A Systematic Introduction To Making Generative Music With Modular Synths - Volume 2 (click and learn more about the book)
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This second volume of the trilogy about making generative music with modular synths contains
224 pages, 123 patches as presets, 189 pics and graphs, 132 video clips
Content :
Chapter 0: Some Words About This Book 5
Chapter 1: Variety, Randomness, Motion And Structure 8
Chapter 2: Different Kinds of Randomness 15
Chapter 3: Different Kinds of Triggering Random Events 25
Chapter 3.1: Krell Patches 26
Chapter 3.2: Real World Triggers 30
Chapter 4: Diverse Special Random Operations 40
Chapter 5: Generative Music And Compositional Will 46
Chapter 5.1: Hierarchies of Modulations 47
Chapter 5.2: Sonic Kinfolk 53
Chapter 5.3: Changing Sonic Family Background 57
Chapter 5.4: Voices 59
Chapter 5.5: A Short List of Diverse Decisions and
Measures 64
Chapter 6: Certain Generative Patching Techniques 67
Chapter 6.1: Composing Silence 67
Chapter 6.2: Making a Parameter Pitch Sensitive 69
Chapter 6.3: A Simple 1-in to 2-out Fader 78
Chapter 6.4: Changing the Synchronisation Status 79
Chapter 6.5: Synchronised But Inverted LFOs 80
Chapter 6.6: Using a Master Sequencer 81
Chapter 6.7: Limit the Range of External MIDI
Controllers 82
Chapter 6.8: Heed the Relation of LFO Rate And
Envelope Duration 82
Chapter 6.9: Modulating Reverb Parameters by
Sequencers 83
Chapter 6.10: Using Comparators to Change Clock
Rates 84
Chapter 6.11: Modulating a Quantiser to Change Scale
and Key 85
Chapter 6.12: Modulating Pitch and Timbre at Different
Rates 85
Chapter 6.13: Adding Inverted Voltage 87
Chapter 6.14: Audio to CV to Audio Feedback
Loops 88
Chapter 6.15: Phase Shifting and Cross-Modulating 89
Chapter 6.16: Applying the Same Structure to Different
Parameters 90
Chapter 6.17: Pools of Parameters 91
Chapter 7: Certain Interesting Modules 93
Chapter 7.1: Tidal Modulator 2 / Tides 93
Chapter 7.2: Utilities / Kinks 101
Chapter 7.3: Feigen (by Vult) 103
Chapter 7.4: Anima (by Vult) 107
Chapter 7.5: Dopamine (by Vult) 113
Chapter 7.6: Hallucigenia Sequencer (Extratone) 117
Chapter 7.7: Generative (Amalgamated Harminics) 123
Chapter 7.8: Branes (by Geodesics) 128
Chapter 7.9: A Construction Kit For Envelopes 132
Chapter 8: Solving Complex Tasks And Problems
(“composing” patches) 143
Chapter 8.1: A Delirium of Envelopes 144
Chapter 8.2: The Parrot Machine 154
Chapter 8.3: A Generative Ambient Stereotype 160
Chapter 9: Tips, Ideas And Important Nonsense 170
Chapter 9.1: Six Postulations, Cola And
a Larger Patch 170
Chapter 9.2: Redefining FX 185
Chapter 9.3: Redefining Delay 186
Chapter 9.4: Redefining Reverb 187
Chapter 9.5: A Tree of Envelopes 189
Chapter 9.6: Rhythm Logic 192
Chapter 9.7: Random Pitches Controlled By Grains 194
Chapter 10: A Bit of History And the Future
of Generative Music 196
Chapter 11: Is Life Generative (Music)? 203
Chapter 12: CARDINAL Versus VCV Rack 207
References And Resources 215
Appendix A: Contact And Social Media 221
Appendix B: Your Personal Advantages
As a Buyer Of this Book 222
Appendix C: Copyright 224
