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Diggin' In The Carts - Documentary on the Composers of Japan's Original Video Game Music

Published on Aug 28, 2014 Published on Aug 28, 2014

This one in via swissdoc. This is a playlist of trailers and excerpts from Diggin' In The Carts, a documentary on the composers of classic video game music. The first video is a good intro. The third video is an excerpt from the documentary. Forward to 5:35 and turn on CC for English subtitles in this video for the technical bits. Don't miss the waveforms at 6:49. Great stuff.

YouTube description:
"Watch the full series here: http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/diggin

Diggin' In The Carts is a new series from Red Bull Music Academy about the untold story behind the most influential music to come out of Japan.

For many of us, the music of video games played more in our households growing up than any other form of music. Over six episodes Diggin' In The Carts shines a spotlight on the composers who created a style of music that has had an immense impact on modern pop culture. From the personal studios of these legendary composers, to the concert halls of Japan where symphony orchestras are performing their compositions to sold-out crowds today - the series will document how the music of video games was created, what inspired it, and how it evolved into its own cultural phenomenon. Peppered with commentary from some of modern music’s finest DJ’s, musicians and electronic producers from around the world, the documentary also shows the influence these Japanese composers had on the world - and the world of music.

@RBMA
#diggininthecarts

Music Credits:

WALTZ OF MEDITATION PART 2
Hitoshi Sakimoto
Magical Chase - (c) (p)1991 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved.

BLOODY TEARS
Konami Sound Team
Castlevania II Simons Quest - (C)Konami Digital Entertainment

HEBEREKE
Naoki Kodada
Hebereke - (C) Sunsoft"

B-Step Sequencer 2 for iPad HowTo Tutorial Videos

Published on Oct 27, 2014 Monoplugs Sequencer

iTunes: B-Step Sequencer 2 Pro - Thomas Arndt

B-Step Sequencer user manual: http://b-step.monoplugs.com/manual/

Playlist:
Shuffle, Swing on an Arpeggio - B-Step Sequencer HowTo
Sequencer Ratcheting - B-Step Sequencer HowTo
Groovebox - B-Step Sequencer HowTo
MIDI Learn - Mode 1:n - B-Step Sequencer HowTo

Q109 as a Divider

Published on May 9, 2013 Jeffrey Cecil

"I was playing with my newly acquired Q119 sequencer. I fed the gate to one of my Q109s to control the VCA, I chained that Q109s gate to my 2nd Q109 to control Freq Cutoff. I got a surprise in that as long as I keep the Decay setting on the VCA Q109 below the gate length of the Q119 feed, the chain to the 2nd Q109 will not reset. Thus, providing interesting Divider type behavior for fun rhythmic possibilities."

synthesizers.com

This one in via John L Rice

MOTM 485 Peter Gunn Sequence

Published on Feb 16, 2014 Jeffrey Cecil

"I did another little setup
Q114 doing the sequence to Q106 to Q150 to MOTM 485 to Q108
Q109 to Q150 CV
Q109 to Q108 CV
Some hand wiggling of the Q150, M485 and Q109"

MOTM 485 more demo

Published on Feb 16, 2014 Jeffrey Cecil

"Based on replies at Muffs, I calibrated the trimmers on the 485 a bit more and cut back the input to 1V p2p. Much better!"

This one in via John L Rice