Composing with Tape Recorders: Musique Concrète for Beginners [pdf]

Composing with Tape Recorders: Musique Concrète for Beginners [pdf](monoskop.org)

40 points by aturley 8 years ago | 8 comments

teilo 8 years ago |

Musique Concrète is the near ancestor of the West Coast school of synthesis, the Tape Music Center, Don Buchla, et al.

While I do not care much for MC, tape music or WC synthesis (more of a Moog guy myself), I do appreciate the work they did in breaking the mold when it comes to what's possible in synthesis.

And then there's the work of Delia Derbyshire at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, and all the crazy work they did on Dr. Who and other series, almost all in tape. Truly ground-breaking stuff that enriched the musical landscape.

manceraio 8 years ago |

In case you don't have a tape recorder at home, you can use this thing:

https://watape.com/

teilo 8 years ago | |

Or, if you can spend the cash, there's this most excellent plugin: https://u-he.com/products/satin/

There are other tape saturation plugins, a few even free, but this is the best I have found.

vole 8 years ago |

would recommend William Basinski - The Distintegration loops in this regard

jeremyswank 8 years ago | |

or maybe the Tape-beatles http://www.ubu.com/sound/tape_beatles.html

SN76477 8 years ago |

Embarrassing promo ... we have a Memphis Concrète festival every year.

facebook.com/MemphisConcrete its this week!

100pctremote 8 years ago |

https://www.empreintesdigitales.com/en/accueil

vole 8 years ago |

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