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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1963)
Anything Is Possible With Electronic Music By TIIORA WILLIAMS Associate News Kditnr Any rhythm, scale, complexity, radicalism in noise is possible with electronic music, Festival of Arts speaker Lojaren A Hitler said Tuesday evening. Hut the creation and assimlla tion of natural and synthetic' sounds is a laborious process, and the results may be good, bad, or indifferent. Hiller, scientist-musi cian from the University of Illi nois, recounted the short history of electronic music and showed with slides, films and recordings what can be done with it. UK SAID that during World War II the electronic tape record er was perfected by the Germans and, because there were no patent restrictions, it saw rapid introduc tion throughout the world Prior to this time all recording of music was done directly on disks and there was no way to make correction, to shorten or to splice About the only experi ments done were in playing the recordings backwards and there was little application in electron ics. Karly work in combining sound effects with the tape recorder was done in France and Germany, and now' there are studios for tape manipulation in France, West Fallout... (Continued from page 2) age- 50) and bone cancer in an additional 30%. Oregon is situated favorably -she has no ICBM bases, is lo cated up wind from other bases, and has only one large city. Deaths as an immediate result of nuclear attack would probab ly be lower in Oregon than in most states. Although Civil De fense can do nothing to save lives in Portland, it could re duee deaths due to fallout in other areas of the state It could do nothing, however, to save people from the fatal effects of the deep and widespread eeolo gical, agricultural, and sociolo gical disruptions that would ac company nuclear war By 1965 the United States will have more than 1,000 ICBM's. A nuclear attack against this coun try in the year following the next meeting of the Oregon Leg islature would therefore probab ly be four to five times larger than the attack we have just de scribed. Civil Defense is not a solution to the problem of survival in the nuclear age. 1 Based on an estimate by Ralph Lapp (Civil Defense, Hearings before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Govern ment Operations, House of Rep resentatives, 86th Congress, Sec ond Session, March 28-31, I960) that 3 missiles of 10 megatons each are required to give a 90"; chance or better of damaging one hardened missile site. - Based on data in “Shelters” a publication of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM SA-61 -12 June, 1961). Germany, Italy, England, Holland, Poland, and the United States. Hiller said there have been "a couple of hundred compositions” using the newly developed tech niques. HE NOTED that, in practice, many effects which are simple to produce instrumental^ are diffi cult to perfect electronically. Therefore, the new techniques can best be used to complement, not compete with, instrumental music Combinations for tape re corder and orchestra have also been effective, he said. Hiller explained the acoustical approach to sound synthesis, pre senting a classification of sounds into pure sound tones, with pitch only; periodic musical tones, pitch and harmonic overtones (timbre); clamorous, inharmonic overtones; ordinary noises, any sonorous ef fect; and random or “white" noise, sound with all frequencies. He showed graphically, with slides, how wave forms are brok en down, timbre Ls produced (by "throwing away” or adding over tones), and how to create "attack” and "decay” in tones (how fast the tone builds up to maximum volume, related also to the echo effect). HE SAID artificial echo can be produced by connecting a feed back loop between the playback head and record head of the tape recorder, and showed an adaption for creating a rhythmic effect by making loops in the tape. The complete coasole includes equipment for creating sound sources, test equipment, sound modification instruments and re cording equipment, Hiller said With this, the controller can cre ate unusual scales, “stretch out or squeeze together a sound, such as making a 10-second sound into a nine or 11-second sound," or transpose music. Hiller showed his early elec tronic music recording equipment 'put together with what I could find around" and his new equip ment. which is still being devel oped and improved. He showed films of the operation of the equipment and played tapes of electronically composed music. "We teach both the engineer and the music student,” he said. “It’s my philosophy that one should know what goes on inside the equipment—should not just think it’s a magic black box.” Chessmen To Attend Berkeley Tournament Results of the all-campus Chess Tournament last week find Wyne Roney in first place with Lars Bjursten in second. Position was determined by