Suzanne Ciani on 3 2 1 Contact (1980)

Electronic music pioneer Suzanne Ciani explaining synthesizers on the PBS kids show 3-2-1 Contact

[@septillionsuns]

I could listen to Suzanne talk for centuries.

[@tnawcwvictoria]

Me, too This woman is AMAZING, plus she is so calm and her music is so relaxing God Bless Her

[@tonymoore1084]

"Welcome to Xenon"

[@menacexp]

my first ASMR ever!

[@jessihawkins9116]

no it would get old after 40 or 50 years

[@Mustin]

Yes, please.

[@dopetipped9673]

those eyes, that passion, just radiant, effortless beauty. good lord...

[@niqulusviii987]

Yes indeed!!!

[@flacoanemico5199]

Suzane's voice can put babies to sleep in a few minutes. Such a soothing voice. Havent heard a voice like hers in a while.

[@roguerover7598]

It's a voice type and cadence unheard of nowadays unfortunately. The last time I heard that type was in the early 1990s, just as grunge and other sound cancer was coming along.

[@aliensporebomb]

The 100% opposite to the vocal fry inflected voices of today... @@roguerover7598

[@neurolepticer1284]

42 years later and the whole studio fits on a 16 GB USB stick. How the time flies.

[@matthewferguson7084]

Yeah an OB-X And Prophet no way We got convenience but not quality Even new Analog versions don't sound as good

[@neurolepticer1284]

@@matthewferguson7084 The sound is always as good as the sound card you use. If you play a soft prophet with a 16 bit 44000kHz onboard sound card, then don't be surprised when it sounds shit.

[@she_sings_delightful_things]

Right! 😂

[@matthewferguson7084]

@@neurolepticer1284 over my head what you say..but I can tell when its those originals..feel it in my arms like when I see a pretty girl Even through my phone, the copies sound similiar but I don't feel them like the real ones

[@shivaxxx2147]

And people using proper punctuation and grammar on the internet like if they’re getting graded

[@quietman71]

Am I alone in wishing I were in that studio? Learning from Ms. Ciani then maybe doing a little jamming would be heaven on earth.

[@ThisNamesNowTaken]

No. But am I alone in wanting to smoke whatever she was?

[@TheDesertRat31]

321 contact! I remember watching that show as a kid.

[@ayebraine]

I've worked for a decade in pop-science, learning gradually to explain things to people in a warm, relatable way that touches their personal curiosity and real everyday experience. This short video of Ciani explaining synths and music (a thing I've also studied for a long time) is like a humbling master class at how warmly, immediately, and simply you can explain everything as long as you really understand and feel it. Any engineers who can't fire up people with their field are just poor teachers/explainers (which is OK in itself); while teaching is certainly a gift, this also requires this complete openness and humbleness that people exhibit, men a women, if they're really "zen" in their vocation.

[@tartgreenapple]

Her vocals are so soothing, it could have made a perfect vocal for her electronic music.

[@sp-404hypnodiqsoundjunkie8]

God, she’s beautiful 🤗

[@matthewfarmer6830]

I was 4 in 1980 and do remember this PBS education show and the theme. Memories 🙂👍👍📽️

[@teodelfuego]

She is beautiful and a genius

[@apl175]

Suzanne Ciani in the USA and Peter Howell at the BBC In the UK were the sound and feel of 70s and 80s TV programs.

[@JadenAlexander]

I'm over 50 years old and watching this show and others like it along with movies (John Carpenter) and old school video games/pinball machines are what cultivated my love for electronic music that still goes strong to this day.

[@buckycore]

I literally have not seen this since it was first released, yet I remembered it all my life. This is why KZbin rules

[@jessihawkins9116]

I just filed a copyright complaint against this video

[@HAZARDOUS88]

@@jessihawkins9116 You're a loser :)

[@jessihawkins9116]

@@HAZARDOUS88 i reported this comment

[@HAZARDOUS88]

@@jessihawkins9116 Hey, what a coincidence. I reported you too!

[@jessihawkins9116]

@@HAZARDOUS88 that’s not fair. take it back 😩

[@bornagainbornagain6697]

2 beautiful girls and music Done.

[@mpasternack9]

This takes me back and makes me so happy. Thank you, KZbin 🎉❤

[@Dogboy73]

Suzanne's voice is beautiful and mesmerizing ................ and Vern's hairdo is OUT OF SIGHT!! :-/

[@TerjeNM]

Wow! Sometimes you come across people so in love with what they do and so increadibly knowledgeable and gifted at the same time. I don't play synth (or much instruments at all) but just as a person in general interested in physics, sounds etc, this is a really nice video putting complex things into perspective in such beautiful way.

[@MuzikJunky]

I used to get so excited whenever this film aired, and I was always in heaven (at 4:56) when the arpeggiated synth started! Peace.

[@emylievyrling534]

Suzanne Ciani possesses genius we don't yet deserve

[@superultrathanksmom3845]

Aw comon we're all in this together

[@icecreamforcrowhurst]

I’m feeling a vibe between these two women.

