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Secrets of Synthesis
Artist: Wendy Carlos
Label: ESD
Genre : Electronic
Instruments : Synthesizer
Geography : United States
Label : ESD - http://www.noside.com/esd/
Description:
By 1986, after some 18 years with CBS Records, Wendy Carlos completed her work for that label with this release, available for the first time on CD. Drawn from a number of informal presentations on Electronic Orchestration over the years since Switched-On Bach, Secrets of Synthesis takes you behind the scenes and answers many questions about "how it all was done," and offers numerous "inside tips" for music-making with synthesizers that goes well beyond the factory presets.
("Ice Price" $11.98 SRLP)
Remastered by Wendy Carlos directly from the original mixes in "Hi-D 20 bit" sound.
All are enhanced CDs with extensive additional information from www.wendycarlos.com
Extra! Extra! Hidden File! Yes, there's a hidden file on the enhanced CD: a PDF file called SoS-NewNotes at the top level of the enhanced files. Open that file for in-depth notes about Secrets of Synthesis.
By 1986, after some 18 years with CBS Records, Wendy Carlos completed her work for that label with this release, available for the first time on CD. Drawn from a number of informal presentations on Electronic Orchestration over the years since Switched-On Bach, Secrets of Synthesis takes you behind the scenes and answers many questions about "how it all was done," and offers numerous "inside tips" for music-making with synthesizers that goes well beyond the factory presets.
("Ice Price" $11.98 SRLP)
Remastered by Wendy Carlos directly from the original mixes in "Hi-D 20 bit" sound.
All are enhanced CDs with extensive additional information from www.wendycarlos.com
Extra! Extra! Hidden File! Yes, there's a hidden file on the enhanced CD: a PDF file called SoS-NewNotes at the top level of the enhanced files. Open that file for in-depth notes about Secrets of Synthesis.
Track List:
| 1 | Introduction: J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, Third movement | 2:06 | |
| 2 | Examples of Analog Timbres | 3:46 | |
| 3 | Choral Tone, Vibrato, Articulation: Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, hard/soft attacks | 2:55 | |
| 4 | Performance Values: Perf. rhythm track, Carlos: | 4:31 | |
| 5 | Simple Orchestration: Carlos: “Pomp Rag,” opening, Bach: Brandenburg No.1, First movement, Oboes/Strings/Together, Bach: Brandenburg No. 1, “Polacca”: Original/Percussive/Together | 2:23 | |
| 6 | Electronic Pointillism & Hocketing: D. Scarlatti: Sonata in D, K 491, D. Scarlatti: Sonata in D, K 96, Tutti, D. Scarlatti: Sonata K 96, taken apart and reassembled, D. Scarlatti: Sonata in G, K 455 | 3:36 | |
| 7 | For Spatial Motion: Carlos: “Geodesic Dance,” excerpt | 1:11 | |
| 8 | Ensemble Performance via Click Tracks: Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, Third move., metronomic, Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, First move.,, rubato cadenza, Carlos: “Pompous Circumstances”—Fantas | 2:31 | |
| 9 | Imitative Synthesis: Carlos: “Pompous Circumstances”—Piperpomp, Rossini: “William Tell,” Introduction | 0:59 | |
| 10 | Musique Concrete Plus Synthesizer: Carlos: “Sonic Seasonings—Summer”, Carlos: “Sonic Seasonings—Spring” | 2:21 | |
| 11 | Orchestra with Synthesizer: Carlos: “Tron”: orchestra plus analog and digital synthesizer | 0:53 | |
| 12 | Digital Synthesis: Carlos: “Io,” percussion section only, Carlos: “Ganymede,” full orchestral replicas | 5:46 | |
| 13 | Digital vs. Analog: Carlos: “Iapetus,” final version, Tchaikovsky: “Nutcracker Suite—Trepak” | 5:59 | |
| 14 | Hybrid Timbres: PSTRAD timbre during final cadenza, Carlos: “Luna” | 3:08 | |
| 15 | Alternative Tunings - The Future: Carlos: “Ganymede,” ending | 3:24 |
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