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John Chowning
29-Apr-1968 Program excerpt from Audio Engineering Society 34th convention
8-Jan-1969 Agreement between Stanford and Chowning re: sound spatialization invention
24-Sep-1969 License and option agreement with GRT Corporation for sound spatialization
28-Dec-1971 Letter from GRT Corp to Stanford re: sound spatialization license
23-May-1972 Chowning patent for moving sound
Jul-1973 Report on the first ten years of SAIL
1974 NSF proposal, "The computer simulation of music instrument tones in reverberant spaces"
1974 Draft proposal to establish CCRMA
1974 Draft proposal to establish CCRMA
16-Jan-1974 Cal Quate invention disclosure and subsequnet Yamaha correspondence
18-Jun-1974 NEA proposal, "The computer music facility: A new musical medium"
11-Jul-1974 Andy Moorer invention disclosure (digital reverberator)
23-Oct-1974 Letter to Stanford music Chair about IRCAM/CCRMA collaboration
13-Dec-1974 Letter to Yamaha regarding FM synthesis technique
1975 Newspaper article about CCRMA's founding
1975 NSF grants and awards for FY1975, excerpt
12-Jan-1975 Oakland Tribune article about IRCAM/CCRMA collaboration
26-Jan-1975 Letter to Yamaha regarding FM synthesis technique
15-Mar-1975 Stanford Daily article on CCRMA
19-Mar-1975 FM license agreement between Stanford and Yamaha
14-Apr-1975 NSF grant award letter, "Computer Simulation in Acoustics"
30-Jun-1975 Cover letter, budget and award letter for NEA grant
6-Aug-1975 Stanford Campus Report article about NSF/NEA funding
8-Aug-1975 Newspaper article about IRCAM/CCRMA collaboration
9-Aug-1975 San Francisco Chronicle article about IRCAM/CCRMA collaboration
Aug-1975 Palo Alto Times article on CCRMA and Boulez visit to Stanford
4-Nov-1975 Samson Box proposal to Stanford from Systems Concepts
11-Nov-1975 Samson Box proposal to Stanford from Systems Concepts
5-Jan-1976 Invention disclosure and notes for Samson Box software
12-Jan-1976 Purchase order and acceptance plan for Samson Box
13-Jan-1976 Agreement between Stanford and Chowning re: Samson Box software
12-Feb-1976 Rolling Stone article on CCRMA
26-Feb-1976 Amendment to option agreement between Systems Concepts and Stanford
18-Mar-1976 Letter to Yamaha regarding visit plans and technical developments
27-Apr-1976 Letter from Stanford to Yamaha re: Chowning visit and other inventions
22-Oct-1976 Correspondence from Micor re: Coupland Digital Synthesizer
30-Nov-1976 Budget statement for NSF grant
27-Feb-1977 NY Times article on IRCAM and Chowning
Jun-1977 NSF proposal, "An interactive graphical environment for musical, acoustical and psychoacoustical research"
26-Sep-1977 Purchase order and memo re: option agreement w/Systems Concepts
18-Oct-1977 Samson Box log book
30-Oct-1977 Samson Box description, Bell Labs papers on digital synthesizers, and conference schedule
30-Oct-1977 Computer Music Conference schedule
8-Dec-1977 Acceptance plan for Samson Box
9-Dec-1977 Acceptance plan for Samson Box
1978 NY Times article about the coming impact of technology on the arts
