Pigments 7 -- First Look -- What's New?
Yeah, I'm goin' there! Let's look at Pigments 7 and see if it really rates the bump to 7, or if it's really just 6.5 in disguise.
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REPLAY: MONDAY MUSIC - December 8, 2025 - Diving Into Abyss
OK, let's try this again! I'm still a bit hacky and wheezy, but I'm gonna give it a go. This time, it's my opinions on last week's internet darlings -- Protein, Astrolab 37, Temperence, and Valhalla! Plus, revisiting a pair of
REPLAY: MONDAY MUSIC - August 11, 2025: Let's Make a Patch From Scratch "Part Deux"!
I had so much fun last week, I decided to do it again. Yes, it's another patch from scratch night. This time, since it got the second-most votes last week, I'll tackle the Polybrute. Plus, some more thoughts about live performance, a new addition to
REPLAY: MONDAY MUSIC -- August 4, 2025: Let's Make a Patch from scratch
It's patch from scratch night, and you get to choose the instrument: Pro-800, PolyBrute, or Pigments.
TIMELINE:
00:00 Begin transmission
00:00 Opening Jam
11:30 Welcome and show intro
13:35 What's in The Jam
17:20 Luke says I need more Ensoniq
REPLAY: MONDAY MUSIC - July 28, 2025: Bordering on Religion: Sequential Prophet Clones?
We're going to take a brief break from random music generation this week (although I may through some random sequences at things) to re-examine the Behringer Pro-800 and see how it stacks up against Arturia's Prophet-5 V.
METAL MACHINE MUSIC at SPCE Gallery,
REPLAY: MONDAY MUSIC - Music, Musings and More - July 07, 2025: What's In The Box? Synths are in The Box!
Maybe a change up? Music "in the box" vs hardware synths? Is one better than the other?
TIMELINE:
00:00 Begin transmission
00:00 Opening Jam
08:50 Hello! and show intro
09:35 What's in The Jam
16:45 Chatter: Donna's studio is
REPLAY: MONDAY MUSIC - Music, Musings and More - May 12, 2025: Mad new step sequencer for evolving melodies
Bleeps and bloops are back with a vengeance, and I say "Look out Stepic!" I'll take a look at Waymaker, a new plug-in that makes sequences as simple or complex as you like, including wild pseudo-generative melodies. Does it beat the mighty Stepic?
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REPLAY: MONDAY MUSIC - Music, Musings and More - April 28, 2025: More Software! What's New in V Collection?
UPDATE! Arturia updated the V Collection Pro to version 11, and added 7 synths to the bundle -- and two-and-a-half of them are brand spanking new! C'mon, let's play! PLUS: Studio monitors and streaming and purpose and other thoughts.
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MONDAY MUSIC - Music, Musings and More - April 14, 2025 - Makin' Some Music; Where's the Take 5?
Another night in The Disaster Room, featuring no particular plan. Just foolin' around with synths and stuff.
TIMELINE:
00:00 Begin transmission
00:00 The Opening Jam
14:00 Some general jibber-jabber; back from NAB in Vegas; SWAG;
17:45 What's in The Jam?
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REPLAY: MONDAY MUSIC - Music, Musings and More - March 31, 2025 - Just Foolin'
Another night in The Disaster Room, featuring no particular plan. Just foolin' around with synths and stuff.
TIMELINE:
00:00 Begin transmission
00:00 The Opening Jam
08:29 Welcome and general chit-chat
11:15 What's in The Jam
20:40 Launcpad Pro MkIII
23:25