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Topic: reactable |
b0b
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Richard Sevigny
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Salmon Arm, BC, Canada
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Posted 1 Feb 2007 6:50 pm Trรจs Pink Floyd! |
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Takes the whole concept of a musical instrument and stands it on its ear.
The learning curve could be interesting. I can seen this beeing big in rave music.
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Donny Hinson
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Posted 2 Feb 2007 8:55 am Old hat?
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The visual aspect is neat, but gets old fast. I agree...very "Pink Floydish".
Of course, Luis and Bebe Baron did pretty much the same effects...over 50 years ago...for the movie "Forbidden Planet", using a Moog synthesizer. 
They called it "electronic tonalities" instead of music. I tend to agree. |
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b0b
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Posted 2 Feb 2007 10:51 am Re: Old hat?
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| Donny Hinson wrote: |
The visual aspect is neat, but gets old fast. I agree...very "Pink Floydish".
Of course, Luis and Bebe Baron did pretty much the same effects...over 50 years ago...for the movie "Forbidden Planet", using a Moog synthesizer.
They called it "electronic tonalities" instead of music. I tend to agree. |
Forbidden Planet was done with handmade circuitry, not with a Moog. I believe it predates the Moog by a few years. And it sounded better than this table gadget.
I'll let the Pink Floyd slam slide. 
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Glenn Suchan
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Posted 2 Feb 2007 12:51 pm
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Aside from the audio characteristics of this device, I'm fascinated by the technology. I'd like to know more about the circular, back-lit, table-like surface. It seems to contain some sort of monophonic oscillator that reacts to the objects placed on the surface. As well as "programmed" lighting which corresponds to the object-table inter-reactions. The objects appear to be self-contained electronic circuits that inter-react by proximity with the table surface and one another. Is this the result of analog or digital logic technology? Do the objects contain passive or active electronics. Is the table passive or active? Very interesting demonstration.
Regarding the somewhat dated audio oscillator sound; possibly, the audio mode was selected as a convenient/easy-to-understand way to demonstrate the technology. If this technology is capable of functioning at, for example, RF or microwave frequencies, the demonstration would probably be more academic than entertaining. Anyway, Moog synthesizers (first through current generations) sound primitive to me, also. I consider them glorified toys. 
Keep on pickin'!
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