1978? OTL memo regarding Systems Concepts option
7-Feb-1978 Request for schematic drawings and manual (Samson Box acceptance plan)
6-Mar-1978 NSF grant reviews, "Experiments in timbre perception"
20-Mar-1978 Documents related to delivery of Samson Box
21-Mar-1978 NSF grant award letter, "An Interactive Graphical Environment for Musical, Acoustical and Psychoacoustical Research"
1-Apr-1978 Cover letter from Yamaha to accompany FM MOS chips
14-Apr-1978 Letter from Yohei Nagai (Yamaha) to John Chowning re: trip to Japan and FM progress
18-Apr-1978 Reply letter from Chowning to Yohei Nagai (Yamaha) re: trip to Japan and FM progress
18-Apr-1978 Letter from Chowning to Yasunori Mochida (Yamaha) re: planned visit to Japan
25-Apr-1978 NSF Project Summary for "Experiments in Timbre Perception"
25-Apr-1978 NSF award letter and project summary, "Experiments in timbre perception"
25-Apr-1978 Letter from Chowning to Yasunori Mochida (Yamaha) re: planned visit to Japan
9-May-1978 Press release about CCMRA plans to develop all-digital multitrack recorder
30-Aug-1978 Letter from Stanford to Yamaha regarding NED patent infringement
Dec-1978 Equipment evaluation and proposal for computer music system for Oberlin
1979 Schedule for John Chowning visit to Japan
12 par 1979 Letter from Hiro Kato (Yamaha) to John Chowning re: FM product development
23-Apr-1979 Letter to Tony Meier from Chowning to request fundraising advice/ideas
24-Apr-1979 Letter from Chowning to Gordon Bell re: AI "divorce" and fundraising
13-Jun-1979 Summary for NSF proposal, "Intelligent Systems for Music Analysis"
18-Jun-1979 Letter from Yamaha to Chowning re: visit logistics and plans
20-Jun-1979 Patent validity opinion and cover letter
3-Jul-1979 Letter to Lewis Branscomb (IBM) to solicit support and advice
3-Jul-1979 Letter to Sloan Foundation from Chowning to solicit support and advice
16-Jul-1979 Letter from Lewis Branscomb (IBM) in response to Chowning solicitation
14-Aug-1979 Memo re: AI move and DC Power Lab furniture, equipment and storage
16-Aug-1979 Letter from Patte Wood to John Chowning re: logistics following AI "split"
23-Aug-1979 Memo to CCRMA re: furniture requirements and space utilization
14-Sep-1979 List of personnel and assigned spaces at CCRMA
14-Sep-1979 Letter to Sloan Foundation from Chowning to solicit support and visit
16-Sep-1979 Memo re: plan for funding system for CCRMA
16-Sep-1979 File header for letter
17-Sep-1979 Letter to Paul Hertelendy from Chowning to request introductions to donors
5-Oct-1979 Memo to Chowning re: foundation support for equipment acquisitions
17-Oct-1979 Letter from Sloan Foundation to Chowning in repsonse to solicitation
28-Oct-1979 Letter to Mellon Foundation from Chowning to request support
28-Oct-1979 Letter to Rockefeller Foundation from Chowning to request support
2-Nov-1979 Letter from Chowning to Yamaha to request gift of equipment
2-Nov-1979 Letter from Chowning to Yohei Nagai re: visit plans and correspondence
2-Nov-1979 MISSING!
