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The Oramics Machine is an electro-mechanical and opto-electronic musical interface conceived, co-designed and commissioned by Daphne Oram between 1962 and 1969. It used optical scanning technologies to read and interpret hand-drawn waveforms (timbres) and sequences of control information for musical pitch and dynamics.
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Daphne Oram (1925–2003) was a pioneering electronic composer...
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Oramics, which Oram devised along with engineer Graham Wrench, [20] is a graphical sound technique that involves drawing directly onto 35mm film. Shapes and designs for various parameters of sound etched into the film strips are read by photo-electric cells and transformed into sounds.
Oramics is a drawn sound technique designed in 1957 by musician Daphne Oram. The machine was further developed in 1962 after receiving a grant from the Gulbenkian Foundation. The technique involves drawing on 35mm film strips to control the sound produced.
The Daphne Oram Trust is Registered with the Charity Commission as 1134910. The Daphne Oram Collection is held by Goldsmiths, University of London, and has been funded by The Daphne Oram Trust and the AHRC.
Jul 23, 2018 · Daphne Oram (1925–2003) was a pioneering electronic composer and the inventor of Oramics, a means of synthesising sound by drawing waveforms, pitches, volume envelopes and other properties on film.
May 18, 2005 · Conceptual plans and drawings for the Oramics System (1959) Daphne Oram at the Cut and Splice Festival
Apr 4, 2011 · Developed in the 1950s and 1960s by radiophonics expert Daphne Oram, it created synthesized sounds by shining light through strips of 35mm film. The BBC's Chris Vallance learned more about the...
