Most electronic equipment uses the principle of amplification. You need filters, modulators and mixing equipment which have gain stages. By piling these components up, I was able to work without any sound generators and I made several pieces in that… — David Tudor Copy Share Image
I've always felt that there's a point where a piece seems to be alive, that is, living. And that's the point where I know… — David Tudor Copy Share
Performing is very much like cooking: putting it all together, raising the temperature. — David Tudor Copy Share
Most electronic equipment uses the principle of amplification. You need filters, modulators and mixing equipment which have gain stages. By piling these components up,… — David Tudor Copy Share
Take the classic experiment of using ordinary feedback: just take the output of something and feed it back into the input. Those of us… — David Tudor Copy Share
The basic notion was the idea that the loudspeaker should have a voice which was unique and not just an instrument of reproduction, but… — David Tudor Copy Share
If you put yourself in a situation of unpredictability and then find that it's completely possible to accept it, then you become an observer. — David Tudor Copy Share
I've never been able to arouse any interest in myself for digitally produced sound, and so the computer turns me off. — David Tudor Copy Share
