Astra Creative Audio releases Tesseracto 4D MPE Software Synth

Press release follows:

"Astra Creative Audio, the plugin brand of Barcelona producers BLIKO and Phonkid Prod, releases Tesseracto 4D, a wavetable synthesizer for macOS that can be played in the air. Its companion app, Tesseracto CAM, reads both hands through the Mac's camera or an iPhone (Continuity Camera) and turns height, tilt and an open or closed hand into per-note MPE expression, the way an MPE controller would.

Tesseracto 4D

- Wavetable oscillator that travels the table in four dimensions (X, Y, Z and W), shown rotating at the centre of the panel.

- Full MPE: every finger carries its own pitch, pressure and slide; also playable from any MPE controller or a regular keyboard.

- 4D modulation matrix with 3D LFOs and chaos; filter, envelopes, unison and glide; arpeggiator and 4D path.

- Hyper-FX rack: Quantum Folder, Phase Flanger, Chrono Delay, Void Shimmer, Hyper-Stereo Displacer, Hyper-Compressor and Vintage Reverb 70s, in series, in parallel or in a feedback loop.

- 80 presets in 10 categories.

- Version 1.0.0. macOS: VST3 and Audio Unit, universal binary (Intel and Apple Silicon). Licence for life on two computers.

- Tesseracto CAM: macOS 13 or later. Hand tracking runs on the computer: the camera image never leaves it, and the internet is only needed once, to activate the licence.

- Price: €99, taxes included. Tesseracto CAM is included.

One bundle, one payment

- Astra Color Pack: the four compressors (A-2A optical, A-3A leveller, A-2Bus bus compressor, A-76 FET limiter) and the four EQs (A-Pre EQ, A-Channel EQ, A-Program EQ, A-500): €199, taxes included, against €338.80 bought one by one. One licence key activates all eight; macOS (VST3/AU, universal) and Windows (64-bit VST3).

Also coming: from 19 October the A-Vocal FX vocal chain joins the Astra subscription (€9.99 a month or €99 a year, taxes included) with version 1.2.3.

Product pages: astracreativeaudio.com/en/tesseracto · astracreativeaudio.com/en/pack"

Introducing DMNO ON — Desktop Synthesizer

video upload by UDO Audio

"DMNO ON is the full-featured 8-voice, 2-part multi-timbral DMNO synthesizer in a compact desktop format. Built around two independent analog-hybrid synth engines, it retains DMNO’s highly flexible signal architecture, with each engine featuring our new Dynamic Multi-Core Stereo VCF. Eight creative Play Modes unlock dynamic interactions between the two timbres at the touch of a single control, while its flexible analog and digital audio connectivity make it a truly expansive and immediate sound design sandbox.

The ON System allows players to add an optional synth control unit to recreate the dual-panel DMNO interface, or choose from a range of expansion modules to extend it further and build their perfect DMNO. Play ON!

Soundtrack by ‪@hazelmillsmusic‬"

The New UDO DMNO ON! Desktop DMNO - with George Hearn

video upload by sonicstate

"‪@udo_audio‬ has introduced the UDO DMNO ON, a desktop version of its DMNO synthesizer that keeps the full voice count, the hybrid engine and the multi-timbral architecture while doing away with the keyboard. It is not a cut-down instrument: this is a complete 8-voice, 2-part multi-timbral DMNO in a box measuring 487 x 220 x 107mm and weighing 4.5kg, built around the same two independent analog-hybrid synth engines and retaining the flexible signal architecture of the original.

For anyone who liked the sound of DMNO but did not want another keyboard in the room, this could be for you.

DMNO ONE has the same voice architecture as the keyboard."


DMNO ON is the full-featured 8-voice, 2-part multi-timbral DMNO synthesizer in a compact desktop format. Built around two independent analog-hybrid synth engines, it retains DMNO’s highly flexible signal architecture, with each engine featuring our new Dynamic Multi-Core Stereo VCF. Eight creative Play Modes unlock dynamic interactions between the two timbres at the touch of a single control, while its flexible analog and digital audio connectivity make it a truly expansive and immediate sound design sandbox.

