the slipmat and releasing it at the right moment. In this way, the record accelerates to the right speed almost immediately, without waiting for the heavy platter to start up.
Subtractive synthesis
Subtractive synthesis is a method of sound synthesis in which partials of an audio signal (often one rich in harmonics) are thinned out by a filter to alter the soud quality of the sound.
Tape echo/delay
Tape echo is a type - in fact it was the first type - of delay. Delay works by adding a copy of the guitar signal to the original, unaffected 'dry´ signal after pausing for a certain amount of time. The resulting effect sounds like a sort of echo.
The loft
The Loft was the location for the first underground dance party (called "Love Saves the Day") organized by David Mancuso on February 14, 1970, in New York City. Since then, the term "The Loft" has come to represent Mancuso's own version of a non-commercial party where no alcohol, food, or beverages are sold. Mancuso's vision of a private party is similar to, and inspired by, the rent party and house party. Unlike conventional nightclubs or discotheques, attendance is by invitation only
The Orb / Alex Paterson
The Orb is an English electronic music group known for being the pioneers of ambient house. Founded in 1988 by Alex Paterson and The KLF member Jimmy Cauty, the Orb began as ambient and dub DJs in London. . Because of their trippy sound, the Orb developed a cult following among clubbers "coming down" from drug-induced highs. During their live shows of the 1990s, the Orb performed using digital audio tape machines optimised for live mixing and sampling before switching to laptops and digital media. The signature of "little fluffy cloud" centres around the repeated phrases sampled from the voice of singer/songwriter Rickie Lee Jones, her spaced-out childlike ramble taken from a promotional CD released by Geffen records for her 1989 Flying Cowboys CD.
Roland TB- 303 Bass line Synthesize
The Roland TB-303 Bass Line is a bass synthesizer with built-in sequencer manufactured by the Roland Corporation. Released from 1981[1] to 1984, it had a defining role in the development of contemporary electronic dance music. The TB-303 played an important role in the development of house music, influencing Chicago house and forming the basis for acid house. It is also commonly used in related dance genres such as acid techno and acid trance.
Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer
The Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer, often referred to simply as the 808, is a drum machine introduced by the Roland Corporation in 1980 and discontinued in 1983. It was one of the earliest programmable drum machines, with which users could create their own rhythms rather than having to use presets.
Buchla series 100 and 200
The first two Buchala modular synthesizers, while the second series was im proved because mostly every parametere was controlled by voltage
Modular synthesizers
The modular synthesizer is a type of synthesizer, which exists in both physical and virtual forms, consisting of separate specialized modules. The specialization is usually in the module being designed to allow the modification or processing of one parameter of a signal, such as the frequency (oscillator), spectrum (filter), or amplitude (amplifier). The modules are not hardwired together but are connected together with patch cords, a matrix patching system, or switches to create a patch. The voltages from the modules may function as (audio) signals, control voltages, or logic conditions.
Sawtooth wave
The sawtooth wave (or saw wave) is a kind of non-sinusoidal waveform. It is so named based on its resemblance to the teeth of a plain-toothed saw with a zero rake angle. The convention is that a sawtooth wave ramps upward and then sharply drops.
The Bellville three
The three individuals most closely associated with the birth of Detroit techno as a genre are Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson and Derrick May
Warp Records
Warp (also known as Warp Records) is an English independent record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989 by record store workers Steve Beckett, Rob Mitchell and record producer Robert Gordon.[1] It is currently based in London. In the 1990s, the label became associated with experimental electronic styles such as intelligent dance music, and served as the home of a variety of acclaimed and influential electronic musicians, including Aphex Twin,
Yellow Magic Orchestra
Yellow Magic Orchestra (abbreviated as YMO) is a Japanese electronic music band consisting of principal members Haruomi Hosono (bass, keyboards, vocals), Yukihiro Takahashi (drums, lead vocals) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (keyboards, vocals).They are often considered influential innovators in the field of popular electronic music.[5][4] They contributed to the development of synthpop,[1] ambient house,[5] electronica,[2] electro,[3] contemporary J-pop,[9] house,[5][10] techno,[10][11] and hip hop music.[2] More broadly, their influence is evident across various genres of popular music, including electronic dance,[4] ambient music,[5][6] chiptune, game music,[12][13] and pop music.[6] Conisdered ahead of there time
Kraftwerk
a German electronic music band formed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1970. embracing electronic instrumentation, including synthesizers, drum machines, vocoders, and self-made instruments, in the middle of the decade. they developed the style "robot pop".
