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Music’s Main Enchanter: Hearing The Human Touch
One of the challenges with making music using software as a primary instrument is what feels like a six degrees of separation between what I intend to do, what I’m actually doing, and the sounds I’m able to make. As I’ve written about, there can be a disconnect between doings and soundings: my sense of… Continue reading
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Database: Max Lauderbauer On The Overall Expression
“If I record something, I still do it very freely. I’m not into going too much into detail. For me, the overall expression is more important than little details.” Max Lauderbauer database. Continue reading
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Keywords: Automation
Automation is a technique of controlling parameters within the DAW ecosystem over time, so that the waveforms morph, the reverbs open up, the EQs sweep, the pitches bend, the transitions blossom, and any other value you can identify shifts and evolves, as if it has a mind of its own. When you automate you multiply… Continue reading
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Database: Ludwig Göransson On Doubling Sounds
“We have parts played by a string quartet and overdubbed with four different synth voices; you can double it and have them weave in and out of each other so you don’t really know if it is the real instrument or if it is something else. People are unable to put their finger on what… Continue reading
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What’s The Driver?: Musical Inspiration Versus Musical Process
When you upload a track to Spotify you’re given an opportunity to write a short pitch to have the music considered for one of Spotify’s three thousand “editorial” playlists. The pitch format is strict: check a few boxes about what instruments are featured (e.g. “synthesizer”, “violin”, “bouzooki”, “sampler”…), what music culture you’re operating in (e.g.… Continue reading
