A blog about synthesizers and computers and how I make music with them.
On Setting Poems to Music
Most of my music composition these days is focused on electronic music created with my software synthesizer, BasicSynth. Using a synthesizer, especially one that I have complete control over, means I can design the sounds, determine the style, compose the piece, perform the music, render the sound, and produce the final recording without having to…
Tappit
Electronic tap dance. Music created using electronic “tapping” sounds. Each tap uses the same timbres, in different registers, creating an ensemble of tap-like instruments. The synthesizer instruments were set so that none of the amplitude envelopes have a sustain portion, similar to the sound made by walking or running, or a hammered string, or a…
My Favorite Composition
I was asked recently, “What is your favorite?” I had been playing some of my latest compositions for a group of people when the question arose. My response was, “That is a question you should never ask a composer.” I then had to explain. To a composer, the music he writes are his children. He…
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