Lee "Scratch" Perry
a Jamaican music producer and inventor noted for his innovative studio techniques and production style. Perry was a pioneer in the 1970s development of dub music with his early adoption of remixing and studio effects to create new instrumental or vocal versions of existing reggae tracks.
DJ Kool Herc
a Jamaican-American DJ who is credited with originating hip hop music in the early 1970s in The Bronx, New York City. His playing of hard funk records of the sort typified by James Brown was an alternative both to the violent gang culture of the Bronx and to the nascent popularity of disco in the 1970s. Campbell began to isolate the instrumental portion of the record, which emphasized the drum beat—the "break"—and switch from one break to another.
Noise generators
a circuit that produces electrical noise (i.e., a random signal). Noise generators are used to test signals for measuring noise figure, frequency response, and other parameters. Noise generators are also used for generating random numbers.[1]
- Voltage-controlled oscillators
a continuous voltage source, which will output a signal whose frequency is a function of the settings. In its basic form these may be simple waveforms (most usually a square wave or a sawtooth wave, but also includes pulse, triangle and sine waves), however these can be dynamically changed through such controls as sync, frequency modulation, and self-modulation.
Sequencing
a device or application software that can record, edit, or play back music, by handling note and performance information in several forms, typically CV/Gate, MIDI, or Open Sound Control
Digital to analog converter
a digital-to-analog converter (DAC, D/A, D-A, D2A, or D-to-A) is a device that converts a digital signal into an analog signal. An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) performs the reverse function.
Selector
a reggae disc jockey
Slip-cueing
a turntable-based DJ technique which consists of holding a record still while the platter rotates underneath the slipmat and releasing it at the right moment. In this way, the record accelerates to the right speed almost immediately, without waiting for the heavy platter to start up. Slip-cueing was introduced to the disco scene by Francis Grasso, but the technique had been used for many years in the radio broadcast industry.
ADSR
an (ADSR) envelope, which may be applied to overall amplitude control, filter frequency, etc. The envelope may be a discrete circuit or module, or implemented in software. The contour of an ADSR envelope is specified using four parameters: Attack time is the time taken for initial run-up of level from nil to peak, beginning when the key is first pressed. Decay time is the time taken for the subsequent run down from the attack level to the designated sustain level. Sustain level is the level during the main sequence of the sound's duration, until the key is released. Release time is the time taken for the level to decay from the sustain level to zero after the key is released.
Jesse Saunders
an American DJ, record producer, film producer and entrepreneur. He is one of the pioneers of house music,[1] often cited as "the originator of House music" by critics and historians. Started his own night club called " the playground"
Tom Moulton
an American record producer and originator of the breakdown section, the remix and the 12-inch single vinyl format.
Depeche mode
an English electronic band that formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. big influence in detroit techno
Giorgio Moroder
an Italian singer, songwriter, DJ and record producer. Moroder is frequently credited with pioneering Italo disco and electronic dance music. His hit produced song "I feel love" changed things. While earlier disco hits were based on soft string and assuring female vocals, "I Feel Love" is formed on a hard kick drum and progressive bass lines seminal in the development of electronic dance music.
Analog to digital converter
an analog-to-digital converter (ADC, A/D, A-D, or A-to-D) is a system that converts an analog signal, such as a sound picked up by a microphone or light entering a digital camera, into a digital signal. An ADC may also provide an isolated measurement such as an electronic device that converts an input analog voltage or current to a digital number proportional to the magnitude of the voltage or current.
Spring reverb
an audio signal is sent to one end of the spring (or several springs) by a transducer and this creates waves that travel through the spring. At the other end of the spring, there is another transducer that converts some of the motion in the spring into an electrical signal, which is added to the dry sound. When a wave arrives at an end of the spring, part of the wave's energy is reflected and stays in the spring. It is these reflections that create the reverb characteristic sound.
Voltage-controlled synthesizers
analog synthesizers that uses voltage for the modules that may function as (audio) signals, control voltages, or logic conditions.
