Theremin, An Electronic Odyssey
1993 Film about the inventor of the Theremin.
Synth Legends
Film featuring Dr. Robert A. Moog, Tom Oberheim and Dave Smith.
Listen
Film exploring the nature of sound by Miroslav Sebestik. Features John Cage and Luciano Berio.
Modulations, Cinema for the Ear
Film illuminating the nomadic drift of post-human techno sound.
CSound
The CSound Book by Richard Boulanger with software and tutorials. The CSound Catalogue with MP3 audio.
A Zillion Sounds
Actually, only 2,177 sound FX and music clips in 30 categories, all royalty and license free. Stored in .wav and soundEdit formats.
Kurzweil Sounds
Compiled by Sweetwater for the K2000. We have 5 discs.
Allen Sides' Microphone Cabinet
Features tests of 66 professional microphones with 33 different instruments. Talks about their features.
Prestige Studios of the World
MIX presents a virtual tour of the world's finest recording studios using Quicktime VR.
Architectural Studio Acoustics
Power Point presentation by world renowned Walters-Storyk Design Group.
Marantz PMD Flash Recorders (4)
HHB Portable Minidisc Recorder (2)
Marantz CDR300 Portable CDRom Recorder
ADAT XT 8-channel Recorder
Roland/Boss SE70 Midi Effects
M-Audio AudioBuddy mic preamp/direct box
Microphones - Shure SM57, Shure SM58, AT4041
Mackie SRM450
Powered Monitors. Stands also available.(8)
JBL Eon Subwoofer
A self-powered 15 inch Subwoofer rated at 250 watts.
Yamaha SM15
Speakers
Two large wedge speakers.
Yamaha EMX860st
200 Watt Powered Mixer (8in/2out) with two 15" speakers.
Mackie CFX12
12-input, 4-output mixer with EQ and Effects.
Mackie 1202 Mixer
Alesis RA-100 Stereo Amp
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MIDI Synthesizers and Controllers
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Yamaha DX7 Keyboard
Ensoniz SQ80 Keyboard
Yamaha S30 Keyboard
Yamaha SY35 Keyboard
MidiMan Oxygen 8 (2)
A two-octave keyboard controller with pitch wheel, Mod wheel, data slider, 8 control knobs. USB and Midi connections.
Yamaha WX7
A Midi Wind Controller designed along the lines of a clarinet. It outputs Midi
signals in response to the player's breath and fingerings to control any Midi
synthesizer.
ZTar
A Midi Guitar Instrument. In place of strings there are 6x20 touch pads and 6 trigger
pads for strumming/picking. Multitudinous extra pads for programming and performing including
6 rubber drum pads and a joystick.
Midi Horn
Another Midi Wind Controller built with brass instrument fingerings. This was
designed and built here in Oberlin by John Talbert and Gary Nelson. Gary has
used it extensively in his concerts and compositional work.
Peavey 1600
Sixteen slide controls and a Data Wheel can be programmed from the 1600 to output any Midi control signals.
Behringer FCB1010 Pedal Unit
Ten Switches and two Continuous Pedal Controllers with Midi merge.
Behringer BCF2000 Fader Controller
USB/Midi Controller with 8 Faders and other knobs and switches.
TIMARA MIDTRON
Provides 8 Continuous Controller inputs and 8 Switch inputs to be converted to Midi Output by a MIDITRON interface. The 8 Continuous Controller Inputs are on TRS jacks. These TRS jacks have a 5 volt power source on the Tip and Ground on the Sleeve. The control voltage then goes on the Ring. The voltages on the ring are processed by an Envelope Follower circuit. This will change any audio signal into a control voltage that follows the amplitude envelope of the signal. Regular control voltages are not affected. There is an additional ninth control voltage on a front panel pot. The 8 switch inputs are on TS jacks. These inputs appear as normally high. Connecting the tip to the sleeve will cause the input to go low. There are 8 actually switches in parallel with these TS jacks. The switches should be left in the down position to use the TS jack inputs. The processor that converts everything to midi is a MIDITRON board from www.eroktoronix.com. The 8 Continuous Controllers go in Miditron Inputs 1 through 8, the extra front panel pot is on input 9. All are converted to Midi Controller 0-9 data. The 8 switch inputs are on Miditron Inputs 11 through 18 and are converted to Midi Note On signals. There is a main power switch and a smaller power switch that just disconnects the 5 volt supply to the contiuous controller jack tips and the switch levels. A reset switch restarts the Miditron microcomputer. A Midi In port is used for re-programming the MidiTron. Reprogramming is generally not necessay except to change control voltage offsets and gain. See the website documentation for info on programming from a MaxPlay patch. The multipin D-plugs on the front panel are not operational.