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Arturia Pigments 50 Experimental Presets+Patterns Sound Demo

video upload by Anton Anru

⚙️ Rusted Chaos is a bank of 50 presets + sequences for Arturia Pigments. The soundset's primary goal is to combine atmospheric and harsh, metallic sound. Inspiration came from natural phenomena and fossils, as well as mechanical sounds.
👁️‍🗨️ This experiment helped achieve harmonious chaos & strange sound. The presets offer various moods and colors: bright and soft, mild and aggressive, warm and cold, clean and noisy, melodic and FX-like.

📦 The download link: https://antonanru.sellfy.store/p/pigm...
👤 The author of the soundset is skendi (Arseniy Pushkov).

This diversity expands their application possibilities; they can be used in sound design, cinematic music, Ambient, and in a wide variety of dance genres: Techno, IDM, Drum and Bass, Dubstep, Trance, Jungle, Experimental and more.

🎛️ Each preset features 4 Macros and Modwheel control, making it easy to shape the timbre and adjust key parameters.
The macros can transform the timbre, control noise level and distortion, add movement. You can control them via a MIDI controller or automate them in your DAW.
🎚️ The Modwheel makes the timbre brighter, while velocity affects both volume and brightness.

💡 Compatible with Pigments, Analog Lab, AstroLab.
Make sure you are using the latest software/firmware version.

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Hikari Instruments - Duos

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via this Reverb listing

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"The Hikari Instruments Duos is a stereo chaos synthesizer equipped with a low-pass gate. Its chaotic circuitry, composed of shift registers and multi-feedback, creates a diverse range of sonic images in stereo, from walls of sound like a blinding blizzard to clusters of pulses reminiscent of a runaway mother computer, and even the ethereal conversations between newly born microorganisms.
Equipped with versatile CV I/O for modular synthesizers, it allows you to create new ecosystems with further feedback, or hijack other synthesizers using the chaotic CV/CLOCK OUT.

Ships with 9V power supply"

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U-He Zebra 2: Dark Rhythmical Presets + Patterns. Sound Demo

video upload by Anton Anru

📡 'Quantum Pulses' is a bank of 50 presets + patterns for the U-he Zebra 2 virtual synthesizer. The collection contains dark, deep, atmospheric, sci-fi, harsh and aggressive sounds that have a wide range of uses: from cinematic sound design to modular techno sequences.
🔭 The soundset is inspired by the modern techno scene, vintage sci-fi films and experimental robots. Perfect for Techno, Industrial, Dub, IDM, Experimental, Cinematic sound design, and others.

📦 Get these presets: https://antonanru.sellfy.store/p/zebr...
👤 The author of the soundset is skendi (Arseniy Pushkov).

⚗️ The sequences work in arpeggio mode, which allows for more interesting playing of several notes in a pattern.
🎚️ Each patch is performance-ready, with velocity sensitivity and ModWheel assignments mapped for expressive control. ModWheel affects the ADSR's performance, making sounds both clearer and more blurred.

🎛️ Each patch includes 8 Macros. These controls are designed stylistically and affect the waveform, giving it movement and changing its shape, adding various FM textures and bitcrush, and also affecting the filter by opening and closing it.
The X/Y controls can be manipulated with a mouse or used as 1–8 macro knobs for hands-on control via a standard MIDI controller, making the soundset highly expressive and performance-friendly.

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The "Easel" Spirit in 3U - A West Coast Eurorack Deep Dive

video upload by Sean Graves

The following is in via Sean Graves, who had the following to say:

"The piece, 'The 'Easel' Spirit in 3U: Rebuilding a Buchla Soul in Eurorack,' documents my five-year journey to replicate the specific workflow and 'soul' of the Buchla Music Easel using a curated Eurorack system."

"This post explores the creative power of 5-step sequencing (the 'migrating downbeat'), the 'origami' of wavefolding via the Verbos Complex Oscillator, and the organic harmonic dampening of vactrol-based Low Pass Gates. It’s a technical yet accessible look at why the West Coast workflow remains the 'holy grail' for performance - based synthesis."

The full write-up follows, with a demonstration of the system in the video above.

