(compMus1) Reading Assignment: Tape Composition

For Tuesday, finish reading chapter 5 in E/E (pp. 123 – 140, available here as chap5.pdf) and answer the following questions:

1. What can tape splicing achieve with regards to the sequence of events on a recording?
2. Name a composer and piece that uses tape degeneration as part of the creative process.
3. How was tape echo commonly achieved?
4. How does reverberation differ from echo?
5. What digital technique often mimics tape loops?

Send your answers to me via email, using “Tape Composition” as your message subject.