2-Nov-1979 Letter of thanks from Chowning to Yamaha Chairman of the Board following visit
12-Nov-1979 Palo Alto Times article about CCRMA
14-Nov-1979 Letter from Mellon Foundation in response to Chowning solicitation
24-Nov-1979 NEA grant application for CCRMA summer workshops
24-Nov-1979 NEA grant application draft to upgrade digital synthesizer
19-Dec-1979 Rockefeller Foundation rejection letter
1980 Current and pending NSF support for CCRMA
3-Jan-1980 Letter to L.A.W. Fund from Chowning to solicit support
30-Jan-1980 Letter to Rubin Foundation from Chowning to solicit support
3-Jan-1980 Letter to Jerome Foundation from Chowning to solicit support
4-Jan-1980 Letter from Chowning to Pierre Boulez to request letters of support to foundations
4-Jan-1980 Letter from Chowning to Max Mathews to request letters of support to foundations
11-Jan-1980 Letter from L.A.W. Fund to Chowning in response to solicitation
22-Jan-1980 Letter from Pierre Boulez to Chowning in reponse to request for letters of support
24-Jan-1980 Letter from Surdna Foundation to Chowning in response to solicitation
29-Jan-1980 Letter from Jerome Foundation to Pierre Boulez in response to Chowning solicitation
31-Jan-1980 Rockefeller Foundation reponse to visit request
1-Feb-1980 Memo re: status of various Stanford inventions
13-Feb-1980 Letter from Yamaha to Stanford regarding Kawai patent infringement
29-Feb-1980 Letter from Stanford to Yamaha regarding Kawai patent infringement
6-Mar-1980 Letter from Stanford to legal counsel regarding Kawai patent infringement
19-Mar-1980 Letter from Yamaha regarding visit plans and unwanted media coverage
8-Apr-1980 Letter from Fromm Music Foundation in response to Chowning solicitation
15-Apr-1980 CCRMA current and pending NSF funding
16-Apr-1980 Letter from Chowning to Yamaha regarding unwanted media coverage
21-Apr-1980 Memo from John Chowning re: funding problems for CCRMA
29-Apr-1980 Telex from Chowning to Yamaha re: requested tone parameters
2-May-1980 Letter from Fromm Music Foundation in response to Chowning solicitation
16-May-1980 NSF rejection letter, "Instrumental Timbre and Related Acoustical Phenomena"
10-Jul-1980 NSF rejection letter, "A Study of the Architecture of Satellite Processors for Signal Processing"
30-Jul-1980 Notes for Boston Symphony project on CCRMA's growth, support and compositions
5-Aug-1980 Patent for Andy Moorer sine summation technique
18-Aug-1980 Memo re: requirement to sign Stanford Personnel Patent Agreement
16-Sep-1980 Memo re: enforcement of rules about patent agreements
17-Oct-1980 NSF rejection letter and reviews, "Auditory Distance Perception Under Natural Sounding Conditions"
17-Oct-1980 NSF panel summary and reviews, "Auditory Distance Perception Under Natural Sounding Conditions"
4-Dec-1980 Funding proposal to Rockefeller Foundation
1-Mar-1981 Yamaha progress report for FM instrument
27-Mar-1981 Memo re: execution of patent agreements by visitors
30-Mar-1981 Letter from Satoshi Sumitani to John Chowning re: Stria
1-May-1981 License agreement with Yamaha
4-Sep-1981 Letter to John Chowning to request tape
28-Oct-1981 Memo regarding Crumar information request for patent dispute
19-Dec-1981 Letter from Yamaha regarding availability of CE20 instrument
1982 Roster of CCRMA staff, faculty, graduate students, visiting scholars and composers
1982? Letter from SDF regarding computer music seminar presentation to SDF board
15-Jan-1982 Budget proposal for SDF
27-Jan-1982 MISSING?