iCube
16 possible 5-volt continuous controller or switch inputs which can be programmed in Max to output Midi control signals.
Media Master
- Midi Slide Projector Controller
This device accepts Midi KeyOn signals to control 4 slide projectors and two
AC power switches. Here is a way to control your slide projectors through a
Midi sequencer program or even a Midi keyboard.
Midi Trigger
Box
This device, designed here at Oberlin by John Talbert, has 16 trigger I/O's
on 1/4 inch phone jacks, one MIDI output, and a remote control sensor. It has
two modes of operation:
- Trigger-In/MIDI-Out.
Grounding any of the 16 input jacks with either a low-going pulse or a switch
(connecting tip to sleeve) will result in a MIDI Key-On signal. Releasing
the input results in a MIDI Key-Off signal.
- Remote Sensor. The unit
will respond to a hand-held infra-red remote control. The remote's keys 1
through 9 and 'A' through 'F' have been encoded to initiate MIDI Key-On and
Key-Off messages and also negative output pulses on the corresponding trigger
jacks.
Roland CP40
Pitch to Midi Converter
Converts the pitch and amplitude of a microphone level signal into Midi control
signals.
Alesis DM5 Drum Module
A Midi Drum Module with 12 programmable Trigger Inputs for Piezo-type controllers.
Internal Rom samples of percussion instruments for up to 21 drum sets.
Roland SPD-S Sampling Drum Pads
Percussion pads which send out Midi Note On/Off
signals when struck. Also has a Flash Memory card for storing sampled sounds.
Roland Pad-80
The Roland Pad-80 has eight percussion pads which send out Midi Note On/Off signals when struck. Each pad has programmable settings for Midi Channel, key number, sound length, sensitivity, velocity curve, and various ways of layering of up to 3 key sounds per pad. There is also an external pedal control for Modulation, Pitch Bend, or Aftertouch effects.
When eight is not
enough, there are jacks for 6 'satellite' pads with the same programmable features
as the built in pads. I've tried out our home-built dual pads with these external
inputs and they work just fine.
You can also build
your own sensors without much difficulty. Go out to Radio Shack and buy a piezoelectric
disk for about a dollar. Connect the two leads to a simple 1/4" plug that
will connect to the Roland external inputs, and then go ahead and stomp, slam,
shoot, drop, or whatever. It is that simple.
Converted
Roland PG1000
This is a box with 56 sliders each of which can be programmed to put out Midi
signals. An external box expands its capabilities to include 8 external control
voltages; useful for converting sensor voltages to Midi signals.
Lemur Touch Pad
Symmetrix Mono Compressor/Limiter
Boss Super Chorus
Korg MS10
Synthesizer
A small analog synthesizer with a keyboard of two and one-half octaves, two
VCO's with frequency modulation, one VCF, and one VCA with an ADSR Envelope
generator.
Moog MultiMoog
A small analog synthesizer with a keyboard of three and one-half octaves.
PAIA Vocoder
An analog vocoder. Takes some twiddling of knobs to get the right settings.
PortaMod
A home-built box with 5 microphone inputs and 4 outputs. Each input signal is
ring modulated with its own VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator). The VCO's have
adjustments for frequency and amplitude.
Portafilt
Another home-built box with three Voltage Controlled Filters. Each filter has
separate Low Pass, High Pass, Band Pass, and Notch Filter outputs. Each filter
has two control voltage inputs, one for Resonance and one for Cutoff Frequency
along with pots for setting the range and offsets of the control voltages.
