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Re: CSound book

Date1998-12-27 03:31
Frompete moss
SubjectRe: CSound book
while i have heard that aphex twin uses csound a bit these days, i am
pretty sure that he didnt use it for the albums listed.  also, varese
couldnt have used it as he died about the time of music5 by max.
there are some great things on that list, but few seem to have direct
relation to csound.  how did that funk album get in there?  i didnt
realize rick james was so computer oriented.
what i would love to see is a list of available recordings that really use
csound.  i think i am finally doing some nice things with it.  would be
nice to see what others are up to.


pete




"Jason F." wrote:

> hljmm@werewolf.net wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Jean-Michel DARRÉMONT wrote:
> >
> > >You are all speaking about the CSound book.
> > >Is it available and where?
> >
> > You can find the latest book info at the following site:
> >
> > http://mitpress.mit.edu/e-books/csound/frontpage.html
> >
> > Regards,
> > Hans Mikelson
>
> According to the page, the book's not going to be available until Sept
> '99. Are there any previews other than the table of contents etc.?
>
> Also, I noticed that there's a rather large list on the 'recommended
> listening' page. Are these all albums that feature Csound or are they
> just masters of digital synthesis? I didn't think Aphex Twin used
> Csound...
>
> Jason

Date1998-12-27 05:19
FromGareth Metford
SubjectCSound book/Thaemlitz/Dahl
I was quite surprised not to see Terre Thaemlitz listed there, seeing as
the likes of Oval and Panasonic were included. Thaemlitz definitely uses
Csound, he raves about it on his page (http://www.comatonse.com/thaemlit
z/). I didn't see Erik Dahl listed either - he's an artist on Thaemlitz'
Comatonse label (who also apparently ported Csound to the PowerMac).
There's info about his release 'Anti-Instrumentations', which was
entirely created with Csound, at http://www.comatonse.com/releases/c001.
html, and samples too I believe. I would very much recommend anything by
either of these artists - it was through my interest in Thaemlitz and
Dahl's work that I first became aware of Csound. Thaemlitz' latest CDs,
'Institutional Collaborative' with Jane Dowe and 'Love for Sale: Taking
Stock in our Pride' (both on Mille Plateaux) are both absolutely
fantastic. I haven't come across anything by Dahl other than 'Anti-
Instrumentations', but if anyone knows of anything else he's released
I'd be glad to hear of it!

I too would welcome a list - maybe a site? - of artists using/recordings
made using Csound. As soon as I can do more than create a simple
sinewave oscillator I'll be glad to contribute to it!

Gareth

>while i have heard that aphex twin uses csound a bit these days, i am
>pretty sure that he didnt use it for the albums listed.  also, varese
>couldnt have used it as he died about the time of music5 by max.
>there are some great things on that list, but few seem to have direct
>relation to csound.  how did that funk album get in there?  i didnt
>realize rick james was so computer oriented.
>what i would love to see is a list of available recordings that really use
>csound.  i think i am finally doing some nice things with it.  would be
>nice to see what others are up to.
>
>
>pete
>
>
>
>
>"Jason F." wrote:
>
>> hljmm@werewolf.net wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > Jean-Michel DARRÉMONT wrote:
>> >
>> > >You are all speaking about the CSound book.
>> > >Is it available and where?
>> >
>> > You can find the latest book info at the following site:
>> >
>> > http://mitpress.mit.edu/e-books/csound/frontpage.html
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Hans Mikelson
>>
>> According to the page, the book's not going to be available until Sept
>> '99. Are there any previews other than the table of contents etc.?
>>
>> Also, I noticed that there's a rather large list on the 'recommended
>> listening' page. Are these all albums that feature Csound or are they
>> just masters of digital synthesis? I didn't think Aphex Twin used
>> Csound...
>>
>> Jason
>

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