My main focus last month was composing, performing, and otherwise documenting a pair of modular synth performances: the angst-ridden Fear Itself for our local New Mexico modular meetup, featuring my gigging system The Tardis, and the longer-form, more cinematic Ash...
I spent a lot of time in September on two projects: the 50th anniversary of the ARP 2500 modular synthesizer, and extending the “wave splicing” idea appearing on some oscillators to encompass a general way to create more interesting audio and modulation waveforms....
I’ve been playing around with a simple extension to the typical synthesizer voice patch that has been producing some interesting results. The short version is: Replace the typical oscillator or waveform mixer with a crossfader. Then try using all sorts of different...
This has been a productive time for me, as I work on clearing out a backlog of modules I’ve promised to create videos or articles for, while also setting up my studio to be better able to record spontaneous sessions and plan for future musical projects. It’s also been...
This past month has been about setting things up for the future. I’m settled into my new studio space and have everything wired up, including an extensive patchbay system and my new Blackmagic Pocket Cinema camera; my gigging case (The Tardis) has been rebuilt;...
