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Resonant Thoughts: Floating Points On Playing With Modulation
“When I listen to musicians–when I see a cellist embodying a cello, I want to hear into their soul. I feel that’s fairly easy however good you are as a cellist, because you’re connected to that object. But with a synthesizer it’s a lot harder because you’re behind all these circuits. So I long for electronic… Continue reading
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On Judgment And Tacit Knowledge
If you follow music production discussions on Reddit you regularly see threads begun by musicians new to music production seeking advice. The musicians have just got set up with some equipment, have begun making tracks, and are noticing the gigantic gulf between the sound of their music and that of professionally-produced tracks. The most common… Continue reading
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That Falls Never Stops Falling
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Resonant Thoughts: Keith Fullerton Whitman On Forcing Interactions
“Sometimes it’s as simple as just pressing record and wandering around amidst the tools and instruments you’ve accumulated, forcing interactions until something clicks and the brain takes notice.” – Keith Fullerton Whitman Continue reading
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Workflow Advice Developed, Not Given
Be comfortable with solitary work, committing to aesthetic decisions (Is this sufficiently enchanting? Is it balanced just so?), and trusting your own counsel. Always work towards the next thing. The current piece may not be ideal, but take learnings from it into the next one. Use your work as a means to refine your default.… Continue reading
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Resonant Thoughts: Brian Eno On Attention
“I’m addicted to the idea that you put yourself in a place and surrender to it. It’s about making space for a kind of attention that you’re not normally offered by entertainment media.” – Brian Eno MPD Continue reading
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