Donald Buchala
as an American pioneer in the field of sound synthesizers, releasing his first units shortly after Robert Moog's first synthesizers.Buchla formed his electronic music equipment company, Buchla and Associates, his instruments included synthesizers, analog synthesizers and music box's.
Frankie Knuckles
better known by his stage name Frankie Knuckles, was an American DJ, record producer and remixer.[3] He played an important role in developing and popularizing house music in Chicago during the 1980s, when the genre was in its infancy. KNown as " godfather of house music". " Your love" is know for its arpeggiated repeating synthesizer line and a powerful, propulsive bassline.
Bit depth
bit depth is the number of bits of information in each sample, and it directly corresponds to the resolution of each sample
Envelopes, envelope generator (ENV, EG)
circuit which generates a signal, usually meant to control a voltage controlled amplifier for the purpose of giving dynamic contour to a played note (in order words, providing a rise and fall of the volume of the note). A typical envelope generator produces a signal which, as seen on an oscilloscope, appears as a series of line or curve segments. Controls are provided for setting the shape of the resulting curve. The most common use of an envelope generator is to control the output level of a voltage controlled amplifier. The shapes possible with typical envelope generators designed for this purpose are generally designed to allow the user to mimic the note dynamics of various accoustic instruments. A minimal envelope generator has an attack, in which the level of the envelope rises from an initial zero level to a maximum level, followed by a release, in which the level falls back to zero. This simple type of envelope generator is known as an "attack-release", or AR, and it is sufficient for producing the dynamics of a simple non-sustaining percussion sound. The AR envelope generator will have two controls,
Robert Moog
founder of Moog Music, was an American engineer and pioneer of electronic music, best known as the inventor of the Moog synthesizer. Moog's innovative electronic design is employed in numerous synthesizers including the Minimoog Model D, Minimoog Voyager, Little Phatty, Sub 37, Moog Taurus Bass Pedals, Moog Minitaur, and the Moogerfooger line of effects pedals.
Analog
in which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuous(ly) variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial)
Ryuichi Sakamoto
is a Japanese musician, composer, record producer, pianist, activist, writer, actor and dancer, based in Tokyo and New York. he was aprat of YMO. he played a pioneering role in the development of the synthpop, techno and house genres and hip hop.
Disco
is a genre of dance music containing elements of funk, soul, pop and salsa. It achieved popularity during the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. Its initial audiences in the U.S. were club-goers from the gay, African American, Italian American,[1] Latino, and psychedelic communities in Philadelphia and New York City during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Eurodance Techno
is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s in Europe. It combines many elements of techno,[2] hi-NRG,[1] house music[1] and Euro disco.[2] This genre of music is heavily influenced by the use of rich melodic vocals, either exclusively by itself or inclusively with rapped verses. This, combined with cutting-edge synthesizer, strong bass rhythm and melodic hooks, establishes the core foundation of Eurodance music
Disco mixes / megamixes
is a medley remix containing multiple songs in rapid succession. There may be only one verse or even just a brief chorus of each song used, sometimes in addition to samples of the same or other songs.
Square wave
is a non-sinusoidal periodic waveform (which can be represented as an infinite summation of sinusoidal waves), in which the amplitude alternates at a steady frequency between fixed minimum and maximum values, with the same duration at minimum and maximum. The transition between minimum to maximum is instantaneous for an ideal square wave; this is not realizable in physical systems
Synthpop
is a subgenre of new wave music[6] that first became prominent in the late 1970s, reached its heyday in the 1980s, and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic, art rock, disco, and particularly the "Krautrock" of bands like Kraftwerk. It arose as a distinct genre in Japan and the United Kingdom in the post-punk era as part of the new wave movement of the late-1970s to the mid-1980s.
MIDI - Musical Instrument Digital Interface
is a technical standard that describes a protocol, digital interface and connectors and allows a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers and other related devices to connect and communicate with one another.MIDI carries event messages that specify notation, pitch and velocity, control signals for parameters such as volume, vibrato, audio panning, cues, and clock signals that set and synchronize tempo between multiple devices. These messages are sent via a MIDI cable to other devices where they control sound generation and other features. A simple example of a MIDI setup is the use of a MIDI controller such as an electronic musical keyboard to trigger sounds created by a sound module. This MIDI data can also be recorded into a hardware or software device called a sequencer, which can be used to edit the data and to play it back at a later time.