the tie-breaking point of four rounds of chess Roney and Bjursten will attend College Unions Regional Games Tournament in Berkeley Thurs day through Saturday. Roney is a sophomore from Bil lings, Montana, and Lars Bjur sten is an exchange student from Sweden at the University. Third place winner was Harvey Warren. Having Battery Trouble? Don't let cold weather catch you with your battery down." $y 95 $12 95 and EXCHANGE FOR 6 VOLT, up and up EXCHANGE FOR 12 VOLT. MAC’S BATTERIES 1330 West 6th Dl 5-1281 Dental School Committee To See Pre-Dent Students The Admissions Committee of the University Dental School will meet with all pro dental and pros pective pre-dental students at 7:30 p.m. today in 123 Science. A ques 1 tion and answer session will be | conducted by representatives of the committee after they speak to the group. Those who wish to consult in dividually with the committee may do so, either immediately af ter the evening meeting, or dur ing the same afternoon, when regular appointments have al ready been arranged with-appli cants who have not been accepted yet If you have been accepted, or have a conditional acceptance, it is not necessary to be interviewed unless the Dental School has asked to see you. For further information see Mrs Stearns. Biology Office, 361 Science, or call Ext. 1401 Tuition... (Continued from paqc 1) mah) told Sherburne, “You arc experiencing part of the over all inflationary effects . . . After you are through with college you will find it a lot rougher.” Sen. Alfred H. Corbett (D-Mult nomah), told Sherburne, “Stu dents will have to turn to loans. High school graduates should be acquainted with scales showing the earning capacity of college trained persons ... As well as making more for the state in tax es. these people also earn more.” Rep. Ross Morgan (D-Multno mah) added. “The thinking and values of students must be ad justed It’s definitely worthwhile to take out loans. Sherburne also criticized the statistics on scholarship aid given by Kenneth Bragg, legislative fiscal officer. "After study of these figures, I find that they are not valuable. They were prepared by state legislative fiscal officers of other states. There is no way to determine whether NDEA loans or Alaska Hawaii remissions were considered.” Chancellor of the State Board of Higher Education. Roy E. Lieu alien, said that he had been -‘con tacted by students from Alaska who believe that they have com mitted their futures to the exisV ing tuition situation.” Lieuallen said that if Alaska Hawaii tuition is increased, then the present students should be al lowed to enjoy their current st» tus. Lieuallen also told the sub-com mittee that if resident tuition is increased, “scholarships should be increased by the amount of the tuition increase as well as by the number of students who need scholarships.” Journalist... (Continued from Page 1) which such groups as the Arab League Against Jewish Aggres sion which claims that Christ was an Arab and destruction of the Jews is a necessity. He also strongly criticized Gam al Abdel Nasser, president of the United Arab Republic, for using aggression and assassination to achieve the “laudable purpose” of uniting the countries of the Mid dle East. “One of Hitler’s prize propagan da agents is in Egypt,” said Carl son. He has taken an Arab name and become a Moslem, according to Carlson, and is employed in the Ministry of National Guidance where he publishes violently anti Semitic literature. “Our policy in the Middle East is peace and stability,” he com mented, “but Nasser means any thing but peace and stability.” Carlson also cited incidents of subversive publications in the United States. One booklet, the “American Nationalist” by Frank L. Britton, “accused” Frank Sin atra of promoting racial integra tion. A far more serious instance is the manipulation of the New Jer sey magazine “Common Sense,” said Carlson. “This is the favorite organ of Arab Consulates in America who pay for many of the : issues and use them to spread anti-Semitic literature.” Non-Residents • • • (Continued from page 1) of state students as “the great est variable tin enrollment), one which can be controlled.” The State Board of Higher Education has set the enrollment projec tion for the next two years at an 8 plus per cent increase. THE STATE Board recently decided to increase out-of-state tuition $60 yearly for the next two years. This would result in a tuition charge of $735 by 1964-65. They also included a fee-remis sion provision for outstanding students. Barkhurst commented that higher education in Oregon is still a “pretty good buy” for out of-state students. He said that the cost is often greater in such states as Washington and Idaho. Private schools in Oregon have also been “pricing themselves out,” often charging $400 to $600 more a year in fees. Barkhurst added that private schools charge less for dormitory room and board although their instructional cost is higher. The State Board also recently decid ed to raise dormitory charges at the University by $40 a year due to anticipated increases in oper ating costs. A SURVEY made in May of 1962 for comparable institutions of higher education has shown that with the tuition increase, non-state students will eventual ly be paying more than they would at state-supported schools in Idaho and Washington. The University of Idaho now charges them $250 a term, for example. Another drawing factor Bark I hurst cited for the University is the Honors College program. 