nonlinearity
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On Cymbals, Music, And Nonlinearity
nonlinear – not sequential or straightforward; (physics) involving a lack of linearity between two qualities such as input and output; (mathematics) – involving measurement in more than one dimension One day a few weeks ago, while nowhere near any musical instruments, I found myself thinking about the sound of cymbals—how their infinite variety of pwssshhh sounds Continue reading
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On The Lessons Of Antifragility For Creativity: Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s “Antifragile”
“We know more than we think we do, a lot more than we can articulate” (35) – Nassim Nicholas Taleb I used to resist randomly exploring some aspect of music software–an instrument, a sound, an effect, a sequencer–because I wanted to have a sense ahead of time where I was headed. (Good luck with that Continue reading

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