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Saffron’s 7 Days of Sound is online pay-what-you-can classes for female, non-binary folks
From Friday January 27 – Thursday February 2, the excellent Saffron music tech programming is offering seven days of online workshops, ranging from running a label to vocal production to mastering. It’s pay-what-you-will, exclusively for women, non-binary, and trans folks worldwide. And with this faculty, if you identify with one of those groups, you might want to check your calendar.
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“Words become plastic”: Stephen Mallinder, Cabaret Voltaire founder, polymath, interviewed
He’s been a vocalist (as a founding member of Cabaret Voltaire), a lyricist, a vocalist. But if you know the incredible Mal from his past, you don’t want to miss his latest, either – the groove is alive on the wonky disco Tick Tick Tick, ““cowbell on every track, and entirely no reverb.” David Abravanel shares words with the wordsmith and frontman.
Free sample mashing with samplebrain, by Aphex Twin and Dave Griffiths
Designed by Aphex Twin, Samplebrain takes a new approach to samples – chopping up audio into a “brain” of little bits, networked by similarity. You can play it in real-time, free for all platforms, including Apple M1/M2.
Peter Kirn - September 25, 2022
Music tech Software Tech
ALM ASQ-1 is a cute modular step sequencer with SH-101-style, drum trigger modes
Peter Kirn - August 9, 2022
Gear Modular-Analog Music tech Tech
Forester 2022 from Leafcutter John is a donationware modular sound naturewalk
Peter Kirn - December 14, 2021
DIY + Unusual Music Music tech Software Tech
This sound library lets you use 56 amps, 4 subs, and Lyndhurst Hall as your speaker system
Peter Kirn - November 23, 2021
Music tech Software Tech
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