Breakdancing
is a type of dance that is done by people who are part of the hip hop culture. B-boy means boy who dances on breaks (breakbeats). Breakdancing was invented in the early 1970s in Puerto Rican and African-American communities in South Bronx in New York City.The dance style evolved during the 70s and 80s in big cities of the United States.[1]
AGF
is an American Rock Band from Fayetteville, Arkansas. The current members are Eddie Love, Rizz, Jon Woods, Eddie Mekelburg and Christian Sanchez
Chic
is an American band that was organized during 1976 by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards. Its commercially successful disco songs. there lead track "Good Times", one of the most influential songs of the era. The track was the basis of Grandmaster Flash's "Adventures on the Wheels of Steel" and the Sugarhill Gang's breakthrough hip-hop music single, "Rapper's Delight." I
Steve "Silk" Hurley
is an American club DJ, pioneering house-music producer, songwriter, and four time Grammy Award-nominee. Hurley's mixing style is different than the usual radio-nightclub DJ who plays house music (such as Tony Humphries on WRKS in the early 1990s), since his style of club mixing incorporates advanced DJ tricks only done by hip hop DJs or turntablists such as scratching, cutting, drop outs, back spins, and beat juggling.
Wendy Carlos
is an American composer and keyboardist best known for her electronic music and film scores. she oversaw the development of the Moog synthesizer, then a relatively new and unknown keyboard instrument designed by Robert Moog. she also known for her famous album"switched on bach" made on the moog synthesizer
Morton Subotnick
is an American composer of electronic music, best known for his Silver Apples of the Moon, the first electronic work commissioned by a record company, Nonesuch.
Kevin Saunderson
is an American electronic music producer.he is considered to be one of the originators of techno, specifically Detroit techno.
Gary Numan
is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. His signature sound consists of heavy synthesizer hooks fed through guitar effects pedals, and he is considered a pioneer of commercial electronic music.[2][3] Numan is also known for his distinctive voice and androgynous "android" persona.[4]
Yamaha DX7
is an FM synthesis-based digital synthesizer manufactured by the Yamaha Corporation from 1983 to 1989. It was the first commercially successful digital synthesizer.
Arjun Vagale
is an Indian Electronic Music producer.
Patch cords
is an electrical or optical cable used to connect ("patch-in") one electronic or optical device to another for signal routing. Devices of different types (e.g., a switch connected to a computer, or a switch to a router) are connected with patch cords. Patch cords are usually produced in many different colors so as to be easily distinguishable, and are relatively short, perhaps no longer than two metres. Types of patch cords include microphone cables, headphone extension cables, XLR connector, Tiny Telephone (TT) connector, RCA connector and ¼" TRS phone connector cables (as well as modular Ethernet cables), and thicker, hose-like cords (snake cable) used to carry video or amplified signals. However, patch cords typically refer only to short cords used with patch panels.
- Oval
is an electronic music group founded in Germany in 1991 by Markus Popp, Sebastian Oschatz and Frank Metzger. The group is regarded as pioneering glitch music, writing on CDs to damage them and produce music with the resulting fragments.[1]
Yasunao Tone
is known mostly for his musical work, much of which relies on unconventional techniques. Tone began manipulating compact disks to achieve uniquely mangled sounds in the early 1980s.[2] For his 1997 album, Solo for Wounded CD, he damaged audio CDs and used the information that a CD player was able to extract from those discs to create new pieces. Tone's CD player based works employ a process of "de-controlling" the device's playback so that it randomly selects fragments from a set of sound materials. Tone has stated that the error-correction functionality of modern CD players has made it hard to continue to use this technique and, for this reason, he continues to use older equipment
Squarepusher / Tom Jenkinson
is the principal pseudonym adopted by Tom Jenkinson (born 17 January 1975), a UK-based recording artist. His compositions draw on a number of influences including drum and bass, acid house, jazz and electroacoustic music. His recordings are typified by a combination of electronic sound sources, live instrumental playing and digital signal processing
Waveforms
is the shape and form of a signal such as a wave moving in a physical medium or an abstract representation.
