Speaker for Oramics Machine.
Speaker, one of two, part of the Oramics machine, 1966, used to create electronic synthesized music and developed by Daphne Oram, co-founder of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
The Oramics machine created sounds to order, being fed waveforms that were drawn on 35mm film. Ten strips of film could be 'played' simultaneously.
Details
- Category:
- Acoustics
- Object Number:
- 2010-68/6
- Materials:
- film, metal (unknown) and electronic components
- Measurements:
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overall: 1330 mm x 430 mm x 410 mm,
- type:
- loudspeaker, component - object and synthesizer
- credit:
- Purchase - Department of Music, University of London