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Learning Modular October 2021 Newsletter: Rewiring the Studio

Learning Modular October 2021 Newsletter: Rewiring the Studio

by Chris Meyer | Sep 30, 2021 | Newsletters | 0 comments

I’ve long felt that if an artist truly believes in what they’re doing, they should honor their own work as well as their audience by crafting their pieces to the highest standards they’re capable of. Putting my money where my mouth is, I’ve recently rewired both the...
Learning Modular October 2021 Newsletter: Rewiring the Studio

Learning Modular September 2021 Newsletter: In Praise of Filters

by Chris Meyer | Aug 31, 2021 | Newsletters | 2 comments

In the featured article this month, I take a historical look at the use of filters in electronic music instruments. In the pre-“synthesizer” days, most electronic instruments had non-enveloped multi-band resonators and formant filters to shape their crude waveforms...
Learning Modular October 2021 Newsletter: Rewiring the Studio

Learning Modular August 2021 Newsletter: A Change in Plans

by Chris Meyer | Aug 2, 2021 | Newsletters | 4 comments

Last month I was complaining about minor inconveniences like waiting for new equipment to arrive for my studio, while planning a number of “post Covid” performances and trips. Then life decided to show me what a real inconvenience looked like: In early July I had a...
Learning Modular October 2021 Newsletter: Rewiring the Studio

Learning Modular July 2021 Newsletter: My Modular Ensemble

by Chris Meyer | Jun 30, 2021 | Newsletters | 0 comments

The best-laid plans…they rarely work out as intended, do they? I planned to re-wire the studio in June, but that has been delayed waiting on critical components. I did get the power supply moved out of the Monster and into the equipment closet, and although that had...
Learning Modular October 2021 Newsletter: Rewiring the Studio

Learning Modular June 2021 Newsletter: Three Performances

by Chris Meyer | May 31, 2021 | Newsletters | 0 comments

Last month was a busy one, with three performances in three different styles: ~10 minute audio+video sets for the Modular World First Anniversary and Synth Society Summit 2021, and a ~30 minute audio-only set for Mountain Skies 2021. The first two are up on the Alias...
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