Moog synthesizers
may refer to any number of analog synthesizers designed by Robert Moog or manufactured by Moog Music, and is commonly used as a generic term for older-generation analog music synthesizers. The Moog company pioneered the commercial manufacture of modular voltage-controlled analog synthesizer systems in the mid 1960s. The technological development that led to the creation of the Moog synthesizer was the invention of the transistor, which enabled researchers like Moog to build electronic music systems that were considerably smaller, cheaper and far more reliable than earlier vacuum tube-based systems.
Nicky Siano
n February 1973 he opened The Gallery in Chelsea, Manhattan. He was known for playing underground alternative music, as opposed to the disco hits that were dominating the nightclub scene.
Intelligent Dance Music (IDM)
ntelligent dance music (commonly IDM) is a form of electronic music that emerged in the early 1990s. It was originally influenced by developments in underground dance music such as Detroit techno and various breakbeat styles that were emerging in the UK at that time.[1][2] Stylistically, IDM tended to rely upon individualistic experimentation rather than adhering to musical characteristics associated with specific genres of dance music.[3] The range of post-techno[4] styles to emerge in the early 1990s were described variously as "art techno",[5] "ambient techno", "intelligent techno",[6] and "electronica".[7] In the United States, the latter is often used as a catchall term to describe not only downtempo or downbeat/non-dance electronic music but also EDM.
Portamento / Glide
portamento (plural: portamenti, from Italian: portamento, meaning "carriage" or "carrying") is a pitch sliding from one note to another.
Synthesis
refers to a combination of two or more entities that together form something new; alternately, it refers to the creating of something by artificial means.
Buchla Music Box
replaced the previous model in 1970 and represented a significant advance in technology. Almost every parameter can be controlled from an external control voltage.
Farley "Jackmaster" Funk
s a DJ and record producer of Chicago house music. He is notable for producing a number of tracks in the mid and late 1980s. He has recorded and performed under the aliases Farley Keith, Rude Boy Farley Keith, Farley Funkin' Keith.
Synthesizer Functions
sources, processors, and controllers
grains
the small pieces of sound that get broekn up into these small piecesduring granular synthesis
Suzanne Ciani
using a Buchla Analog Modular Synthesizer, composed scores for television commercials for corporations such as Coca-Cola, Merrill Lynch, AT&T and General Electric. Besides music, her specialty was reproducing sound effects on the synthesizer, that recording engineers had found difficult to record properly; the sound of a bottle of Coca-Cola being opened and poured was one of Ciani's most widely recognized works,
Ron Hardy
was a Chicago DJ and producer of early house music. He is well known for playing records at the Muzic Box, a Chicago house music club
The gallery
was a disco in SoHo, Manhattan which was opened in February 1973 by disc jockey Nicky Siano and his older brother Joe Siano. The first location of The Gallery, located on 132 West 22nd Street, closed in July 1974. It reopened in November 1974 at 172 Mercer and Houston Streets and closed in October 1977.[1] Famed DJs Larry Levan and Frankie Knuckles both worked at the club, but not at the DJ booth. Grace Jones and Loleatta Holloway both made their debut performances at The Gallery.
Ny paradise Garage
was a discotheque in New York City notable in the history of modern dance and pop music, as well as LGBT and nightclub cultures.[6][7][8] It was founded by Michael Brody (its sole proprietor) and was located at 84 King Street, in the Hudson Square neighborhood. It operated from 1977 to 1987 and was the base for resident DJ Larry Levan.
The warehouse
was a nightclub established in Chicago, Illinois in 1977 under the direction of Robert Williams. It is today most famous for being what many consider to be the birthplace and heart of "house music" in the United States under its first musical director, DJ Frankie Knuckles.
Larry Levan
was an American DJ best known for his decade-long residency at the New York City night club Paradise Garage, which has been described as the prototype of the modern dance club. He developed a cult following who referred to his sets as "Saturday Mass". he is credited with introducing the dub aesthetic into dance music. Along with Kevorkian, Levan experimented with drum machines and synthesizers in his productions and live sets, ushering in an electronic, post-disco sound that presaged the ascendence of house music
David Mancuso
was an American disc jockey who created the popular "by invitation only" parties in New York City, which later became known as "The Loft
Donna Summer
was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She gained prominence during the disco era of the late 1970s.