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(Insert recorded audio) After this session I realized that the Korg Volca series offers a compact palette for sound exploration. The Volca FM allows me to delve into FM synthesis and create evolving timbres. The Volca Beats provides an analog … Continue reading →

Time period  Key Equipment Early Modular Synthesizers (1960s-1970s) Buchla Music EaseBuchla Modular Music SystemMoog Modular Synthesizers Semi-Modular and Monophonic Synthesizers (1970s) Minimoog ARP OdysseyRoland SH-1000SH-2000  Polyphonic Synthesizers (1970s-1980s) Polymoog Prophet-5 Jupiter-8Juno-106 Oberheim OB-Xa Example pieces: Core Techniques and Terminology: Subtractive Synthesis The process of … Continue reading →

The history of digital synthesis traces its roots back to the pioneering experiments with computer music in the 1950s and 1960s, such as the MUSICOMP and MUSIC-N programs which paved the way for early commercial digital synthesizers like the Fairlight … Continue reading →

During this experimentation, I first started off by reviewing the reading materials and initially found it quite confusing. After some research and listening to sample pieces, the piece that I was most interested in was the musical concrete of Pierre … Continue reading →

in element 2 we suppose to create our own compositions, i have firstly thought about the theme. Where i want the compositions to be about my mental state at the moment, i consider the artwork can only be emotional and … Continue reading →