The “Easel” Spirit in 3U: Rebuilding a Buchla Soul in Eurorack

The Buchla Music Easel is legendary. It isn’t just a synthesizer. It’s a self-contained performance ecosystem. For many of us, the “Easel” workflow is the holy grail of synthesis. However, instead of chasing original hardware, I’ve spent the past five years rebuilding its specific soul within the Eurorack format. Because everyone deserves a hobby, right?

The Chef vs. The Sculptor
Most East Coast synthesizers work like a sculptor. You start with a massive block of harmonic noise (Sawtooth or Square waves) and carve it away with a filter. The Buchla workflow is different. It’s like being a chef in your own Hell’s Kitchen. You start with basic, “bland” ingredients (sine waves) and spice them up with Frequency Modulation (FM), Amplitude Modulation (AM), your choice, and then fold until the sound sizzles.

My current rig recreates this spirit by focusing on three pillars: Uncertainty, Complex Oscillation, and the iconic Sequential Voltage Source.

Part One: The Modulators (The Brain)
In a true Easel style setup, the Tokyo Tape Music Center 5-Step Sequencer acts as the brain. While most modern sequencers favor 4-8-16-32 steps, the 5-step limitation is actually a creative superpower.

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U-He Bazille: 50 Modular Techno Presets+Patterns Sound Demo

video upload by Anton Anru

"Gravitation Noise is a bank of 50 sequence presets for U-He Bazille.
Inspired by the dark techno patterns from previous patch collections on the website for Moog and Make Noise synthesizers, this bank of presets was conceived as an attempt to transfer that experience from analog modular synths into a VST plugin.

📦 Get these presets: https://antonanru.sellfy.store/p/bazi...
👤 The author of the soundset is skendi (Arseniy Pushkov).

🌘 The soundset spans a wide range of tones, from warm, noisy, aggressive, lo-fi and detuned textures to soft, punchy, dreamy, bright, deep, timbres. The sequences can be either slow or fast, in mono or poly mode.
Perfect for a variety of genres such as IDM, industrial, experimental, techno and more.

🎛 All sequences are performance-ready, with Velocity sensitivity and ModWheel assignments mapped for expressive control. ModWheel introduces additional modulations—such as adjusting brightness or adding extra movement—providing creative flexibility in both studio recording and live performances.

💡 Technical Info – How to Import Presets
Open the Bazille plugin.
Go to the Presets tab.
On the left panel, find the User folder.
Drag and drop the folder Anton Anru Presets – Gravitation Noise from your computer into the User folder inside Bazille.
Restart the plugin or refresh the presets list if needed.
The presets should now appear under User in the Bazille browser.

Make sure you are using the latest vst-plugin version.

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Dark Atmo Arp Presets: Korg Microkorg 2. No Talk Sound Demo

video upload by Anton Anru

"⚒️ Granite Pulse is a bank of 64 arpeggio presets for Korg microKORG 2.

The main idea is to create noisy and dirty, yet atmospheric sounds based on natural phenomena and fossils. Bank was inspired by artists such as Bassvictim, A.G. Cook, SOPHIE, and Flume.

⚒️ Granite Pulse is a bank of 64 arpeggio presets for Korg microKORG 2.
The main idea is to create noisy and dirty, yet atmospheric sounds based on natural phenomena and fossils. Bank was inspired by artists such as Bassvictim, A.G. Cook, SOPHIE, and Flume.

📦 Get these patches: https://antonanru.sellfy.store/p/micr...
‼️ Compatible with Microkorg 2 only. Not compatible with the original Microkorg 1.
👤 The author of the soundset is skendi (Arseniy Pushkov).

💨The soundset spans a wide range of tones, from dirty, noisy, lo-fi, punchy and detuned to more atmospheric and smoothed.
The sounds include various combinations of oscillators in different modes, as well as different types of reverb, delay, distortion, filters, and modulations.

🎛 ModWheel adds expressiveness — brightening the sound for dynamic performance.

🎹The soundset is suitable for many genres: industrial, electronica, cinematic, darkwave, synthwave, IDM, bass music, progressive, techno, breaks, jungle, and others.

