Thomas Brett
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Curating The Week: DAWs, The Creator Economy, How To mix
• An article about DAWs (digital audio workstation software). “In some ways, the DAW replaced the piano as the primary site of solitary musical expression, retreating from living rooms to glowing screens in share house bedrooms. Music creation ever since has never been so lonely.” • An article on the creator economy. “When I imagine… Continue reading
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Resonant Thoughts: Edward Tatnall Canby’s “Synthesized Music” (1955)
[The writer is referring to the recording, The Sounds and Music of the RCA Electronic Music Synthesizer, 1955] “The fancy music that is here synthesized is absolutely astonishing. Few of us would have imagined that so much progress had been made. But most listeners won’t be able to suppress a snicker or two, in the… Continue reading
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On The Intersection Of Preparedness And Randomness
“Chance favors only the prepared mind.” – Louis Pasteur One compelling aspect of electronic music production is the intersection of what we might call preparedness and randomness. Preparedness is being intentional and involves getting to know the tools I use when making music. This includes creating, altering, and saving sounds, effects (or chains of effects),… Continue reading
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Resonant Thoughts: Sönke Ahrens’ “How To Take Smart Notes” (2017)
“The reason why Watson and Crick or [the chemist August] Kekulé had these insights and not a random person on the street is that they already had spent a very long time thinking hard about the problems, tinkered with other possible solutions and tried countless other ways of looking at the problem. Our fascination with… Continue reading
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