9-Feb-1982 Letter to Yamaha regarding Atari sublicense
16-Feb-1982 Memo from Chowning to music dept chair re: CCRMA operating budget
3-Mar-1982 Letter from Yamaha to Niels Reimers re: Chowning visit and instrument development
26-Mar-1982 Letter from Yamaha to request statement of paper availability for use in patent dispute with Kawai
29-Mar-1982 California Arts Council grant application
31-Mar-1982 San Francisco Chronicle article about a CCRMA concert
12-May-1982 Cover note and statement of publication availability for patent purposes
20-May-1982 Budget proposal for SDF
1-Jul-1982 SDF award letter
25-Jul-1982 Funding proposal to Rockefeller Foundation
2-Aug-1982 Newsweek article about electronic music
Oct-1982 Stanford Department of Music news supplement article on CCRMA
5-Nov-1982 SDF meeting schedule
1983 Professional services agreement between John Chowning and Yamaha
1983 Curtis Roads interview of John Chowning
4-Feb-1983 SDF meeting research topics
18-Feb-1983 NSF summary and reviews, "An Intelligent System for the Knowledge-Driven Analysis of Acoustic Signals"
16-Mar-1983 Stanford Campus report article on CCRMA
8-Apr-1983 Cover note and proposal from Chowning to Yamaha for a new composition to use GS1 and programmer
8-Apr-1983 Budget proposal and funding request to SDF
18-Apr-1983 SDF grant request to support John Pierce at CCRMA
26-May-1983 MIT, Stanford, and UCSD joint proposal for computer music research
17-Sep-1983 IEEE Spectrum article on electronic music
19-Sep-1983 Notes re: Dolby trademark and license terms
2-Nov-1983 Telex from Niels Reimers to Yamaha patent chief re: LSI markeging and trademark
Dec-1983 The AI Magazine article on SAIL
11-Dec-1983 Letter from KCSM re: Chowning television appearance
1984 NSF award letter, "An Intelligent System for the Knowledge-Driven Aanlysis of Acoustic Signals"
Jan-1984 Stanford Department of Music newsletter article on NEA grants
3-Jan-1984 Cover note from Chowning to Yamaha to accompany non-working Yamaha computer
18-Jan-1984 Letter from Yohei Nagai (Yamaha) to Chowning re: wedding telegram
13-Feb-1984 Letter from Chowning to John Gatts (Yamaha) following visit to CCRMA
22-Feb-1984 Letter from Hiro Kato (Yamaha) to John Pierce re: equipment shipment
1-Mar-1984 NEA grant application supplement
16-Mar-1984 Letter to Toa Electric Co. regarding FM technology license
29-Mar-1984 Meeting notes regarding relationship between CCRMA, SDF and Xerox
12-Apr-1984 Proposal letter to Doreen Townsend
5-Nov-1984 Fundraising letter from John Pierce to Bill Hewlett
5-Nov-1984 Fundraising letter from John Pierce to Dave Packard
12-Nov-1984 Fundraising letter from John Chowning to Louise Davies
20-Nov-1984 Reply letter fro Bill Hewlett to John Pierce
10-Dec-1984 Letter to Yamaha regarding relationships with other Japanese companies
13-Dec-1984 Letter from David Packard to John Pierce re: visit plans
17-Dec-1984 Letter from Yamaha to Stanford re: yen/dollar exchange rate
20-Dec-1984 Letter from John Pierce to David Packard re: visit plans
1985 YLEM Journal interview of Max Mathews
1985 Excerpt on John Chowning from the book "Charged Bodies"
1985 YLEM Journal interview of John Chowning
2-Jan-1985 Cover letter to SDF from Chowning re: funding needs
15-Jan-1985 Letter from Chowning to Joseph Engelberger to solicit support for Invisible Cities
15-Jan-1985 Notes re: visits w/ Hewlett and Packard
18-Jan-1985 Letter to Rockefeller Foundation regarding Artist-in-Residence program
1-Feb-1985 Memo to Chowning re: foundation support
