Name
Ussachevsky, Vladimir, 1911-1990 (Composer)
Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center
Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center Collection
Title
Electronic musical effects : motor sounds
Other Titles
Motor sounds
Collection Name
Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center Collection
Subjects
Electronic music; Music in advertising; Sounds
Format
music; sound recordings
Genre
Sound effects recordings
Date
1961
Physical Description
1 online resource (audio file (3 min., 39 sec.))
Note (Funding)
Digitization funded (in part) by a grant from the GRAMMY Museum®
Note
Digitized by Media Preserve, Cranberry Township, Pa., 2019.
Files generated from digitization of audiotape reels: Preservation Master file - Broadcast WAV (96 kHz, 24 bit); Service copy - Broadcast WAV (44.1 kHz, 16 bit).
Streaming audio access is provided via encoded files created from the master archival audio files.
Electronically synthesized motor sounds, produced for possible use in an advertisement
Duration: 3:39
17 July 1961"--Enclosed playlist.
Enclosed letter from William W. Pemble of Ted Bates & Company Advertisings, August 1, 1961, thanks Ussachevsky for his efforts in preparing the tape; despite it's high quality, other considerations served to legislate against the use of electronic mus ic in the ad
Language
No linguistic content
Contents
first section. Various synthetic motor sounds separated by short silence -- second section. 1. "Bad" motor effects ; 2. "Good" motor effects ; 3. Shorter variation of "good" ; 4. Staccato variation of "good" ; 5. Synthetic "travel" affect -- third section. Motor sounds "bad" and "good" affects, "travel" affects
Library Location
Gabe M. Wiener Music & Arts Library, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
14635983
Digital Project
cpemc
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-aksz-bx45