{"id":19708,"date":"2016-08-06T12:23:48","date_gmt":"2016-08-06T16:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reactivemusic.net\/?p=19708"},"modified":"2016-08-06T23:21:52","modified_gmt":"2016-08-07T03:21:52","slug":"analog-video-synthesis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reactivemusic.net\/?p=19708","title":{"rendered":"Analog video synthesis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Generative art in motion.<\/h3>\n

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By Christopher Konopka<\/cite><\/p>\n

Background<\/h4>\n

In the past year, Chris has published nearly 2500 improvised video pieces.<\/p>\n

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You may be familiar with analog modular audio synthesis. The hardware to produce video looks nearly identical – a maze of patch cords and dials.<\/p>\n

Television<\/h5>\n

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Analog video is television. A CRT (cathode ray tube) resynthesizes video information by demodulating signals from a camera. Vintage televisions have dials to adjust color and vertical sync. When you turn the dials you are synthesizing analog video.\u00a0Distortion, filtering, and feedback – either at the source (camera) or the destination (tv screen) – offer up an infinite variety of images.<\/p>\n

Analog vs. Digital<\/h5>\n

Today all media is digital. Like the screen you are looking at. The difference with analog is in how it’s produced. Boundaries are less definite. Lines curve. Colors waver. Feedback looks like flames. Every frame is a painting.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/vimeo.com\/172035463<\/p>\n

Patterns<\/h4>\n

Images can be generated electronically using modules – without a camera.<\/p>\n