[@dangernoodle8102]

Dude I KNOW. Something about the way they talk to each other, stand close together... it's oddly erotic

[@headphonic8]

@@dangernoodle8102 It's just Suzanne's voice. She talks like this to everyone

[@roguerover7598]

@@headphonic8 Yeah but it's something between the sounds, between the images. A connection.

[@RegularDude00]

6:55 the amazement in her eyes! The same way i look at my screen listening to this breathtaking sound. 😢

[@Kannpass]

03:04 - "I think I could handle that" + that laugh 😄 Amazing voice.

[@kindclutter]

this video is simply incredible. Suzanne is so charming & kind. thank you for sharing.

[@rsinclair689]

What a lovely soul!

[@CSGraves]

I loved this segment as a kid watching 3-2-1 Contact on PBS. Also had fond memories of seeing another program where she's working on the music & sound for the Xenon pinball game. Also, LOL at the peeps saying these sound better than modern synths... post-youtube lossy audio compression.

[@KillingMrFusion]

43 years later and I'm still learning from this show!

[@seanwool]

It's impressive how Liz balanced an illustrious career at 321 Contact with her side job as a secretary at Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.

[@DJQUANTUM101]

This is a master class from physichal of sound. Wow. And her voice just hipnotized me.

[@davidstair9657]

Far freaking out!!

[@abracadabrat]

I want to know about the early influences and experiences in Suzanne Ciani's life which led her up to the point she was at in this video, and beyond.

[@terrelldrayton]

Her voice is soo smooth and elegant

[@bryanescobar4933]

Suzanne is basically the face of the future, wow that's pretty cool 🆒😎

[@incumbentvinyl9291]

The reporter is in awe, truly!

[@eltonlovell9898]

I'm in awe.. :-)

[@ceecoursian]

I saw this wayyyy back and totally forgot about it . Thanks for posting this

[@toma5153]

Getting close to sounding like Vangelis' Blade Runner! So this was 1980. A fantastic future ahead for her.

[@tartgreenapple]

YES!! Or the genius "Spiral" album: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4e5Yp-Ni82Aec0 also by Vangelis.

[@roguerover7598]

Yeah I noticed that too. Was hoping it would keep going and going.

[@dan-h2g]

probably recorded in '79 and aired in '80

[@skummelkatt]

Who does Vern’s hair? Amazing.

[@gynandroidhead]

This is top drawer.

[@terryrollins1973]

I remember seeing this when I was a little kid ❤

[@Nethanel773]

Thank you for putting this up.

[@robthefactsmachine9428]

These sounds are forever burned into my brain since I was a kid

[@worldwideroach]

This may be my imagination but I swear some of the musical ideas used in Blade Runner could be heard here, years before the movie came out.

[@foobarbazqux]

Blade Runner started production in 1980, and the soundtrack is considered a masterpiece of synthesis.

[@m10442175]

I could listen to her talk about synths all day

[@chewgokugin]

Shes amazing

[@OfficialDrEricShannonParr]

3-2-1 Contact…so cool.

[@leonardothefabulous3490]

Five years before this our band instructor in junior high school introduced us to this...although we all thought is was interesting, none of us gave it a second thought.....

[@davidbyourplanb]

Great find!

[@aldjfpaoiejfpaoijefa]

thats awesome!

[@sergeyklimenkov]

I would like my girlfriend to look at me the same way.

[@4747da]

someone was having cocktails after they wrapped up the interview

[@StarsWithScars]

Omg I felt in love

[@Koexistence13]

Home sick from school watching pbs because soap operas, Donahue and game shows didnt do it for a 7 year old.

[@jmaguire2232]

The start of so much.

[@gregdavory]

Top 10 video on KZbin

[@4wayrecords]

Is great that machine!!

[@Eph3mme]

This is the kind of interview she deserved that letterman dude was such and asshole who didn´t understood a single f 0 k and was mocking her the whole interview, this other girl interview is awesome 💕

[@dirtyd7931]

My dog loves the sounds in this vid

[@KeytarKris]

Love her

[@alpaykasal2902]

I wish the poster would have known to DEINTERLACE the video before uploading. If you're going to immortalize this amazing content, go for the best quality. Lovely video, but was a shame.

[@Fantasygod19999]

Is there a full song what they played at the end? Tell me the name please 🙏🏻

[@VideoArchiveGuy]

Liz Moses. ❤

[@BikerBenny]

She lookes spaced out on some greens 😆😆🌲🌲🌲💨💨

[@tartgreenapple]

That's what I thought too. ;)

[@quietman71]

There are some questions that are geared more for the kiddies ("What's pitch?"), but overall, this is still a VERY good intro to subtractive analog synth. It's aged very, very well. I'd bet Suzanne Ciani is a very good teacher.

[@AtomkeySinclair]

This was Alive From Off Center on PBS I thought... I vaguely recall 321 Contact.

