Date: February 11, 2005

Time: 3:00 pm

Location: GCATT Room 325

Speaker(s): Dr. Aaron D. Lanterman

Title: 40 Years of Music Synthesis

Abstract:
Starting with the monster modular systems of the mid-60's, we will highlight pivotal technological and artistic points in the development of music synthesizers: the portable monophonics of the early 70s, the development of custom analog ICs and the resulting rise of the polyphonic synths of the late 70s, the German digital/analog hybrids, the fall of the American synthesizer manufacturers at the hands of Yamaha's digital FM synthesis in the early 80s, the impact of digital sampling, the analog resurgance of the mid-90's, the "virtual analog" and software synthesizer revolution of the present day, the future of physical modeling synthesis, and the return of the one-man garage company. The presentation will be accompanied by musical samples employing the synthesizers discussed, and some "softsynths" will be demonstrated live.

Bio:
Aaron D. Lanterman is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, which he joined in the fall of 2001. In 2004, he was chosen to hold the Demetrius T. Paris Professorship, a special chaired position for the development of young faculty. He finished a triple major consisting of a B.A. in Music, B.S. in Computer Science, and B.S. in Electrical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis in 1993. He stayed on for graduate school, receiving an M.S. (1995) and D.Sc. (1998) in Electrical Engineering. His graduate work focused on target recognition for infrared imagery as part of the multi-university U.S. Army Center for Imaging Science. After graduation, he joined the Coordinated Science Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a postdoctoral research associate and then as a visiting assistant professor, where he managed a large project on covert radar systems exploiting "illuminators of opportunity" such as television and FM radio signals. In August 2001, he received the NIC Certificate of Excellence "for outstanding contributions to the National Intelligence Council and exceptional service to the Intelligence Community."

Slides: sem02_11_05_Aaron_Lanterman.pdf

Date:	February 11, 2005
Time:	3:00 pm
Location:	GCATT Room 325
Speaker(s):	Dr. Aaron D. Lanterman
Title:	40 Years of Music Synthesis
Abstract:	Starting with the monster modular systems of the mid-60's, we will highlight pivotal technological and artistic points in the development of music synthesizers: the portable monophonics of the early 70s, the development of custom analog ICs and the resulting rise of the polyphonic synths of the late 70s, the German digital/analog hybrids, the fall of the American synthesizer manufacturers at the hands of Yamaha's digital FM synthesis in the early 80s, the impact of digital sampling, the analog resurgance of the mid-90's, the "virtual analog" and software synthesizer revolution of the present day, the future of physical modeling synthesis, and the return of the one-man garage company. The presentation will be accompanied by musical samples employing the synthesizers discussed, and some "softsynths" will be demonstrated live.
Bio:	Aaron D. Lanterman is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, which he joined in the fall of 2001. In 2004, he was chosen to hold the Demetrius T. Paris Professorship, a special chaired position for the development of young faculty. He finished a triple major consisting of a B.A. in Music, B.S. in Computer Science, and B.S. in Electrical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis in 1993. He stayed on for graduate school, receiving an M.S. (1995) and D.Sc. (1998) in Electrical Engineering. His graduate work focused on target recognition for infrared imagery as part of the multi-university U.S. Army Center for Imaging Science. After graduation, he joined the Coordinated Science Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a postdoctoral research associate and then as a visiting assistant professor, where he managed a large project on covert radar systems exploiting "illuminators of opportunity" such as television and FM radio signals. In August 2001, he received the NIC Certificate of Excellence "for outstanding contributions to the National Intelligence Council and exceptional service to the Intelligence Community."
Slides:	sem02_11_05_Aaron_Lanterman.pdf