This is the replay of the November 2021 "ask me anything" Zoom session for Patreon subscribers of Learning Modular ( / learningmodular . In this session, Steve Turner (steveturner.com.au) was asking questions of Chris Meyer of Learning Modular (mainly based on his processing of acoustic sounds with his modular), and moderating questions from the live attendees covering modular synthesis composition, performances, and systems. Members of Australian Control Voltage, or AU-CV for short (steveturner.com.au/au-cv), were also invited.
Here is the linked index of the subjects we discussed:
00:00 Introductions
01:25 acoustic percussion + modular synths (overview)
04:48 percussion through pitched resonator
08:51 input chain (mic, module, & patching)
14:02 changing the pitch of the resonator (Mutable Instruments Rings)
15:04 an aside on chapchas (goat toenail rattles)
17:14 an aside on Aboriginal art (and growing salvias)
19:39 changes in audio interfaces for Chris’ studio
23:10 delay chain with randomized reverse (including using the modular as an effects loop)
27:57 an aside on Knobcon
30:03 an aside about lighted gloves
31:00 an aside on the Vector Synthesizer
35:11 creating the bass line in Shipwrecked (by the way, Chris misspoke during the Zoom session; the envelope was not a Xaoc Zadar this time around, but the chaotic envelope patch Chris developed recently and shared with his Patreon subscribers)
42:40 layering sounds
43:29 back to the multiple-module delay chain with randomized reversing, in detail
53:19 virtual mixing and muting
54:57 having musical sections evolve as you go to play a different part (including managing the listener’s attention, in general)
58:13 an aside about pre-patching and cable ties
59:44 the Folktek Nano Garden
1:03:55 throat singing patch
1:04:51 combing different sound sources
1:05:49 how did Chris become interested in creating electronic music?
1:09:02 how Chris ended up at Sequential Circuits
1:12:15 an aside about Chris’ brief career in robotics
1:13:31 some of the instruments Chris worked on at Sequential
1:17:34 looping envelopes
1:20:13 (opening it up to general Q&A)
1:21:15 more about the Vector Synthesizer (and a little bit on the Future Retro Vectra)
1:27:18 an aside about the Soma Pipe
1:29:15 mode switching while performing
1:30:40 a discussion about iOS for music
1:33:16 working with multichannel sound
1:36:56 an aside about the Strymon Nightsky & StarLab
1:38:28 an aside about other “impulse” purchases
1:39:42 collaboration, including Modular Theme Time
1:48:44 wrapping up
9 июл 2024
