Re: Stockhausen, radios, minimalism

[Paolo Valladolid <pvallado@waynesworld.ucsd.edu>]

> I used to have fun playing a guitar through the audio input of a micro
> moog in a couple of ways.  One is to set the random, auto trigger
> sample hold to control the filter frequency with the filter quite
> resonsant.  Frank Zappa has used this too good effect (isn't his an
> oberheim sample hold?).  
> 
> yes indeed, check out 'Ship Ahoy' on 'Shut up n' play yer Guitar' - 
>amazing sounds.
> Also , 'Black Napkins' off 'Zoot Allures' has more of the same.
> 
> Anyone out there know how to make these sounds on currently available 
>equipment ?
> 

Peavey still makes an analog synth-type filter for guitar/bass/whatever.
I think it's called the Spectrum or something like that.

There's also the Pulse Plus made by Waldorf except it's actually a 
full-blown
monophonic analog synth that happens to have an input.

Cheers,

Paolo Valladolid
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