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Learning Modular/Alias Zone March 2024 Newsletter: A Bit of History

Learning Modular/Alias Zone March 2024 Newsletter: A Bit of History

by Chris Meyer | Feb 28, 2024 | Newsletters | 0 comments

Hi! I hope you’ve been having a good 2024 so far. I started it by attending the most recent NAMM show (as well as the parallel Buchla & Friends modular-focused show), and just two weeks ago construction started on my new studio. Indeed, as I write this, there is...
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 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...
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...
NAMM 2020: A Few of My Favorite Things

NAMM 2020: A Few of My Favorite Things

by Chris Meyer | Jan 24, 2020 | Trade Show Reports | 0 comments

Rather than do my normal in-depth interviews with each module creator, this year I’m giving a quick review of the new modules that resonated with me the most. That does not mean all of the other modules were not cool and may be more appropriate for the music you...
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