Under the sponsorship of the Mimi Garrard Dance Company, and with the support of a Special Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, a comprehensive study and prototype development has been completed leading to the construction of a computer-assisted composition and performance control unit for theatrical lighting and effects. This research was based on work by M. V. Mathews and F. R. Moore, and others, of Bell Telephone Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey and on previous work by the authors.The new system prototype is constructed of inexpensive and widely available microcomputer components and may be configured in a variety of ways to suit special needs. We have adopted a standard configuration with the following characteristics and specifications:
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