4-Feb-1985 Letter from Chowning to Sherrill Milnes (Metropolitan Opera) re: singing voice project
4-Feb-1985 Letter from Chowning to Sherrill Milnes (Metropolitan Opera) re: singing voice project
6-Feb-1985 Letter from Chowning to Sony to request equipment gift/loan
11-Feb-1985 Letter from Joseph Engelberger to Chowning re: Invisible Cities project
25-Feb-1985 Reply letter from Sony to Chowning re: request of equipment gift/loan
11-Mar-1985 Memo from Chowning to Patte Wood re: administrative details
18-Apr-1985 Letter from Yamaha to Niels Reimers re: sine summation technique
24-May-1985 NSF rejection and reviews, "Electroacoustic Modification of Concert Hall Acoustics"
14-Jun-1985 Letter from the Leakey Foundation regarding Gordon Getty
19-Jun-1985 Letter from Hiro Kato (Yamaha) to Patte Wood re: visit plans and manual
4-Sep-1985 Letter from Yamaha to Chowning re: request for equipment
11-Sep-1985 Letter from Chowning to Yamaha to request equipment for digital recording studio
25-Sep-1985 NEA grant application supplement and budget justification
27-Sep-1985 Letter from Yamaha to acknowledge Chowning request for YCAMS studio
Nov-1985 Aftertouch Magazine interview of John Chowning
1-Nov-1985 Email from Mike McNabb re: inaccuracies in Tribune story about Invisible Cities
12-Nov-1985 Email from Chowning to Yamaha re: "X" series impact and planned composition
11-Dec-1985 Office memo regarding Gordon Getty visit
13-Dec-1985 Memo re: Doreen Townsend concert attendance
13-Dec-1985 Letter to Jean-Claude Risset re: tapes and visiting professor invitation
1986 NSF grant reviews "Intelligent Analysis of Composite Acoustic Signals"
1986? Equipment grant proposal to Hewlett-Packard
31-Jan-1986 Telex from Yamaha patent chief to Nies Reimers re: changed fiscal period and payment schedule
5-Feb-1986 Cover memo and letter to Gordon Getty from John Chowning
12-Feb-1986 Telex from Niels Reimers to Yamaha patent chief re: shifted payment schedule and extension of exclusivity
4-Mar-1986 Letter from Patte Wood to Jean-Claude Risset re: housing arrangements for visit
4-Mar-1986 Letter from Patte Wood to David Bristow re: housing arrangements for visit
23-Apr-1986 Telex from Niels Reimers to Yamaha patent chief re: exclusivity period and royalty ceiling
14-May-1986 Letter to request loan of equipment from Yamaha for use in summer workshop
Jun-1986 Text of speech by Mr. Mochida in honor of John Chowning
6-Aug-1986 Memo re: Doreen Townsend solicitation and gift
27-Aug-1986 Letter from Yamaha re: omitted royalites
Sep-1986 Overview of the CCRMA digital audio facility
12-Sep-1986 Letter from Chowning to Yamaha Music Foundation re: application of royalties
23-Sep-1986 NEA grant application to maintain audio and computer equipment
25-Sep-1986 NEA grant application for recording of Chowning works
29-Sep-1986 Memo from Chowning to Steven Peeps re: Marsalis/CCRMA project
2-Oct-1986 Telex from Yamaha re: FM patent and Casio, and Julius Smith reverberation technology
8-Oct-1986 Letter from Chowning to Yamaha re: letter and tape of new controller
12-Oct-1986 Robot Ballet overview, biographies, budget and press coverage
12-Oct-1986 Letter from Chowning to Sony on physical modeling of singing voice
15-Oct-1986 Letter from George Olczak (producer) to Centennial Celebration committee re: Marsalis/CCRMA project
15-Oct-1986 Letter from Niels Reimers to Yamaha re: possible Casio patent infringement
31-Oct-1986 Telex from Chowning to Yamaha re: Sony relationship and visit
4-Nov-1986 Notes for use in FM license negotiation
