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voltagecontrolled:

Analog Drum ‘n Bass

Yesssss.

Although I doubt the genre would have ever been kick-started had it required a room full of modulars instead of just a sampler (or MOD tracker) and a handful of samples.

I must also note that it’s refreshing to see a large modular system put to use in making a tune rather than the usual exploratory squirblies (fun as they are).

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sensy-sequency:

Vintage Buchla

Ah, it’s good to see some messy-from-usage synth photos once in a while.

Pictures of overly clean modulars without any cables plugged-in are slightly freaky to me, in the same way that images of people with their eyes cut out are.

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A dedication compilation of material celebrating the pioneering spirit of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Electronic music synthesis is explored, with various analogue and digital techniques being employed. Material is edited from the following documentary and information sources: The Alchemists of Sound, The Masters of Sound, The Music Arcade, Radiophonic Workshop archive footage, Doctor Who titles, The New Sound of Music and Sonic State, with several more additional BBC music specials and YouTube material being used to enrich the information content. I would also like to thank Simonsound1 for the kind permission to use the Studer tape recorder splicing excerpt as an example of the kind of physical process involved in the sequencing of sounds using spliced magnetic tape. Simonsound1 also produced a radio show entitled “The Tone Generation”, covering the topic of pioneering electronic music composers.