Channel: Sound On Sound magazine

Category: Music

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Description: David Vorhaus of White Noise chats with Rob Puricelli about his early involvement with the Fairlight CMI and his Kaleidophon ribbon controller and Maniac sequencer inventions. Show Notes Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:31 - Peter Vogel and the Fairlight CMI 01:51 - First Fairlight in the UK and the Peter Gabriel connection 03:25 - That Fairlight sound 05:32 - Stravinsky Firebird Suite 06:38 - The KPM albums 08:25 - Working with Delia Derbyshire 11:15 - Early technological limitations 13:20 - Sequential Circuits 14:56 - 12-bit sampling 16:27 - The Kaleidophon 18:40 - Interlude 19:05 - The Maniac sequencer 21:59 - Modern sampling 24:35 - Using Reaktor 25:50 - Sample libraries vs sound design 28:17 - Creating something unique 30:00 - Ending David Vorhaus - Biog An experimental electronic musician with a background in Physics and Electronic Engineering, David Vorhaus has been a pioneer of electronic music in Britain for over 30 years. In 1968 he formed the band White Noise with Delia Derbyshire and Brian Hodgson of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Their debut release, An Electric Storm, has since garnered cult status and is recognised by Island Records as being an important album in its genre. sosm.ag/white_noise One of his early samples on the Fairlight CMI was of an orchestral stab, taken from a recording of Stravinsky's Firebird Suite by the Philharmonia Orchestra, that has since become the most used sample in music history. As a bassist with no interest in playing keyboards, David developed the Kaleidophon ribbon controller and the Maniac analogue sequencer, something he has since rebuilt in digital form using Native Instruments' Reaktor software. Interviewer: Rob Puricelli - Biog Rob Puricelli is a Music Technologist and Instructional Designer who has a healthy obsession with classic synthesizers and their history. In conjunction with former Fairlight Studio Manager Peter Wielk, he fixes and restores Fairlight CMIs so that they can enjoy prolonged and productive lives with new owners. Rob also writes reviews and articles for his website, failedmuso.com and has guested on a number of music technology podcasts and shows. He can often be found at various synthesizer shows such as SynthFest UK, where in 2019 he delivered a talk and demonstration on the history of the Fairlight in conjunction with producer Steve Levine. failedmuso.com About The SOS Electronic Music Podcast Channel On this channel we feature some of the pioneers of the industry, interview musicians and talk about retro and current gear. Listen to more SOS Podcasts - soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts Also available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe! sosm.ag/subscribe Visit soundonsound.com Like Sound On Sound: facebook.com/soundonsoundmag Follow Sound On Sound: twitter.com/soundonsoundmag Follow Sound On Sound on Instagram: @soundonsoundmag