Aunc.1901
net.music
utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!mhtsa!harpo!chico!duke!unc!dce
Wed Feb 24 12:03:16 1982
Synthesizer Scores
As far as I can tell, most electronic music on records is recorded in
large studios on 16-or-more track tape machines, so it would be nearly
impossible to write music for. I would be interested in trying to help
come up with a "universal" notation for synthesizer music in general.
In theory, all synthesizers should be able to come up with at least
some common sounds, so some kind of musical notation along with a set
of symbols for different sounds could be devised. Hopefully, this would
not be as complicated as the set of phonetic symbols used for phonetic
transcription, but some special markings may be needed for minute, yet
important, differences between a general patch and the specific one
needed for a piece of music. This could be the start of solo synthesizer
music for a single synthesizer. Any suggestions?

		David C. Elliott
		UNC-Chapel Hill