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Learning Modular May 2021 Newsletter: Going Hybrid

Learning Modular May 2021 Newsletter: Going Hybrid

by Chris Meyer | May 3, 2021 | Newsletters | 0 comments

This month’s newsletter is a little late as I am performing as Alias Zone in three different events this month, and was waiting to confirm time slots before I sent this out. Details are in the Upcoming Events section further down, but the short version is I have two...
Learning Modular April 2021 Newsletter: Entering the Alias Zone

Learning Modular April 2021 Newsletter: Entering the Alias Zone

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

What a hectic two months that was! As soon as I was done creating my set for SoundQuest Fest, I went straight into editing, mixing, having mastered, and releasing a new album – my first in 20 years – and then into creating a new web site to support my musical efforts....

Learning Modular March 2021 Newsletter: Mixing It Up

by Chris Meyer | Mar 2, 2021 | Newsletters | 1 comment

I’ve been busy the past few weeks composing, recording, and video-ing (is that a word?) two new compositions. One will be my set for SoundQuest Fest on March 27, and the other – which still needs to be edited – will be webcast later this year. Edited versions of the...

Learning Modular February 2021 Newsletter: Composition & Performance

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

The Monday after the last newsletter went out, two great things happened: My name was pulled out of the digital hat to perform at WMD’s Freq Boutique 045 Steve Roach asked me to perform at his and Serena Gabriel’s SoundQuest Fest 2021 The first one set off a scramble...
Learning Modular January 2021 Newsletter: Looking Forward

Learning Modular January 2021 Newsletter: Looking Forward

by Chris Meyer | Dec 31, 2020 | Newsletters | 2 comments

Happy New Year, everyone! I think most of us are very happy to see 2020 to be finished. Unfortunately, it looks like 2020’s bad side will hang over us for several more months, so we can’t quite yet let our guard down and party like it’s 1999… 😉  I’m finding this to be...
Learning Modular January 2021 Newsletter: Looking Forward

Learning Modular December 2020 Newsletter: Filters as Waveshapers

by Chris Meyer | Nov 30, 2020 | Newsletters | 2 comments

It’s been a varied month: In addition to working on my studio to better prepare it for recording and webcasts (and I have two such events coming up in December), I’ve created videos for a couple of small, inexpensive modulators, and experimented further with altering...
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