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The interface is the message

In electronic music, interfaces are everywhere, full of light, full of color, full of promise, and full of sounds. Here I show how the idea of these interfaces has developed, and how the switch morphed with a pixel.

PublishedJanuary 24, 2024
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The interface is the message

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  • Busoni, Ferruccio, Sketch of A new Esthetic of Music, (New York: G. Schirmer 1911)

  • Colin Boardway und Jay Laughton in Reverb [https://reverb.com/news/a-brief-history-of-the-akai-mpc](Zugriff am 24. Oktober 2020)

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  • Wikipedia-Mitarbeiter, 'Ableton Live', Wikipedia, Die freie Enzyklopädie, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ableton_Live&oldid=986859018 (Zugriff am 20. Oktober 2020)

  • Eine vollständige Geschichte der elektronischen Instrumente zu geben, würde den Rahmen dieses Artikels sprengen. Wer sich dafür interessiert, schaut unter http://120years.net nach.

Seppo Gründler

Nick Acorne

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Seppo Gründler

Josef (Seppo) Gründler, *1956, guitar, electronics, doctor of medicine. Board member of IMA and STANIM. Teaches sound and interaction design, improvisation, software, and electronics. Has been working in the field of new media, computer games, theater, film, etc. since 1982. At Ars Electronica, Wiener Festwochen, Steirischer Herbst, Sonambiente, Transmediale etc. Various CDs. Live performances with the duo Klammer&Gruendler, Singing Adorno, solo concerts, "the nomadic producers" and co-organization of the Styrian Improvisers Orchestra.

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