8 Voltage Controlled Amplifiers
6 Voltage Controlled Filters/2 Audio Exciters
All sensors have their own "personalities". Each has its own characteristic
sensitivity, range of control, action speed, noise factor, consistency and so
on. Never assume a device will act the way you imagine. Try it out first to
determine whether it will meet your own needs and, if it doesn't, try modifying
the device or the application.
The sensors described
here fall into one of two categories: an on/off switch action such as in a sustain
pedal, or a continuous controller such as in a control voltage pedal.
If the sensor output
is a voltage, it can usually connect easily to any control voltage input of
an analog synthesizer. Most equipment these days, however, are more apt to use
Midi signals than control voltages. What you need, therefore, is a way to convert
a voltage or a switch action to a Midi command. Most keyboard synthesizers provide
just such converters in the form of a Continuous Controller pedal input and
a Sustain switch pedal input. Be aware, however, that the two functions are
different: the control pedal requires a voltage and the sustain pedal requires
a switch type device.
Before connecting a
sensor to a keyboard pedal input make sure the sensor action matches that of
the pedal and check with the Timara technician to make sure the plug is wired
correctly for the particular synth being used. Finally, if you are using more
than one or two sensors, look into the Roland PG1000 or the Midi Micro described
earlier.
Here are some of our
sensors:
Light Sensors
Four small boxes with light sensors. The outputs are continuous control voltages.
Light Wand
This is a small wand with light sensors at each end working in opposition to
each other. Its full continuous voltage range occurs when one end is rotated
from light to dark while the opposite is happening at the other end.
Pressure Pads
These are built from a pressure sensitive foam material sandwiched between two
metal plates. They put out a rising voltage when squeezed.
Piezo Drum
Pads
Piezoelectric sensors output a voltage which is sensitive to changes in pressure.
These work with the Roland Octapad or the Alesis DM5.
Foot Switch
Pads
We have various flat pads which can fit inconspicuously under rugs or mats.
When stepped on its internal switch is closed
Infrared Power
Switch
A 60Hz AC power receptacle is switched on and off by means of a tiny hand-held
infrared transmitter working in a push-on/push-off mode. The Transmitter's range
is about 50 feet.
Sony DCR-VX1000
Digital Camcorder
Sony DCR-VX2000
Digital Camcorder
Sony DCR-TRV900 Digital Camcorder
Canon XL1 Digital Comcorder
Canon Optura50
Digital Camcorder
Nikon Coolpix 900
Digital Photo Camera.
InFocus Projector
VGA Distributor
For distributing a single VGA image to several monitors. We have a couple 1-in/2-out units and a larger 1-in/8-out unit.
Sima Video
Edit Master
SVHS and NTSC video I/O. Gain, Detail, and Color Picture Enhancement controls.
Video fade slider to white or black. Audio Mix section.
Triple Electronic
Switch
This box contains 3 electronic switches, each with one output, two signal inputs
and one control input. The output connects to one of the two inputs depending
on whether the control voltage is high or low. The signals being switched can
be audio or video.
Video Effects
Box
Twiddle knobs to add effects such as inversion, posterization, solarization
and tint to an NTSC video signal. Good for live video manipulation.
M-Audio Quattro
USB sound interface with 4 line-level inputs and outputs. Also includes a Midi Interface.
Tascam US122
USB sound interface with 2 preamp inputs and 2 outputs. Midi Interface.
Digidesign 002 Rack
Firewire sound interface with 8 balanced inputs and outputs.
TOA SM-25M
Floor Monitor
Small 25 Watt wedge monitor with Mic or Line inputs.
Sound Effect
CD's
Ten CD's of sound effects with everything from John Glenn's heartbeat to your
favorite animal sound. A copy of the list should be in each studio.
Lucas Film Sound Effect
CD's
Six CD's of sound effects. High quality sound production.
Shure LX4
WH10 Wireless Headset Microphone
Proel Foot
Pedals
Simple volume pedal with 1/4 inch signal-in and signal-out jacks.
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