💡 To import presets, connect the MicroKorg 2 to your computer via USB and set the synthesizer to USB Mass Storage mode (press and hold the Function 1 button while powering on the unit—this is the left/first button below the display).
The storage contains a "programs" folder. Locate the user presets—their names start with the letter "U". Delete all 64 user presets: from U_A1 to U_H8 (or back them up to a folder on your computer).
Copy the files from the "programs" folder in the downloaded soundset and paste them into the "programs" folder in the Mass Storage.
Once completed, eject the USB drive and exit USB Mass Storage mode (Function 5 button).
The synthesizer will restart automatically.
I added pads to the demo. They are not included in the soundset."

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Hesperides Mobile Synthesis Platform from Altered State Machines

From the creator of Aristotle

Currently on Kickstarter

Introducing Hesperides

Hesperides is Altered State Machines' new handheld synthesizer built

to accompany you on your venture to the outer regions of dissonance and back.

Designed for performance and explorative sonic mangling.

Every control can bring a drastic adjustment to the sound.

Go from vanilla to completely alien.

Self contained and portable, especially so with the battery pack.

Lend your support to our project, and put a little more chaos in everyone's pocket.

Altered State Machines history

Hi, we're Jesse and Ed.

Jesse became fascinated with modular synthesis around 2016 and went back to school as an electronic engineering technician to learn how to repair and create his own eurorack modules.

Altered State Machines grew out of Jesse's first project, the Aristotle sequencer which is now in its fifth iteration. Jesse is our electronics and hardware mastermind. Ed joined forces to twiddle bits with the software.

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Additional Details on UDO's DMNO Keyboard Synthesizer Including Black Model

video upload by UDO Audio

Follow-up to this post. Details follow:

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Neuzeit Instruments Introduces DROP - Snapshot-based MIDI Control Center for Live Performance

Details follow:

"Which live performer doesn't know this situation: You build the tension to immeasurable heights, add another filter here, three more effects there, hands go up in the air, everyone's waiting for the big drop... and then you realize: You can't find your way out of the chaos you've created!

The sweat on your forehead drips onto your equipment, and in a firework of spraying sparks, your devices and your fans say goodbye forever...

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Serge Modular Mantra II - Sound Impressions (Re-upload)

video upload by Serge Modular | Random*Source

"A couple of patches on a one-panel Serge Modular synth, MANTRA II, that now comprises the new 6th generation Serge modules GTS and GTO.

Re-uploaded version (we inadvertently had left some camera audio-snippets unmuted in the previous upload, sorry!)

Sounds
0:00 Intro Sequence
01:04 No Way Back
01:51 Meeting Mr. Lynch
02:27 Senseless Friction
03:13 It May Get Worse
03:34 Der gesunde Rausch
04:40 Computer Not OK
05:20 Lifeforms
06:25 Nouvelle Cuisine
07:34 Offshore
10:04 Voices from Somewhere
11:03 Seeking Truth
12:25 Sine FM
13:07 Embrace Chaos
14:12 Embrace Harder
14:52 Never Going Back
15:25 Stop Doing This
15:50 Over and Out"

Serge Modular Mantra II

video upload by Serge Modular | Random*Source

"A couple of patches on a one-panel Serge Modular synth, MANTRA II, that now comprises the new 6th generation Serge modules GTS and GTO."

Sounds
0:00 Intro Sequence
01:04 No Way Back
01:51 Meeting Mr. Lynch
02:27 Senseless Friction
03:20 It May Get Worse
03:42 Der gesunde Rausch
04:50 Computer Not OK
05:30 Lifeforms
06:35 Nouvelle Cuisine
07:44 Offshore
10:14 Voices from Somewhere
11:11 Seeking Truth
12:39 Sine FM
13:20 Embrace Chaos
14:26 Embrace Harder
15:05 Never Going Back
15:38 Stop Doing This
16:04 Over and Out

Mapper: map01/12/21 Chaotic Synthesizer Prototype Demonstration

video upload by Ryan Gaston

"A demonstration of map01/12/21, an electronic musical instrument that focuses on random, chaotic, and gestural interconnections between its constituent structures. map01/12/21 has been succeeded by map02/21, which offers nearly identical functionality; this video serves as an archival demonstration of the older prototype.

map01/12/21 combines three modules: the map01 Delta Scan Mapping Interface (a chaotic audio generator), the map12 Windowed Temporal Drag Processor (a dynamically re-writable audio buffer), and map21 Multiple Vector Source + Translation Matrix (a MIDI controller that combines two joysticks, sixteen random number generators, a timing generator, and a data routing matrix). map01 and map12 have been abandoned in favor of the newer map02 Delta Scan Mapping Interface + Windowed Temporal Drag Processor, which combines their functionality into a single device.

