Learning Modular/Alias Zone December 2024 Newsletter: Bob Moog Foundation Modular Raffle
In addition to setting up my new studio, for the past seven months I’ve been involved in helping the Bob Moog Foundation put together a very cool Eurorack modular system to raffle away for a fundraiser (tickets are available December 2nd through the 20th – make sure...
Learning Modular/Alias Zone May 2024 Newsletter: Why I Use Samples
“Hurry up and wait” would be a good description of the construction of my new studio, which I discussed back in the January newsletter. (So would “two steps forward, one step back” – except the backwards steps have been thankfully small, so far.) But it seems that a...
Learning Modular | Alias Zone August/September 2023 Newsletter: Stepped Random Sources
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...
Sequencing Tips for the Moog Mother-32
Most know the Moog Mother-32 as being a neat little semi-modular synthesizer. However, it also contains a step sequencer with lots of nice options. While you’re paused on a note during the creation of a sequence or while editing it after the fact, you can also edit duration, glide, ratcheting (repeats), accents, and rests for that step. In this post, I’ll go over how to access those options and show you how to program ratchets and glides.