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Prophet "REV2 Degrader" Update Introduces Preset Morphing, Gated Sequencer Editor, and More #R2DG #ProphetREV2 @SequentialLLC

REV2 Degrader (R2DG) version 1.2.1 is available today and introduces three entirely new features along with a host of other improvements. Notibly the tool now includes a morphing editor of the gated sequencer. This feature allows users to graphically edit and “degrade” the steps and parameters for all four gated sequencer layers.

Secondly, a new preset morphing feature has been added to the…

Strands is the working title for a series of audiovisual compositions based on the idea of animated, generative, graphic scores. Last year I composed six of these scores written in Javascript for Parking Ramp Project, a performance installation in a seven-level parking ramp with a large cast reflecting on transience, migration, and stability commissioned by Guggenheim fellow, Pramila Vasudevan.…

I'm excited for my #ISSTA2019 presentation and performance today and tomorrow! @ISSTA_ie @CritterGuitari @WeAreNovation #organelle

Currently I’m in Cork, Ireland to present and perform at the International Sound in Science Technology and the Arts (ISSTA 2019)conference. This year on Thursday, October 31st I am scheduled to give a paper about a project I have been working on titled IGNIEUS, then on Friday I will give a solo electronic music performance related to the paper. I will share more about this soon. For now you can…

New #experimental live recordings available on https://soundsimulacra.org from @MasaruFlora, Michelle Kinney, @MartinDosh, and @adam_svec #soundsimulacra

Since we launched the Sound / Simulacra website last February we have posted new concert recordings from Michael Masaru Flora, Michelle Kinney, Martin Dosh, and Adam Svec. A total of eighteen recordings are currently available on the site with more to come. Please visit SoundSimulacra.org for more details or have a listen below: (more…)

#ISSTA2019 will be held in Cork, Ireland Oct. 31 through Nov. 1st. Proposals are Due June 7th @ISSTA_ie

October 31st and November 1st, 2019 the Irish Sound, Science and Technology Association annual conference and festival will be held in Cork, Ireland at CIT Cork School of Music. Keynotes include a performance and lecture from Robert Henke (Ableton Live, Monolake) and a performance and workshop from Ellen King (ELLLL / Gash Collective).

I starting going to ISSTA in 2017 and have had incredible…

Video of the REV2 Patch Degrader Demo & Sounds #prophetrev2 #sounddesign #synth

This video describes and demonstrates the device I designed to create most of the patches in the REV2 Experimental Sound Set available here on AudioCookbook.org:

https://audiocookbook.org/prophet-rev2-patch-set/

I am hoping to make it available sometime in the next few months if I can gage enough interest for a release. To hear five minutes of just the patches (no talking) please skip to 9:56.…

Playlist Started for AudioCookbook.org Experimental Patch Set #ProphetRev2

This incomplete playlist will eventually feature all 128 presets from the AudioCookbook.org Experimental Patch set for the Prophet Rev2. This collection includes experimental, glitch, special effects, and a few conventional patches. All the patches are entirely original creations built from the ground up or through custom morphing software developed in Max for Livefor the Rev2. I’ll post more…

Experimental Sound Set for the Prophet Rev2

Although I haven’t mentioned it here, I have had a 16 voice Sequential Prophet Rev2 since November 23, 2018. In the last two months I have programmed a full bank of 128 patches for the instrument. This isn’t something I would normally do for any instrument. For most instruments I program a handful of patches that I need, or simply create or modify the patches as I work in the studio.

So why…

#ParkingRampProject topped Twin Cities dance scene in 2018 @StarTribune

Cody McKinney (bass) and Peter Hennig rehearsing Parking Ramp Project

Parking Ramp Project was selected by the Star Tribune as the Twin Cities’ top dance scene in 2018:

“1. Parking Ramp Project: Aniccha Arts founder Pramila Vasudevan showcased her eye for space and ritual with this bewitching site-specific performance, full of eerie neon ropes, haunting vocals and post-apocalyptic pillows, in a…

Sound / Simulacra: Michael Masaru Flora

On Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019 Sound / Simulacra will start off the New Year presenting Michael Masaru Flora at Jazz Central Studios.

Flora is a Minneapolis based artist working with sound in various contexts. Within the intersections of art, science, music, and mathematics, he creates work that examines sonic morphology, spatialization, and human perception. Flora’s practice includes…