This improvisational demonstration highlights many of the unique possibilities of each of its constituent parts; ranging from blasts of noise to whistling tones, stuttered repeats, aliasing, goofy computer-generated bleeps, and gesturally-controlled chaos."

Additional demos:

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Magerit Eurorack Modules

Magerit LANIAKEA - A "cosmic" oscillator - New Release video upload by Magerit

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“1998” A Moffenzeef Modular Dial-up Montage | Noise Engineering | Bastl Waver | Elektron Effects

"If you are a late 80s kid or earlier, you are old enough to remember the screeching sounds of 56k modems and AOL trial discs. The year is 1998 and your favorite movie is still 'The Terminator' from 1984. You're on the computer and suddenly get kicked offline because your mom had to make a phone call. This is Dial-up from Moffenzeef modular. It carries all those dial-up sounds at the turn of a knob. Modulate it and you have glitchy drum machine chaos."

Chronos "Helios 2" Altar Records

Published on Sep 2, 2019 chronosproject

"6 years had left since first chapter of Helios album was released.
https://chronosmusic.bandcamp.com/alb...

Nick recieved so many great feedbacks from you - that it inspired our team to make a full lengh Ambient Art House Movie - "Helios Film" [embedded below]

It reached 12 k views

And after 6 years - Nick again travelling in Krimea - magic & spiritual places in search of inspiration.

And as the result - visiting of 12 sacral & powerfull places around Krimea -
and 12 new compositions which was created right in the middle of this journey.

Inside of this immersion you will find field recordings of birds, rivers, sea, fountains, voices, live instruments merged with cosmic electronic sounds, modern technology idm beats & ofcourse - space ambient atmosphere from Helios.

And, yes.
Chronos is back on Atlar Records.

All the shots of this video made in sacral places of Krimea Magic Land."

Helios Audio Visual Performance Movie

Published on Mar 10, 2015 Altar Records

"Helios - An Audio-Visual Performance Film.

There’s something timeless about the marriage of music and images, with no dialogue. Following in the inspiring footsteps of films such as "Baraka", "Atlas Dei" and "Ashes & Snow", for the last decade Nick Klimenko (aka Chronos) has been carefully curating and combining unique footage in preparation for a similar project. Now at last the results can be seen as video-clips, photos, computer graphics, dance performances and live acts are all woven together to accompany the wonderful ambient music from Altar Record’s "Helios" album ( altar.bandcamp.com/album/helios-24bits ) - reworked & remastered into a stunning cinematic experience.

Get ready to immerse yourself in the beauty of nature, intriguing dance forms, ethnic cultures, hypnotic sand drawings, the far reaches of deep space and the miracles of modern technology -in a world that is our own, and yet far, far removed from the rush and chaos of everyday life.

Ten specially selected artists -unique in their talents- were chosen to team up and work on this project to create six complementary chapters. Themes range from the timelessness of Earth’s cultures and beauty, to the stark brilliance of outer space and beyond; from ancient mystic rituals from days gone by, to the primal forces of nature that continue to awe; and from spiritual practice and faith, to universal human feelings of love and devotion.

This engaging yet relaxing film is a gift, lovingly crafted and offered to the world at large via the internet, featuring the creative talents of the Chronos Project team and their ten years of outstanding artistic output.

The movie is available for viewing directly on Youtube ( www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYBzdCrC7RA ). As a bonus you’ll be getting the free digital release of "Music from Helios Film" in its entirety on Bandcamp (in the format of your choice). The release contains new versions of the worldwide supported Helios album - remixed and rearranged with extra drums tracks, live vocals, cello and guitar, all done in a tastefully cinematic way.

