Name: Allen Strange's Parametric Equations on the VCS 3 by J450NN014N
Duration: 6 min
Description: While reading Allen Strange's Electronic Music: Systems, Techniques and Controls, I was inspired to explore the VCS3 parameters (using the Erica Synths Syntrx clone) to see what focusing on what the tools can do as they interact, rather than actually trying to do anything intentionally. This improvisation was just edited to remove repetition, oh, and I added reverb.

These two tracks were recorded at Copper Sound in Guelph Ontario. Both tracks use the same tuning and reverb but one track uses the 6 magnet configuration, and the other uses a new 5 magnet configuration designed to reduce harmonic locking.

5 Magnet Rotary Magnetic Bow

While reading Allen Strange's Electronic Music: Systems, Techniques and Controls, I was inspired to explore the VCS3 parameters (using the Erica Synths Syntrx clone) to see what focusing on what the tools can do as they interact, rather than actually trying to do anything intentionally. This improvisation was just edited to remove repetition, oh, and I added reverb.

Allen Strange's Parametric Equations on the VCS 3

Creative mogul and super sweet human Dimitri Simakis shares all that he's learned over a storied career in the arts. One of the masterminds behind Everything Is Terrible, Dimitri unpacks how he has managed to continue living a very creative and collaborative life. Buckle up, everything is wonderful in this here episode!

EP. 171 - DIMITRI SIMAKIS

this is a remix of a song written by the great Blues artist, Willie Mae Thornton - one of the most unsung architects of Rock and Roll.

Williemaerockcamp.org and the Willie Mae Future Sounds curriculum continue the transformative innivative forward motion of her artistry and legacy.

* I created this remix in honor of her birthday, December 1, 1926.





Yes I Cried  - Willie Mae Thornton

Test Bed

Still Lucid After All These Beers

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

Using a Frequency Shifter to make some metallic sounds

Random Strange Exercise - Day 10 - Metallic Sounds

This is the 2024 T-Racks 5 master of the track previously uploaded in May 2023. This is a little louder than the earlier upload. This track was inspired by an earlier visit to Thailand. This version should appear on an album later in 2025.

Here is a link to the original track:-
https://soundcloud.com/whatsisname/return-to-the-glass-cliff

Allen Strange's Parametric Equations on the VCS 3

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