23Son e(s)t Lumière
A word that is often used when discussing music is ‘intangible’. As we are not able to see or touch sound in the same way we can with the visual or plastic arts, there is a tendency to regard music as being a distinct, even separate, art form. However, there are of course many means available to manifest sound and thereby reduce this inherent intangibility. Oscilloscopes, VU meters, wave editors and spectrum analysers all provide unique ways to peer ‘under the hood’ of sound and understand better its inner intricacies and nature. For composers, especially those utilising recorded or electronic ...