1 “Those who could be admitted | to a higher prestige institution such as the University of Califor | nia but can’t afford it are induc ed to go here instead,” he said. Constance commented that ! comparatively fewer out-of-state than Oregon students are on aca demic probation at the Univer sity this year. This is “not a very clear argu ment,” he said, since non-resi dents are well screened by high er academic requirements and other restrictions. There is also a technical problem in determin ing non-residents since some may decide to move to Oregon per manently. OREGON STATE University, the only other school in the state system with a large number of non-resident students, is exper iencing a greater problem than the University, said Barkhurst. He attributed this to OSU’s changing its status from a col lege to a university. The new status meant a new academic structure with more classes available. This made the school more attractive to out-of state students, said Barkhurst. Any changes in academic re quirements or any new restric tions will have to originate with the State Board of Higher Edu cation. Barkhurst said the Uni versity and Oregon State Univer sity can only make recommenda tions and no final decisions. He was not prepared to say whether or not the University would recommend any changes 1 this year. ...something a little less serious by ted mahar BLAZING SIX GUNS Another victim of progress was the pulp western. No longer do you see blood-curdling tales of the range across every news stand. As a sort of Valentine’s Day memorial, therefore. I pre sent my own pulp western. * * * The sunlight glinted off the steely jaws of the tall stranger as he rode into the dirty little cow town of Hellsfurybloodaction guts on his white horse. Underneath his white hat his John Wayne-like face was set in a look of grim determination. He was a man with a Purpose. The stranger walked into the town tavern after tying up his horse. His spurs jangled ominously. The bar was filled with weak, snivelly-looking men and strong rough-looking ones. They stared at him. “What’ll you have?" asked the fat bartender huskily. “Milk,” said the stranger in a strong, tense, quiet, deep, chal lenging voice. “Haw, haw, haw,” laughed a grimy, rough-looking cowboy. “That’s what sissies drink.” The stranger’s fist was a blur of speed as he slammed the rough cowboy on the jaw. There was a loud, sickening crunch of bone. “Wowzargies,” said an onlooking cowboy. “Broke his jaw with one blow. Crimenellies.” “Wasn’t his jaw,” said the stranger. “That was my fist. Is there a doctor around?” “My father’s a doctor,” said a bright, quiet, impressed, feminine voice from the doorway. “He’ll be glad to fix your hand.” “Thank you, ma’am,” said the stranger. One hour later the girl and her kindly father were talking to the stranger, whose arm was in a cast. “So you’ve come in to clean up the town, eh?” asked the doctor rhetorically. “That’s right,” answered the stranger anyway. “Old Bart’s been on my list for three years now. Called me a sissy in a bar once, and I swore I’d get him. When I heard he was running this town, I came after him.” “My goodness but you’re brave,” said the beautiful, blonde, warm, smarmy doctor’s daughter. “When you get done with Bart why don’t you come on back here. Maybe we could get married and raise children or cattle or something.” “I’ll think about that,” said the stranger. Just then there was a commotion outside. “Great Scott,” said the kindly old doctor. “It’s Bart and a dozen of his men. He’s heard you’re in town. Better hide.” “Me? Hide?” asked the tall stranger rhetorically. “It will be a frosty day in the Bad Place when Clint Steele hides. I’m going I after them.” He strode forcefully to the door and flung it open, i All of Bart’s men saw him at about the same time. They shot him 47 times, and not in the shoulder, either. “Why, you didn’t give him a chance,” said the girl. “You don’t get to be boss of a town by giving guys chances or having fair draws in the middle of the street, you dumb broad. Haw, haw, haw, haw, haf, haw, haw.” Then all the bad guys rode off into the sunset. * * * Before riding off into the sunset, stop in at the Dairy Queen. Buy some nice Dairy Queen. It’s good for you. It has lots of vitamins in it. Your hand won’t break when you punch somebody in the jaw. It tastes good. Dairy Queen, I mean. I don’t know about your hand.
