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Post by Nightfly on May 16, 2021 20:12:14 GMT
Thanks - saved this to the Watch Later list. This one is from 1987 and Vince Clarke seems to be using some midi program on a BBC Micro to build his song.
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Post by Sparky on May 17, 2021 6:11:35 GMT
Thanks - saved this to the Watch Later list. This one is from 1987 and Vince Clarke seems to be using some midi program on a BBC Micro to build his song. Thanks for this clip.
The BBC had a team of software developers who'd spend their days coming up with methods to exploit the use of the BBC micro throughout the BBC.
They developed various composition software utilities - mainly for the Radiophonic Workshop for when 'designing' music for title sequences. This software would have a timeline with the visual cue points added, and then a timeline / section for the music. They did a Schools Programme on Electronic Music and the software they used around 1985. Bear with me on this, I'll see if I can find out what it was. I remember watching it at the time!
Some of the software the BBC produced in house was later modified for release in the General Domain.
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Post by Steve Austin on May 17, 2021 18:13:49 GMT
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Post by Sparky on May 17, 2021 18:34:06 GMT
Crikey, that pictures a bit busy for me.
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Post by Del Boy on May 20, 2021 21:55:00 GMT
How about barcode sampling That is crackers A modern take on Kraftwerk .
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Post by Sparky on May 23, 2021 8:21:43 GMT
Just looked at the above clip again.
This was kind of done in the 50s/60s, by the BBC Radiophonic Workshoop - and Daphne Oram.
She created what was called the Oramics Machine - where strips of clear film were fed into the machine, and with a marker pen, you'd draw squiggles/lines/shapes on the film - which would create the sounds.
I think this was based on the "variable area" Optical Soundtrack as used on 35mm feature films for cinemas.
BBC Click did a bit on it in 2012. The machine was in the science museum. May be still there.
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Post by Sparky on May 23, 2021 8:23:16 GMT
I also found this... Not related to the above. But an experimental music school?!
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