Thereminist Victoria Lundy, synthesist Chris Frain and I recently got together to do a presentation Celebrating Horror & Sci-Fi Soundtracks with Synths. Prior to the event we created a rather large interactive mind map from which we could present and play media. We only covered a subset of films on the map. Of course even…
Modulate This! – Synth Tech & Technique Artilcles by Mark Mosher
I bought the Arturia MicroFreak Hybrid Synrhesizer back in 2019 – yay!. I really like the design and it’s an amazing value for only $299. [I updated this post and cheat sheets once again on October 27th, 2021 to incorporate info on 4.0.1 firmware update which included user wavetables and more] [I updated this post…
Modulate This! – Synth Tech & Technique Artilcles by Mark Mosher
Earlier today my go to synth news site Synthtopia published a post about the new Ableton Learning Synths site… ” Today, Ableton quietly launched Learning Synths, a new website that teaches the fundamentals of synthesis in an interactive way.” It’s an interactive media site called Learning Synths. You can use the site right from within…
Modulate This! – Synth Tech & Technique Artilcles by Mark Mosher
I created "What's New in Ableton Live 9.5" using MindMeister. Check out my public Mindmeister channel for other maps related past version of live and synth tech in general. Note the What's New in Live 9 mindmap has 14K+ views – woot! Note – I'll add a separate map for Push 2 soon. https://www.mindmeister.com/maps/public_map_shell/605822580/what-s-new-in-ableton-live-9-5-by-mark-mosher-http-www-markmoshermusic-com?width=720&height=500&z=auto&presentation=1
Live 9.2 is in beta. I put together a mindmap of what’s new to go along with past mindmaps. What’s New in Live 9.2 What’s New in Live 9.1 (over 7,000 views) What’s New in Live 9.0 (over 13,000 views) Here is an embedded version of the map. https://www.mindmeister.com/maps/public_map_shell/513173085/what-s-new-in-ableton-live-9-2?width=550&height=400&z=auto&scrollbars=1&presentation=1
I published a new Mindmap on “What’s New in Ableton Live 9.1”. Even though this is a point release there are quite a few new features. Dual monitor support and lots of Push updates in this release. View the Mindmap here. You may also want to check out my “What’s New in Ableton Live 9”…
I’ve just update my Octatrack Video Tutorial Index Mindmap to add Secrect Music UK videos. Click here to view embedded map. http://www.mindmeister.com/maps/public_map_shell/310663045/elektron-octatrack-video-tutorial-index?width=550&height=400&z=auto&presentation=1
Modulate This! – Synth Tech & Technique Artilcles by Mark Mosher
Every month I host the Boulder Synthesizer Meetup which is the 2nd Tuesday of every month. This month I delivered a “What’s New in Live 9” talk along with Darwin Grosse from Cycling ‘74. To prep for the meetup, I dug through the Ableton web site and Live 9 manual and then documented the new…
I love comb filters! Buying a Waldorf Blofeld a few years back caused me to start using them even more because it’s interactive display allowed me to visualize the shape of the filter and correlate that with an audio result. Waldorf Largo and Tone2’s ElectraX also offer this feature. What is a Comb Filter? I…
Modulate This! – Synth Tech & Technique Artilcles by Mark Mosher
Hi, this is Mark Mosher. Welcome to my blog. I’m a synthesist, Composer, Producer, and Visualist living in Boulder CO. I’m also the founder of the Rocky Mountain Synth Meet andSynth Patrol.
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