Wendy Carlos

Recently, I saw a link on the boingboing site for information regarding color vision research done by the musician, Wendy Carlos.

It's been a very long time since Wendy first became known as one of the ground breaking musicians of our time with her release of the of the record, Switched On Bach.

Switched On Bach was a recording of her multi tracked recording of Bach pieces translated for the then brand new revolutionary instrument, the Moog Synthesizer.

She went on to score the Stanley Kubrick film, A Clockwork Orange and later the Disney film, Tron.

When she first recorded, she was known as Walter Carlos and gradually became Wendy.

Her work has profoundly influenced generations of musicians and she is one of the first real electronic musicians. She is still making and releasing music and involved with working with the Wurlitzer Company in a new generation of orchestral synthesist tools.

I wanted to post some of her music here, but she is very protective over her copy rights and access.

I want to point you in the direction of her website, wendycarlos.com. A fascinating view into the multi talented mind of this human. An obviously gifted musician, she is also a dedicated researcher into the phenomena of vision and how we see color.

She devotes a huge section of her site to her research and experiments which cover a period of almost 50 years. She shares her knowlege and takes you on the personal journey that led to her discoveries. The principles of vision, color and the real physics and psychological phenomena are explained clearly and in depth. Check it out.