[@2bin]

Unbeknownst to most, Ciani's voice was a pioneer in what became today's ASMR.

[@SullenMorbius]

03:11 badass hair

[@alexstone3822]

OMG I used to watch 321 Contact. Where are they now ?

[@denzilfenzal]

The face of Tony Iommi appears on the back of her head at 0:22

[@Andrew-wb2zq]

Gahhh

[@DG1TAL]

4:34

[@HueAwkwardstares]

A. 440. A? IS This a pinball machine? Wait wait wait. The syhtnesizer is a pure tone? Lord.

[@johnnyelle8052]

What is with the hair on the recording engineer?????????????

[@HipixOFFICIAL]

It was normal back in those days

[@icecreamforcrowhurst]

It’s called a combover.

[@kencoleman5007]

It was a while ago. I think that this is from the pilot which aired before the first manned STS shuttle mission (if that gives some perspective).

[@sergeyklimenkov]

как она на неё смотрит....

[@louisanaomi2139]

It's so cool that she can create all these different sounds with one instrument. i wonder why modern synths don't sound as good as these, you would think they would get better, not worse

[@HipixOFFICIAL]

A lot of modern synths are digital, so the sound doesn't sound as warm. However I will say that analog synths are coming back to the scene.

[@unclehoney]

Modern synths have in fact been experiencing an extremely creative renaissance over the last ten years or so. In some ways they are infinitely more capable than their predecessors. There is astonishing creativity going on and sounds unheard of ( literally! ) in the past. One might do well by looking beyond a forty year old video ( as completely stunning as this one with Ms. Ciani is . . . ) and listening with an open mind and open ears. I wonder why modern people don’t listen as good as people in the past, you would think they would... do you see what I mean? That sort of statement is not worth the non-paper it’s printed on.

[@anoniconoclast2030]

@@unclehoney Or the computer it's typed on or the screen it appears. There's always someone saying modern is better. 3 months ago that was yourself.

[@wetfishtail6]

its because of techno

[@valvularminds]

maybe because quality used to be more important than mass sales , now 300 dollar monophonic synthesizers with a single oscillator or maybe two , and cheap parts made in third world countries abound .

[@rtmsoundscapes]

well I think I got an eargasm just now

[@Deutschehordenelite]

This was cute

[@andyburch1819]

People used to be so nice

[@galamotshaku]

those two are totally gonna make out after the camera stops rolling

[@georaves2998]

Goshhhh she's talking about sounds as a frequency.... She knows the ancient secret ❤️

[@turgor127]

The legendary Suzanne Ciani explaining synthesizer basics 36WMySitV74

[@denos9185]

technology has come a long, long way.

[@Miha-cl3cc]

1:00 they sound like hippies on drugs ready to make out lol

[@VNVNation2013]

Sounds like some Metroid music.

[@daynarisbarathion8602]

ladies and gentlemen: _The mother of videogames_

[@kuklama0706]

So that's why sysadmins call them patch cords.

[@tmengucor]

One of the most fascinating woman ever

[@無限課金]

楽しそう！優しい解説素晴らしい。Tomita(冨田勲)を思い出しました。 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGqwpZmDgqmAna8

[@musicnerd72]

It's crazy... She almost looks and sounds like a clone of Shelley Duvall!

[@mvieke]

Is that Dana Plato?

[@frankjamesbonarrigo7162]

I miss comb overs

[@jeffreycollins7297]

I think I missed this episode. Must have been sick that day.

[@leyetnin1]

I remember watching this at age 12 and immediately becoming a lesbian.

[@terryherrera5252]

Found Frank Zappa’s L❤️VE CHILD !!!!!! Musical Genius’s !!! Edger Winter is a possioalso !! 😬😳

[@nefrettitim]

📻💚💚📻

[@nepntzerZer]

@4.26 wut ?

[@UncleC1025]

ciani stoned out her gourd

[@turbostatic1]

Where have female voices like this gone??? Like the actual voice voice, not the voice in terms of "opinion"....has society killed the soothing female voice????

[@BlemishesNow]

What lol

[@turbostatic1]

@@BlemishesNow you know exactly what I'm talking about unless you live under a rock

[@scottson2]

3.......2........1....... CONTACT And what about the blood hound gang! :) I love reliving memories of my childhood..

[@VideoNOLA]

Those ladies sure had a lot of fun considering the massive drying effect synthesizers would prove to have over the next decade.

[@originalkingalpha5116]

Today the synthesizer is still being widely used in nearly every genre of music; and is actually considered to be one of the most important instruments in the music industry.

[@eymerichinquisitore9022]

Susanna deserves all the recognition but in Europe we already had Delia Derbyshire, Schultze or Tangerine Dream

[@djjerome]

Remember when science shows back in the day used about real science instead of political ideology disguised as science. I'm talking to you Bill Nye the Science Guy 🖕

[@BrandonDeft]

How high is she? That voice would get old real quick, like after 2 words quick. After posting that I looked at other comments and really guys? I'd give you a day before you change your minds.