12 Nov
2007
12 Nov
'07
1:02 a.m.
One of my fun finds at the Record Fair while you folks were all out at
VCF X is Paul Zukofsky's Lyric Variations for Violin and Computer,
from 1967. Several of the pieces were made by an IBM
7094 running the
MUSIC 4B program - non-real-time digital synthesis software. The
pieces are interesting, and really sound like anything a good sized
Moog modular could have made, but these pieces were done completely by
the 7094 to seven track tape in batch mode, where they were later fed
into a D/A converter in the studio. Listening to these, and knowing
what went into making them, make them a bit more special than just
music.
Does MUSIC 4B still exist? Maybe this is an Al question. It certainly
would be neat to play around with on a 7094 simulator.
--
Will