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VIOLIN POWER THE
PERFORMANCE 1992 to
present |
| AN INTERACTIVE
PERFORMANCE BY STEINA |
| STEINA: “In 1991, after having experimentally
interfaced my acoustic violin with a variable
speed video cassette player, I bought a MIDI violin
and a Pioneer Disk Player. Interfacing these instruments
with a computer gave me an instant access to any
frame of video on the disk as well as access to
fast/slow and forward/backward movements. The
initial software was written by Russ Gritzo and
further developed and improved by Bill Heckel.
Violin Power is a ongoing continuous project with
an ever increasing ‘repertoire.’ So far I have
made five videodisks and I change the program
for every performance.” |
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Steina |
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| C O N C E P T |
The ZETA Violin is a five-stringed
electric violin with a MIDI output. The assignment,
at the moment, is that stops on A and E string
point to frame locations on the disk. The D and
G strings control speed and direction and the
C string is a master controller assigned to address
segments on the disks.
In another programming scheme, the C string controls
which upper strings get assigned their function,
as Steina experiments to make the performance
more musically interesting. |
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