Just the Jams

Supporting open source spatial audio formats and electronic music pioneers, here are my favourite tracks in quadraphonic sound.

These recordings are QUARK encoded to play in both stereo and Regular Matrix quadraphonic sound. QUARK is made possible by dublab & the National Endowment for the Arts.

my favourite quarks

Written by Emily Kokal (Cosey Bones. ASCAP) + Suzanne Ciani (Musica International. ASCAP).
Buchla 200e by Suzanne Ciani. Piano, Guitar, Vocals by Emily Kokal. Coos by Frances Rickards.
Recorded by Frances Rickards + Jaysun Rickards + Ed Hickey. Mixed by Ed Hickey + KamranV. Produced by Emily Kokal + Suzanne Ciani + KamranV.
Emily Kokal appears courtesy of Virgin Music Label & Artist Services.

This record is QUARK encoded to play in both stereo and Regular Matrix quadraphonic sound. QUARK is made possible by dublab & the National Endowment for the Arts.

decades ( in space )

Emily Kokal + Suzanne Ciani - UNA

Day 1 of #jamuary2025 is exploring the interplay between three basic patches at sub-audio rates, pushing them until they become pitched instead of rhythmic.

check out the video version with a detailed walk through of the patch and modules used on YouTube! https://youtu.be/WPtdLEyFzkw?si=sBydcltZS9lwsxLH

Random Strange Exercise - Day 1 - Rhythm Becomes Pitch

Day 2 of #jamuary2025 is an exploration of the Night Sounds patch which combines sub-audio and audio rate FM modulation with Ring Modulation.

Random Strange Exercise - Day 2 - Night Sounds

This instrument explores the realm between
audio and sub-audio filter modulation. Noise is
patched to a low pass filter which is being controlled
by a low pulse wave.

Random Strange Exercise - Day 3 - Gasoline Engine

Day 4 of #jamuary2025 explores a modulation instrument with parameters that... correlate

Random Strange Exercise - Day 4 - Parametric Correlation

Day 5 of #jamuary2025 explores the "Celesta" patch
Two oscillators tuned a major third apart, and the result of a ring modulator of those two sounds, all three mixed together to create a bell like tone

Random Strange Exercise - Day 5 - Celesta patch

Day 6 of #jamuary2025 is a attempt at a solo performance of Frank L. McCarty's work TACTUS TEMPUS presented in #Quadraphonic sound.
This video is #QUARK encoded to play in both stereo and Regular Matrix quadraphonic sound. #QUARK is made possible by dublab (http://dublab.com/) & the National Endowment for the Arts (http://arts.gov/).

I'm always keen on exploring what is possible to do in spatial and surround sound formats, and this piece seemed the perfect candidate to try realizing in Quad. I hope you find it as interesting as I did!

For more information about #Quadraphonic sound and the open source #QUARK, and how you can listen to this in Quad please visit (https://quark.cykik.com/)

Random Strange Exercise - Day 6 - TACTUS TEMPUS in Quadraphonic sound

Suzanne Ciani Mixed & Performed live on Buchla 200e March 5th, 2016, Gray Area (SF, CA). Producer: KamranV. Mastering: Scott Sedillo. BGM Chief Engineer: Beno May. Recording: Vance Galloway. Audio Restoration: David Barrett. Art Direction: Jeremiah Chiu.

Suzanne Ciani - LIVE Quadraphonic

Made for the Beatport Producer Challenge (https://join.landr.com/beatport-producer-challenge/). This track is Regular Matrix encoded Quadraphonic using QUARK (http://QUARK.CyKiK.com).

The Backboard

I breathed in a Moog Spectravox, and focused on sounds with noise to create a windy outdoors atmosphere.

I used a Moog Spectravox, and I breathed into the microphone, and also used the non vocoder part, this voice was sent to a Koma Electronik Poltergeist for quadraphonic rendering, I also use a Buchla 208C sent to a  Make Noise morphagene and clouds, and finally to the poltergeist. There is also an harmonic shift Oscilator from my friend from New System Instruments sent via a filter to a Shakmat Seeds and mixer. Everything is recorded in quadraphonics via a dual stereo Intelijel audio interface to Logic Pro, and monitored on 4 speakers.

This record is QUARK encoded to play in both stereo and Regular Matrix quadraphonic sound. QUARK is made possible by dublab & the National Endowment for the Arts.

There is a music video of this track, and the audio is also encoded with Quark:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo54x-HkHpI

I also made a tutorial to listen to all Quark encoded tracks on Mac decoded to Quadraphonic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0dwFDPWvFI

Breathe

Wei En is a musician, producer, and recording engineer based in Toronto.

Random Strange Exercise - Day 6 - TACTUS TEMPUS in Quadraphonic sound

be kind make music