These videos by Todd at Urban Sound Studio are a superb overview of the Prophet 10’s features and sounds. It’s also a handy intro to subtractive synthesis and getting started on sound design with polysynths. Part one: Part two: Part three:
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Rick Beato’s Perfect Pitch Videos
Have a spare hour and ready to dive into some crazy ideas? Musician Rick Beato made several videos that are essential viewing for anyone interested in perfect pitch, especially if they have young children or may have kids later. A very quick summary is: Rick makes fun videos and is good at music Rick had…
Very Slow Music
What is the slowest music you can think of? An old ballad or a molto largo movement of a symphony? With the exception of John Cage’s organ piece, “As Slow As Possible”, a composition that has been in performance since 2001 and isn’t scheduled to be finished until the year 2640 (info here), most music…
Nerd Music: Hard Drives Play Nirvana
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Robert Moog – Biography, Instruments, and Much More Research
Robert A. Moog made some kickin’ awesome instruments. “Bob” Moog (1934-2005) left a legacy that includes some of the 20th Century’s most adventurous new musical instruments. His pioneering work helped pave the way to today’s vibrant musical landscape. Moog was a pioneer of electronic instruments, but he still saw live music as “the most important…
Frederick Delius – Full Biography
Fritz Theodore Albert Delius (Fritz officially changed to Frederick in 1903, Theodore [beloved of God] dropped at his confirmation, and Albert [after the Prince Consort] repudiated when he left England)[i] was born in Bradford, England on January 29, 1862. His parents, Julius Friedrich Wilhelm and Elise Pauline Delius, both of Bielefeld, Germany, were married in…
Realistic Mach One – 4024, 4024a, 4029
Way back in the late 1970’s, Realistic produced some of the most iconic speakers in stereo history. They had their faults, but boy did these puppies rock. Their look with the grills off is hard to forget and they shake walls if connected to the right amp. Only a fool would trade today’s best speakers…
Quick Speaker Frequency Response Test
Home stereo speakers are typically rated in terms of frequency response. There are high-tech ways of measuring this and other ways of evaluating speakers, but this post gives you a quick way to check a loudspeaker’s frequency response at home using only your eyes and ears. The human listening range is commonly described as ranging…
Music Video from Outer Space
Astronaut Chris Hadfield goes down in history as the first guy to make a great music video from outer space. Recorded aboard the International Space Station, the imagery is simply stunning. A Look Behind the Scenes How exactly does a guitar end up in space? What model does a Canadian astronaut end up playing in…
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