12-Nov-1986 Letter from Chowning to AT&T acknowledging corrections in Yamaha book
14-Nov-1986 Letter to Yamaha regarding LSI negotiation and chip availability
15-Nov-1986 Letter from Yamaha Music Foundation to Chowning re: a potential new book
17-Nov-1986 Letter from Yamaha regarding LSI negotiation
18-Nov-1986 Letter to John Chowning regarding LSI negotiation
19-Nov-1986 Letter from Chowning to Jean-Claude Risset re: potential new book
26-Nov-1986 Letter to Hiro Kato regarding LSI negotiation
27-Nov-1986 Letter from Yamaha Music Foundation to Chowning re: "Exploring Music Sound with X Synthesizers"
19-Dec-1986 Letter from Chowning to Yamaha Music Foundation re: book schedule
1987 Keyboard Magazine article about CCRMA
21-Jan-1987 Notes re: CCRMA funding
23-Feb-1987 Cover letter from Yamaha to Chowning to accompany YCAMS recordings
2-Mar-1987 Draft proposal for Marsalis "Computer Jam" project
9-Mar-1987 Reply letter from Chowning to Yamaha to thank for YCAMS recordings
20-Mar-1987 Memo to John Chowning (and notes from Patte Wood and George Olczak) re: funds for CCRMA/Marsalis project
21-Apr-1987 Proposal to Rockefeller Foundation to extend artist-in-residence program
21-May-1987 Draft proposal for Marsalis "Computer Jam" project
3-Jun-1987 NSF award letter, "Intelligent Analysis of Composite Acoustic Signals"
19-Jun-1987 Memo re: CCRMA fundraising approval and priority
24-Jul-1987 Telex and notes from Yamaha to Chowning re: visit to CCRMA
27-Jul-1987 SDF site visit participants and schedule
30-Jul-1987 Telex from Yamaha re: plans for visit to CCRMA
2-Sep-1987 List of Yamaha visitors
16-Sep-1987 NEA grant application to maintain audio and computer equipment
1-Oct-1987 Letter from Yamaha to notify Stanford of name change
26-Oct-1987 Roster of users, staff, faculty, students, visiting scholars/composers
Nov-1987 FedEx receipt for shipment from Yamaha to CCRMA
11-Nov-1987 Memo regarding possibility of Yamaha endowing a Stanford professorship
12-Nov-1987 Memo regarding possibility of Yamaha endowing a Stanford professorship
Dec-1987 Keyboard magazine article on CCRMA
1988? NSF Project Summary, "Intelligent Analysis of Composite Acoustic Signals"
20-Jan-1988 Cover letter for photos from John Chowning to Yamaha
8-Feb-1988 Letter to Yamaha regarding ITC action against Casio
10-Feb-1988 Stanford Campus Report article on patent royalties
26-Feb-1988 Letter to Yamaha regarding FM chip availability for Marquis Music
29-Feb-1988 Draft of article on computer music and CCRMA
29-Feb-1988 Letter from Max Mathews to Bell Labs re: Radio Baton
21-Mar-1988 Cover letter for photos from Yamaha district manager to John Chowning
30-Mar-1988 Letter from Yamaha's Director of Industry Relations re: visit to CCRMA
31-Mar-1988 Letter from Richard Gonski (Electric Symphony Orchestra) to John Chowning
13-Apr-1988 Letter from Johannes Goebel to Patte Wood
14-Apr-1988 Repy letter to Yamaha's Director of Industry Relations re: visit to CCRMA
19-May-1988 Letter from John Chowning to Yamaha re: support for Japanese student
27-Jun-1988 Vision statement for CCRMA for internal planning purposes
7-Jul-1988 Reply letter from Chowning to Richard Gonski (Electric Symphony Orchestra)
3-Aug-1988 Letter from President of Yamaha US to John Chowning re: relocation
25-Aug-1988 Telegraph to Yohei Nagai from John Chowning re: visit to CCRMA
31-Aug-1988 Letter to Yamaha regarding DWT, BioMuse and Digitar
1-Sep-1988 Reply letter from Chowning to President of Yamaha US re: relocation
19-Sep-1988 Letter from John Chowning to Yohei Nagai re: music technology conference
