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Robert Rich Interview And Performance: Live At Movement 2007

June 07, 2007
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Robert Rich describes his MOTM modular synth
Robert Rich has been experimenting with custom electronics ever since he was lured away by the legendary Stanford Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics. While there, he performed "sleep concerts" of ambient and droning music that was meant to stimulate REM sleep. Many albums later, Robert is still impressing audiences with complex yet minimal performances that access many different types of gear.

At DEMF 2007, Rich used a custom MOTM modular synthesizer, designed by Synthesis Technology and constructed by himself. Using several analog and hybrid modules together will midi conversion, he is able to both control sequences of sound and tweak on the fly. One of his trademark pieces is the lap steel guitar which he runs through an Eventide Eclipse and several long delays.

Don't miss the second half of this clip, which contains live concert footage of Robert tweaking his MOTM synth. Check out part II coming soon!

More infor can be found at theRobert Rich official site.
Presenter: Bill Holland, Gearwire
Location: Detroit, MI

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part two

By: Anonymous Coward
where is part two, I love Robert Rich's work :-)
Tue, 2007-09-25 14:04

here it is:

By: bholland
http://www.gearwire.com/demf-robertrich2.html
Wed, 2007-09-26 16:14

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Story Transcription:

BILL HOLLAND: Now today we saw what was a modular synth setup?

ROBERT RICH: Yeah. It's a synthesis technology MOTM, and it's a bunch of different analog modules, some hybrid modules, analog-controlled digital, MIDI-to-CV converter, things like that, all custom assembled in a cabinet that I built with power supplies behind it and things.

BILL HOLLAND: Now, I noticed a slide guitar out there as well as well as a bunch of older synthesizers. Everything's run through a myriad of effects processors. "What runs through what?" I guess is the best question to ask. Or what would you say is the most fascinating aspect of that setup?

ROBERT RICH: well, I think the -- what's most interesting is the idea that it's juggling between different sources and everything's being processed live with a bank of several effects units, Eventide, Eclipse, and a bunch of long delays, Line 6 looping delay, and an old Digitech 8000 that I can change the pitch on so I can get some real mangling happening and improvise with looping and get everything sort of munched up into a big soup of bubbling sound, you know.

[ROBERT RICH PERFORMING]

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