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Learning Modular March 2023 Newsletter: 1978 Control Voltage Processors

Learning Modular March 2023 Newsletter: 1978 Control Voltage Processors

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

I’m fortunate to have had two lives in music: one from the 1970s through around 2000, and then again from 2015 to the present. What’s even more fortunate is that I still have some of the artifacts and instruments from that first life today – although they’ve needed a...
Learning Modular February 2023 Newsletter: Managing Eurorack Signal Levels

Learning Modular February 2023 Newsletter: Managing Eurorack Signal Levels

by Chris Meyer | Jan 29, 2023 | Newsletters | 10 comments

When we’re connecting together other audio gear, we know we need to pay attention to whether a given signal is at microphone, line, or professional level – and even then, we may need to tweak the levels to get the signal in the sweet spot between noise and distortion....
Learning Modular January 2023 Newsletter: The Pros and Cons of Going Hybrid

Learning Modular January 2023 Newsletter: The Pros and Cons of Going Hybrid

by Chris Meyer | Dec 28, 2022 | Newsletters | 9 comments

For the past couple of years, I’ve been trying to morph Learning Modular from learning how to make sounds with modulars, to how to make music with them. 2022 was a pivotal year in that progression, as I spent most of it performing live under the name Alias Zone with...
Learning Modular November/December 2022 Newsletter: Mono, Stereo, or Surround?

Learning Modular November/December 2022 Newsletter: Mono, Stereo, or Surround?

by Chris Meyer | Nov 15, 2022 | Newsletters | 6 comments

I had two gigs in October, and then two medical procedures – including long-planned hand surgery – in early November. Combined with the upcoming holidays, this all means I’ve decided to roll the November and December newsletters into one, and will then resume my...
Learning Modular November/December 2022 Newsletter: Mono, Stereo, or Surround?

Learning Modular/Alias Zone October 2022 Newsletter: Positive Module Trends

by Chris Meyer | Sep 29, 2022 | Newsletters | 0 comments

I recently attended the Knobcon show, which was their biggest one yet – in terms of exhibitors, live performances, and attendees. I spent most of my time focusing on the live music side, but I did get a chance to go around the show floor, and noticed what I consider...
Learning Modular November/December 2022 Newsletter: Mono, Stereo, or Surround?

Learning Modular/Alias Zone September 2022 Newsletter: Live Performance Checklist

by Chris Meyer | Aug 31, 2022 | Newsletters | 0 comments

In theory, most of July and August has been my “break” from a busy performance schedule this year. In reality, during this time I’ve composed and recorded a new piece for the next installment of Ian Boddy’s Tone Science modular compilations, mixed my next full-length...
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