The McLean Mix in concert and in play
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Kirkland Art Center in residence. Clinton, NY. Rainforest installation and concert.
In Hill Hollow studio, Petersburgh, NY, c. 1990. Bowing bicycle wheel.
c. 1995, another summer hiking in British Columbia, this time in Glacier National Park. Summit of Glacier Crest Trail.
2010 at Georgia College & State University in residency with concert and Rainforest installation.
Barton McLean demonstrating Kyma by performing his Jubilee at Hamilton College, 2010.
1990. In Banff Natl Park, Canada. Exploring sonic ringing qualities of 500 million year-old rocks of Burgess Shale in an improvised xylophone for Earth Music.
McLean Mix performing Earth Music at Williams College, 1991.
Priscilla McLeanperforming Earth Music at Williams College, 1991.
Before computers and MIDI...South Bend and Austin
First McLean studio in 1973, South Bend, Indiana. A simple multitrack tape studio with Arp 2600 and Synthi AKS.
First McLean studio in 1973, South Bend, Indiana. A simple multitrack tape studio with Arp 2600 and Synthi AKS.
First McLean studio in 1973, South Bend, Indiana. A simple multitrack tape studio with Arp 2600 and Synthi AKS.
Pioneering the first large scale digital sequencer in the US in 1973 with the Synthi 100 as part of the IUSB Electronic Music Studio
Pioneering the first large scale digital sequencer in the US in 1973 with the Synthi 100 as part of the IUSB Electronic Music Studio
Pioneering the first large scale digital sequencer in the US in 1973 with the Synthi 100 as part of the IUSB Electronic Music Studio
Early (1974) promo photo showing current LP releases from CRI, Folkways, Orion
First ever McLean Mix concert at St. Marys College in 1974, featuring Priscilla performing her "Ah-Syn!," consisting of an autoharp modified through the Arp 2600.
First ever McLean Mix concert at St. Marys College in 1974, featuring Priscilla performing her "Ah-Syn!," consisting of an autoharp modified through the Arp 2600.
In Petersburgh 1985-present
McLean Mix studio in Hill Hollow, Petersburgh, N.Y.1986. The core of the studio was the Macintosh Plus with all of 512 kb of memory, running Opcode Sequencer and two Prophet 2000 samplers, plus one, and then two TX 81 Z FM units, plus mixer, graphic EQ, a DAT recorder, and Tascam 8 track 1/2 inch tape recorder (not shown). Also seen throughout--the remnants of the Kincaid modules.
1995. In Petersburgh. Wiring up the new studio interfacing with Mackie 32 input mixer
The MIDI/computer studio of 1996-2013, with Macintosh Centris running Studio Vision, ASR 10 amdProphet 2000 samples, TX 81z and Korg Wavestation modules, Oberheim and Alesis keyboards, SPX 1000 delay and pitch shifting, various other modules. After 2013 switch to Mac Pro and MAX/MSP.
The MIDI/computer studio of 1996-2013, with Macintosh Centris running Studio Vision, ASR 10 amdProphet 2000 samples, TX 81z and Korg Wavestation modules, Oberheim and Alesis keyboards, SPX 1000 delay and pitch shifting, various other modules. After 2013 switch to Mac Pro and MAX/MSP.
1997. Priscilla McLean performing on buffalo skull as part of "Desert Spring" installation, Northern Arizona University. Piezo transducer on skull activated samples of desert sounds amidst a continuing desert drone tape.
1997. Priscilla performing on buffalo skull as part of "Desert Spring" installation, Northern Arizona University. Piezo transducers embedded in skull triggered desert sounds.
2015-present: Same room as previous studio , but totally converted to a Kyma/Pacarana studio. This is Kyma/Pacarana Studio 1.
A second complete Kyma/pacarana studio resides in a former closet, allowing both composers to do work simultaneously.