Adventures in Sound

modulator_esp · Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:30 pm Post subject:

Episode 49 - more adventures with the VCS3, this time using 2 DD-20s for looping with loop lengths of 18 and 20 seconds and Wedge for reverb and delays.

This one features lots of use of the looping Envelope Shaper and Ring Modulator to get some interesting rhythms

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Episode 49 - More Adventures with Voltage Controlled Synthesis

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robsol · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:06 pm Post subject:

Episode 50! Smile

This episode saw a lot of experimenting with live sampling, looping and cross-synthesis.

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Adventures in Sound, episode 50, "Lamonst". Live looping and cross-synthesis.

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modulator_esp · Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 3:53 pm Post subject:

I enjoyed this show Rob, some very nice textures Smile

modulator_esp · Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 1:56 pm Post subject:

Tonight at 6pm EDT/11pm BST, Adventures In Sound with special guests: Howard Moscovitz, Bill Fox and Mel Morley

modulator_esp · Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 10:53 am Post subject:

Episode 51 was recorded live from Chez Mosc in Allentown, Pennsylvania, featuring guest appearance from Howard Moscovitz, Bill Fox and Mel Morley

Jez played: Nord Modular, Waldorf Blofeld, Korg Monotron, Yamaha VSS-30 and ipod touch, through Repeater and delay

Howard played: Nord Modular G2 and ipad

Bill played: Guitar, effects and radio

Mel played: Softsynths, ipad and Korg Monotron

Thanks to all involved, it was great fun and even though we had some technical difficulties at the start and then lost the stream near the end, we managed to only lose about 5 minutes, covered by judicious use of long cross-fades Smile

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Adventures In Sound - Episode 51 - Adventures From Chez Mosc

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modulator_esp · Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 8:07 am Post subject:

Tonight is the first anniversary of AIS Smile

as usual I have absolutely no idea what tonight's set will involve - it will be a surprise Smile

blue hell · Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 9:20 am Post subject:

Happy aniversary Jez and Rob, looking forward again to hear it!

modulator_esp · Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 10:38 am Post subject:

Here's the recording of Episode 53 - Delicate Noise, a noisy ambient excursion with 'sequencey' finale courtesy of the Blofelds arpeggiator

This episode features the Nord G2 and Blofeld (played via Yamaha CBX-K1), through the usual filter, looping and delay Smile

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Adventures In Sound - Episode 53 - Delicate Noise

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robsol · Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 7:19 am Post subject:

Episode 54 - experiments in guitar tapping (which wouldn't stay in tune, perhaps because the room temp was constantly rising, perhaps because the poor thing was tuned in fifts...). The guitar was fed into kyma where I did processing and looping.

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Adventures in sound 54 - happy accidents. Guitar on tap.

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modulator_esp · Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 7:23 am Post subject:

oh no, you've put 54 up before 52, the universe will now collapse in on itself Wink

but seriously, nice set Smile

robsol · Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 7:40 am Post subject:

modulator_esp · Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 9:09 am Post subject:

Tonight's episode will feature the Korg microKorg, looping and delay, in an adventure into cosmic drones

modulator_esp · Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 3:47 pm Post subject:

Episode 55 - The Black Hole, features Korg microKorg, Electrix Repeater and Boss DD-20

It is a spacey ambient excursion with experimental tendencies Smile

This episode features my first use of the microKorg's vocoder and my use of it isn't exactly melodic. I found the vocoder section quite cathartic, as this episode was recorded during a rather dark period for me.

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Adventures In Sound - Episode 55 - The Black Hole

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modulator_esp · Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 4:20 am Post subject:

Episode 57 will be an adventure with primitive digital frequency modulation

modulator_esp · Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 3:21 am Post subject:

I'm not able to perform my show live tonight, so Rob will be playing a pre-recorded show for me Smile

It was recorded 'live' on Sunday night using my newly acquired Yamaha PSS-380 which is basically a cheap '80s consumer keyboard, but it has 100 FM sounds with some editability via 5 sliders, 3 to control envelope attack, decay and release and 2 to control 'spectrum' and 'modulation'. These are stepped so smooth sweeps aren't really possible, so sounds were mostly edited in between notes, but there are some fast sweeps which sound OK for noisier stuff Smile

It was run through my Frostwave Resonator filter, into my Repeater then out to DD-20 for panning delay

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modulator_esp · Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 3:11 am Post subject:

Thanks to Rob for broadcasting my show for me in my absence and thanks to anyone who listened Smile

blue hell · Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 12:29 pm Post subject:

Was a great show Jez!

modulator_esp · Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 12:52 pm Post subject:

modulator_esp · Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 3:03 pm Post subject:

and here's the recording Smile

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Adventures In Sound - Episode 57 - Adventures with Primitive FM Synthesis

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robsol · Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 8:27 am Post subject:

I'm sorry to inform you that tonight's AIS is cancelled. A good friend of mine died today, so I won't be around. It was not a surprise but I'll probably spend some time with his family.

a100user · Joined: Oct 28, 2003 Posts: 158 Location: UK

That's very sublime Jez.

It's amazing what you can do with a cheap sound source and some expensive effects Laughing

modulator_esp · Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 8:54 am Post subject:

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blue hell · Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 1:03 pm Post subject:

Sorry to hear Rob.

MusicMan11712 · Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 1:33 pm Post subject:

I am sorry to hear the news about your close friend, Rob. May you and your friend's family be a source of comfort and support for each other.
Steve