By 1977, Iannis Xenakis had developed the (start using computer voice) UPIC. Unité Polyagogique Informatique du CEMAMu. Put simply, you drew on a tablet linked to a computer, which then produced sounds based on an X (duration) and Y (pitch) axis. In the late 70s, Xenakis’ sounds were limited to pretty raw wave forms being run through custom envelopes, but his work on the UPIC still revealed interesting new ways to think about scoring music. Watch the vid and it will all become clear.
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So… do you guys like my new song?
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Dear readers, email your best song-drawings to delorean@tinymixtapes.com and I’ll post ‘em here.
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