Dark Days is the result of a seemingly simple community challenge from Free Beat — use a provided sample and create a song. Beyond that, there were no real rules or limitations imposed.
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Suzanne Ciani — Electronic Musician, Composer, Sound Designer
I find it interesting that, while her instruments are newer and she has embraced a workflow that incorporates both Buchla modular synths and computer and iPad apps, her core approach to creation remains as it was nearly 50 years ago.
A Little Synth History – Tom Oberheim
This is post 1 of 14 in the series “Synth Pioneers” This series highlights pioneers in electronic music. It is not intended to be a deep dive, but … A Little Synth History – Tom OberheimRead more
Discovering Electronic Music
Fran Blanche of Frantone posted this fascinating film by Bernard Wilets, which looks at early electronic music, to her YouTube channel, and I just had to share it. … Discovering Electronic MusicRead more
Arturia Gives More Freakiness!
Arturia have announced another new update to the MicroFreak! Version 4 adds a new User Wavetable engine, enhances the sequencer, makes UI improvements, and more! MicroFreak really is … Arturia Gives More Freakiness!Read more
Some [Over]simplified Science of Sound Synthesis – Ring Modulation
Following a recent Discord discussion of Ring Modulation in sound synthesis, I put together a little video demonstration of the something called “ring modulation.” In synthesizers, this is … Some [Over]simplified Science of Sound Synthesis – Ring ModulationRead more