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Conceived by Salvatore Martirano, constructed between 1969 and 1972 at the University of Illinois by Martirano and others, the SalMar Construction is one of the first interactive composing systems. The instrument contained a plasterboard panel with 291 touch-sensitive switches, an array of digital control circuits, analog oscillators, filters, and amplifiers, and 24 polyplanar loudspeakers suspended throughout the performance space.
In performance, Martirano used the touch-sensitive switches, interacting with the digital control circuits to send sounds whizzing in different paths through the suspended speakers.
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The photo at the left shows the SalMar Construction in the mid-1970s. Courtesy Salvatore Martirano Foundation.
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