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Wow, I haven't thought about Source magazine in a long, long time. I remember that issue, and you are correct the magnetic surface was stuck on a page. I think there were instructions as to how to rig up a tape head. There was also a diagram or discussion on how to run the head over the magnetic square. On Aug 18, 2004, at 9:15 PM, Richard Zvonar wrote: > At 4:51 PM -0400 8/18/04, bruce tovsky wrote: >> on a similar front, with possible looping applications, is >> an instrument i ran across researching 'bent electronics'... >> basically, it was a large square surface that was comprised >> of strips of 1/4" tape laid side-to-side. these strips are played >> with a tape head held in the hand. one can play the strips >> up and down, or for a wilder effect, sideways. the audio >> examples were pretty interesting... > > There was something along these lines in an issue of Source: Music of > the Avant Garde (1967-72). This earlier instance was simpler, being > just a rectangle of magnetic oxide and a hand-held playback head. As I > recall the magnetic surface was bound right into the magazine. > -- > > ______________________________________________________________ > Richard Zvonar, PhD > (818) 788-2202 > http://www.zvonar.com > http://RZCybernetics.com > > -- | Michael A. Firman | maf@mlswebworks.com | http://www.mlswebworks.com