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Learning Modular January 2022 Newsletter: Getting in Tune

Learning Modular January 2022 Newsletter: Getting in Tune

by Chris Meyer | Dec 31, 2021 | Newsletters | 6 comments

I have big plans for 2022: I’ve already tentatively scheduled nine performances at various events, plus I would like to release some new albums. This has meant updating and overhauling my studio, tweaking the Monster (the studio modular) and replacing the Tardis (my...
Learning Modular January 2022 Newsletter: Getting in Tune

Learning Modular December 2021 Newsletter: Morphing How I Perform

by Chris Meyer | Nov 28, 2021 | Newsletters | 1 comment

After a successful return to in-person live performance in October, I’ve been planning out a new travel/gigging/live performance modular case. The two main goals is that it legally fit into more airplane overhead luggage spaces, and that it interfaces nicely with a...
Learning Modular January 2022 Newsletter: Getting in Tune

Learning Modular November 2021 Newsletter: Wishing for Musical Intelligence in Modules

by Chris Meyer | Oct 25, 2021 | Newsletters | 4 comments

These recent weeks have been full of personal landmarks: On August 27, I was allowed to starting putting weight back on my broken leg (in other words, I started learning how to walk again). On October 9, I played my first live in-person gig since the pandemic started,...
Learning Modular January 2022 Newsletter: Getting in Tune

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 January 2022 Newsletter: Getting in Tune

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 January 2022 Newsletter: Getting in Tune

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...
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