The Synatron

Joe Weintraub

1972

Description

Joe Weintraub
The Synatron

Joe Weintraub proposes to present The Synatron, a device "that translates music into a complex kinetic image on the screen of any TV." The Synatron, which can be attached to any color TV, creates colors and patterns based on the volume and pitch of the music. Weintraub includes a statement about the genesis of the idea for the machine, and describes the Synatron as "radical art, because it allows the viewer to turn off the endless stream of garbage and use his Color TV in a personal, aesthetically satisfying way."