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Learning Modular/Alias Zone January 2024 Newsletter: New Recording Studio

Learning Modular/Alias Zone January 2024 Newsletter: New Recording Studio

by Chris Meyer | Jan 1, 2024 | Newsletters | 0 comments

Imagine trying to anticipate everything you might want to do in your recording studio over the next ten or so years – and then trying to design a new studio to accommodate that, down to the last table, patchbay, and wall jack. That is what I’ve been doing the last...
Learning Modular October/November 2023 Newsletter: Improving Oscillator Tracking

Learning Modular October/November 2023 Newsletter: Improving Oscillator Tracking

by Chris Meyer | Oct 30, 2023 | Newsletters | 0 comments

It’s been a fun couple of months since the previous newsletter. I played a series of gigs, had the chance to patch vintage Moog and Polyfusion modular synths, raised some money for the Moogseum, attended Knobcon where I demonstrated my Osiris WavPak with a new idea...
Learning Modular | Alias Zone August/September 2023 Newsletter: Stepped Random Sources

Learning Modular | Alias Zone August/September 2023 Newsletter: Stepped Random Sources

by Chris Meyer | Aug 31, 2023 | Newsletters | 0 comments

As I mentioned briefly in the previous newsletter, I’ve been designing a new potential studio. I had no idea how time consuming the process would be: Although I am working with an architect, I’ve still had to educate myself on a wide range of subjects great and small...
Learning Modular July 2023 Newsletter: Backing Tracks

Learning Modular July 2023 Newsletter: Backing Tracks

by Chris Meyer | Jul 2, 2023 | Newsletters | 0 comments

June was a month of juggling. I helped organize and headlined an afternoon concert of instrumental electronic music at the Currents New Media Festival in Santa Fe, New Mexico; I started planning a potential new studio that will be Dolby Atmos compatible; I also have...
Learning Modular June 2023 Newsletter: Superbooth 2023

Learning Modular June 2023 Newsletter: Superbooth 2023

by Chris Meyer | May 30, 2023 | Newsletters | 0 comments

I was home barely two weeks after my most recent tour plus the NAMM show, and then I was on a plane to spend two weeks overseas ending at Superbooth in Berlin. The main article below contains my favorites from that show. But that’s not the only thing going on! Patreon...
Learning Modular May 2023 Newsletter: NAMM 2023

Learning Modular May 2023 Newsletter: NAMM 2023

by Chris Meyer | Apr 28, 2023 | Newsletters | 0 comments

April started with the release of the latest Tone Science compilation, which I’m part of. I then headed off for a nice mini-tour of Arizona and Southern California, and attended the NAMM show. When I got back home, I recorded the studio version of my new track...
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