Enjoy the Journey!
credits
released 10 March 2015

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Ciat-Lonbarde Cocoquantus 2

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Published on Aug 23, 2016 Smog Filter

"Was messing around with the envelope follower on the Ciat-Lonbarde Cocoquantus 2 and thought you might be interested to hear a bit. I record a sample with acoustic guitar and loop it, then patch the envelope follower to modulate the pitch and loop speed. After recording the loop I turn down the volume on the dry signal so all you hear is the loop being modulated by me playing the guitar over it.

acoustic guitar into barcus berry 4000xl into coco into interface"

via this auction

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Podcast 257: Eric Singer

Published on Dec 16, 2018 20Objects

You can find some of Eric Singer's work featured in the archives here. Be sure to see Part 2 in 20Objects interview with Eric Singer below.

"I'm pretty sure you know Eric Singer's work. Some of his most well-known work includes Pat Metheny's 'The Orchestrion Project', but he's been doing robotic musical instruments for a long time. I remember the first time I saw a video of Eric work - it was the reveal for the Guitarbot, and it was jaw-dropping at the time.

Eric was a maker before there was such a thing, and was doing cool robots when robots weren't part of artistic practice. He was learning machining, embedded coding and electronic design when those phrases were more industrial 'work' than creative 'play'. And he ended up paving the way for all of us.

You can check out his current work at his http://www.singerbots.com/ site.

In this interview, we start the discussion with him about his background, some of his work with Pat (and others), and the process of coming up-to-speed on gear he had never considered part of the 'practice'. We ran out of time long before we ran out of topics, but we'll continue the chat next week.

Enjoy!"

Podcast 258: Eric Singer (Part 2)

Published on Dec 23, 2018 20Objects

"In last week's episode, we just scratched the surface of Eric's role in creating the maker's world we now occupy. So I called him back and we immediately did a second interview to fill in some of the gaps: what were the early days like, how did he actually get the stuff built, why the move to Pittsburgh. This continues the fascinating journey of Eric Singer, and helps us to further appreciate the way he helped shape the electronic music future.

I think it is especially important to consider what was happening during the early 2000's, when computer technology was moving forward so rapidly, and the financial marketplace was in post-internet-boom chaos. Eric kept cranking out the work, teaching dozens of people how to manage their art through the process of hardware and software production, and eventually leading to something as overwhelming as the Orchestrion Project.

Again, if you haven't yet checked out Eric's work, you should: http://www.singerbots.com/

Enjoy!"

Keith Fullerton Whitman Live at Control Tuesday, October 2, 7pm - PAID Event

"Live at Control

Keith Fullerton Whitman
Tuesday, October 2, 7pm
$10

PLEASE NOTE: SPACE IS EXTREMELY LIMITED - TICKETS WILL GO FAST.

Control presents Keith Fullerton Whitman for a live quad performance of two pieces, "Redactions" and "Generators."

Keith Fullerton Whitman is a composer, performer, and recording artist currently based in Melbourne, Australia. Active from the early 90's on while working towards a Bachelor's Degree in Music Synthesis at Boston's Berklee College of Music, Keith began exploring electronic music's many facets, eventually yielding dozens of recordings for influential labels such as Kranky, Editions Mego, PAN, Planet µ, Carpark, Room40, Amethyst Sunset, Amish, NNA Tapes, No Fun Productions, Agents of Chaos, Arbor, Digitalis Limited, Ekhein, Heavy Tapes, Rare Youth, Root Strata, and many more.

This evening showcases two pieces, "Redactions" and "Generators," from Whitman's current compositional development, a singular take on "Live Electronic Music" that incorporates an ever-changing, hybrid software & hardware-based system. On the piece titled "Generators," which manifested itself as an album released by Editions Mego in 2012, Whitman explained it was "an attempt to wrest a viable performance-based music out what had until then been a solitary set of sound-design tools. The piece grew out of a frustration with the limitlessness of computer-based real-time synthesis & algorithmic / generative systems vs. their utter failure as performance solutions." Though captured in an album form, "Generators" is largely intended for the live setting. "Redactions" is a more recent performance composition that incorporates thematically & geographically relevant Musique Concrète elements into the modular setup and alongside the framework of "Generators."

The performance will promptly start at 7:15. Once the performance begins no entry will be permitted. Do not be late."