Randomness: Video Synth Tools & Techniques

Tutorials on randomness, chaos, and uncertainty in analog video synthesis. 0:00:00 - Prelude 0:02:03 - Overview 0:03:23 - What is information? 0:06:15 - Video art 0:08:35 - Dimensions 0:10:18 - Determinism 0:12:16 - Chaos theory 0:13:46 - True randomness 0:16:20 - Digital devices 0:18:07 - Fluctuation 0:18:32 - Feedback 0:21:40 - Modules 0:25:59 - Frequency modulation 0:26:56 - Demo: Oscillator cross-modulation 0:29:37 - Demo: Envelope cross-modulation 0:34:11 - Demo: VU005 slow-in, slow-out 0:35:57 - Amplitude modulation 0:38:18 - Fluctuation circuit 0:40:23 - Demo: Fluctuation 0:48:10 - Demo: Triple fluctuations 0:53:09 - Instantaneous randomness 0:53:55 - Demo: Quantized randomness 0:58:39 - Demo: Stored probabilistic randomness 1:00:47 - Demo: Random + slew 1:06:12 - Random intervals 1:06:39 - Demo: Random intervals 1:09:40 - Probability distribution 1:10:57 - Demo: Probability distribution 1:17:01 - Demo: Rungler shift register 1:27:03 - Demo: TV snow textures 1:37:49 - Demo: Complex modulation 1:47:11 - Coda