9-Dec-1988 Draft proposal to Yamaha for gifts to endow a professorship and support lab
12-Dec-1988 Letter of thanks from John Chowning to Jim Funada (Yamaha)
12-Dec-1988 Letter from John Chowning to Yamaha regarding NeXT and CD-MIDI
31-Mar-1989 Letter from Yamaha regional manager to John Chowning re: relocation
1-Apr-1989 News article about Biomuse system
13-Apr-1989 Reply letter from Chowning to Yamaha regional manager re: relocation
18-Apr-1989 Cover letter for photos from Yohei Nagai to Patte Wood
15-May-1989 Letter from Gordon Bell to John Chowning regarding Titan
17-Aug-1989 Final report for NEA grant for Morrill/Marsalis project
10-Oct-1989 Roster of users, staff, faculty, students, visiting scholars/composers
22-Nov-1989 Update to CCRMA three-year plan
12-Mar-1990 Correspondence re: Yamaha request for demonstration recordings
30-Mar-1990 Invention disclosure for Acoustic Mouse for Computer Pointing
5-Apr-1990 Invention disclosure for Articulatory Speech Tracker (Perry Cook)
16-Apr-1990 Letter to Roland regarding Radio Drum Controller
9-May-1990 Attendees and agenda for CCRMA Associates meeting
15-May-1990 Memo from CMA president re: Bay Area 1992 ICMC status report
16-May-1990 Memo from CMA president re: Bay Area 1992 ICMC planning meeting
23-May-1990 Letter from Chowning and CNMAT director re: 1992 ICMC hosting
23-Jan-1991 Letter from Media Vision regarding FM chip availability
6-Feb-1991 Letter to Yamaha regarding FM chip availability for Media Vision
2-Apr-1991 Letter from Chowning to Stanford Dean of Research re: OTL Research Incentive Fund
13-Apr-1991 Fax from Yamaha engineering group leader to schedule visit to CCRMA
19-Apr-1991 Reply letter from Chowning to Eric Atsumi (Yamaha) re: CCRMA visit
31-May-1991 Award letter from OTL Research Incentive Fund, "Human voice analysis, recognition, and synthesis"
4-Jun-1991 Letter from Chowning to Stanford Dean of Research to request grant reviews
5-Aug-1991 Correspondence b/t Chowning and Yamaha re: Biomuse system
8 aug 191 Fax from Yamaha to arrange visit to CCRMA to evaluate Biomuse system
9-Aug-1991 Fax from Chowning to Yamaha to confirm rescheduled visit to CCRMA
22-Aug-1991 Correspondence b/t Chowning and Yamaha re: rescheduling of visit to CCRMA
27-Aug-1991 Fax from Yamaha to Chowning to reschedule planned visit to CCRMA
21-Sep-1991 Letter of thanks from Yamaha to Chowning following visit (Radio Drum and Cook vocal work)
27-Sep-1991 Advertisement for tribute concert for Max Mathews and Leon Theremin
27-Sep-1991 Letter from George Hasegawa (Yamaha) to Chowning re: visit plans
14-Oct-1991 Letter to Media Vision regarding DWT licensing
15-Oct-1991 Follow-up letter after visit from Yamaha Furniture and Home Products personnel
28-Oct-1991 Letter of thanks from John Chowning to Jorge Herrera for SY99 gift
15-Nov-1991 Letter from Yamaha Director of R&D to Chowning re: gift and equipment
21-Nov-1991 Letter of thanks from Yamaha manager to Chowning following CCRMA visit
13-Dec-1991 Letter re: Biomuse account
18-Dec-1991 Reply letter from Chowning to George Hasegawa (Yamaha)
1992 Excerpt from 1992 OTL publication on top inventions
6-Jan-1992 Reply letter from Chowning to Yamaha Furniture and Home Products personnel
21-Feb-1992 Letter from Hiro Kato (Yamaha) to Chowning re: Stanford Japan Center internship
28-Feb-1992 Letter from Yamaha re: rotating company presidency
14-Apr-1992 Correspondence b/t Chowning and Masatada Wachi re: meeting and promotion
27-Apr-1992 Reply letter from Chowning to Hiro Kato (Yamaha) re: internship
