"Meet Meow Seq, a VST3 sequencer inspired by modular setups. Download the free trial from floofaudio.com
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Meow Seq is a sequencer, a MIDI phrase writer, and a creative kick in the pants to your everyday piano-roll-oriented life.
At its core, two machines work together to generate a single MIDI output. The top machine controls timing, when notes happen and for how long. The bottom machine controls pitch, which notes play and how. Both machine contains five sequencers, all running independently with their own step lengths and play modes. Mix and match freely to build patterns that evolve and surprise, then route the output to any hardware or software synth you like.
The inspiration comes from Eurorack-style sequencing, where multiple sequencers interact to control time, pitch, and modulation in complex and sometimes chaotic ways."
"There is something about Dub Techno that I just can't get enough of. Maybe it's the echoing chords and atmospheres, or maybe it's the clean simplicity of the drum programming. Whatever it is modular synthesizers seem to do it the best. The advantage of modular is the fact that we can have so many AAA effects and voices in a single compact case. Today I show you what that can sound like and discuss why it works in this particular 7U 104hp arrangement. Let's make some tunes! Today's featured module is the XAOC Odessa, an additive oscillator with great hands on control."
"Today we talk to modular synth pioneer Suzanne Ciani and MIT Spatial Sound Lab researcher Kamran V. Suzanne and Kamran both love quadraphonic sound, and they have a new quad release coming out on June 4th called Ciani/Orkest. They are on a mission to make quadraphonic music accessible to both musicians and to listeners, and in this interview, Kamran will explain how, you, with no special equipment, can listen to their new album in quad. We'll also get into how analog synthesizers actually work, the early history of Buchla synths versus Moog synths, why Suzanne thinks keyboards diminish the potential of synths, and how Suzanne designed some of the most recognizable sounds of the 1980s. Suzanne Ciani is a Grammy Award nominated composer, electronic musician, and neoclassical recording artist who has released over 20 solo albums, including Seven Waves and The Velocity of Love. Her work has been featured in Hollywood films, video games, and countless commercials. She was inducted into the first class of keyboard magazine's Hall of Fame, alongside Bob Moog, Don Buchla, and Dave Smith. And she was the subject of the feature documentary, A Life in Waves. Kamran V is an arts technologist and MIT Spatial Sound Lab researcher, and he's a National Endowment for the Arts grant recipient. He's worked at Interscope Records, produced immersive music releases for Nine Inch Nails, Sting, and Beck, and he ran the music tech fest, Moogfest. He's also on the board of Dub Lab.
Cited Media:
Music & Albums: Suzanne Ciani - Ciani/Orkest (2025)Suzanne Ciani - Live Quadraphonic (2016)Suzanne Ciani - The Velocity of Love (1986)Suzanne Ciani - Seven Waves (1982)Wendy Carlos - Switched-On Bach (1968)Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972)The Rentals Film & TV: 3-2-1 Contact, PBS (1980–1988)Brett Whitcomb - A Life in Waves (2017)Suzanne Ciani on David Letterman (1980) Events & Festivals: MoogfestAES ConventionAmsterdam Dance EventNAMM Tools & Plugins: Kamran V - QUARK Plugin (free) Record Labels & Archives: Finders Keepers Records
Chapters:
0:00 Intro 5:45 Meet the Guests 6:28 Sound Design & Commercials 13:45 High Art vs Low Culture 19:03 Ciani Orkest 24:42 Moog vs Buchla 26:36 How Modular Synths Work 36:15 Quadrophonic Sound 45:13 The QUARK Plugin 50:24 Seven Waves"
Despite being an extremely small piece of hardware—just a thumb-sized Raspberry Pi Pico + DAC—all parameters can be fully controlled via TouchOSC.
A new minimal generative instrument that lets you enjoy the sound creation of the PRA32-U 'in the palm of your hand.' It's small enough to sit on the edge of your desk, yet it can create 'that sound' just fine."
"Andreas Trobollowitsch’s residency at Erica Synths Garage felt less like traditional sound design and more like an ongoing experiment in movement, texture and controlled unpredictability. A Vienna-based electroacoustic musician, composer and sound artist, Andreas works at the intersection of sound, visual art and mechanics - building self-developed instruments and exploring rotation, physical processes and unconventional ways of producing sound. During his stay, wooden turntables met drum machines, mechanical systems collided with synthesisers, and ideas developed through curiosity rather than fixed outcomes.
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