12-May-1992 Cover letter and article re: acoustic refrigerator
18-May-1992 Commentary and draft of proposed amendment to CCRMA-NeXT agreement
19-May-1992 Email from John Chowning to Steve Jobs re: NeXT MusicKit
20-May-1992 Proposed amendment to CCRMA-NeXT agreement
10-Jun-1992 Memo of OTL Research Incentive Fund award to Chowning and Smith
1-Aug-1992 Software license agreement b/t CCRMA and NeXT for Music Kit
29-Sep-1992 Description of CCRMA endowment
9-Nov-1992 Letter from CCRMA to NeXT re: MusicKit maintenance and distribution
16-Nov-1992 Software license agreement with Ariel Corp. for Bug56
4-Dec-1992 Proposal for MA degree in Musical Acoustics, Perception and Synthesis
1993 John Chowning ICMC paper on computer music history
1993 Fellowship application to Acoustical Society of America for Perry Cook
7-May-1993 Letter from Masatada Wachi (Yamaha) to Chowning re: FM
14-May-1993 Reply letter from Chowning to Masatada Wachi (Yamaha)
4-Oct-1993 Letter from Yamaha Int'l Dvision manager to John Chowning re: ICMC
7-Oct-1993 Employment agreement for Sondius development (David Jaffe)
14-Oct-1993 Reply letter from Chowning to Yamaha Int'l Division manager
29-Oct-1993 Music department vision statement
3-Feb-1994 CCRMA endowment transfer statement
Mar-1994 Wired article on Stanford, CCRMA, and Yamaha
7-Jun-1994 Stanford press release on CCRMA
24-Aug-1994 IP and employment agreement for Sondius development (Scott Van Duyne)
26-Aug-1994 Email re: patent income and endowment
22-Sep-1994 IP and employment agreement for Sondius development (Pat Scandalis)
26-Sep-1994 Letter from John Chowning to IRCAM re: return of Ariel board and faculty appointments
19-Oct-1994 Stanford Daily article on Sondius, physical modeling and CCRMA
10-Nov-1994 Email re: patent income and endowment
21-Dec-1994 Email re: patent income and endowment
29-Dec-1994 CCRMA endowment transfer statement
1995 Stanford OTL newsletter article on Max Mathews and the radio baton
14-Feb-1995 Summary of expenses
8-May-1995 News article about Yamaha/ESS patent dispute (FM)
18-Oct-1995 Employment agreement for Sondius development (Nick Porcaro)
1996 Stanford OTL newsletter article on OTL 25th anniversary and history
1996 Report on Residency and Exchange Program in New Music Technology
1997 Stanford OTL newsletter article on Sondius XG
21-Mar-1997 Email from Marc Batteir to John Strawn re: disposition of Samson Box
16-Jul-1997 Stanford Report article on Sondius XG
1-Apr-2000 Electronic Musician article on computers and analog synthesizers
Mar-2001 Letters to the Editor (CMJ) in response to CCRMA critique
Aug-2001 Sound On Sound article on the Yamaha GS1 and DX1
2002 Snapshot of webpage on history of hardware at CCRMA
2005 Excerpt from Stanford OTL 2004-2005 annual report
1-Feb-2005 MIX magazine interview of John Chowning
May-2008 CMJ interview of Max Mathews
2009 JIMA article on Yamaha/Stanford relationship by Hiro Kato (Yamaha)
17-Feb-2009 U.S.O. Project interview of Andy Moorer
4-Aug-2009 Hiro Kato (Yamaha) presentation on FM technology history and significance
no date XG Factory review of Yamaha PLG100-DX DX7 daughterboard
no date Bibliography from CCRMA website
no date News article on CCRMA developments and DX7
no date AI Lab floor plan
no date Letter from Chowning re: housing arrangements for visitors
no date Notes re: FM royalty rates
no date CCRMA description for use in fundraising
no date Description of SCORE music printing system
no date FM article (in Japanese) and notes from Hiro Kato (Yamaha)
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