Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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This is a live cinematic synthwave electronic music performance inspired by Tangerine Dream, Vangelis, and others. I am making use of the QPAS stereo filter, and then using two different envelopes for left and right to emphasize the stereo possibilities. This is an entirely live and unrehearsed improvised performance, and I included annotations to show some of what I'm thinking about and also to demonstrate the different musical themes weaving in and out of the texture. This is a very simple setup to make a big sound. I hope this is educational for you as well, in terms of how I put these performances together. Hopefully this camera angle also helps you learn something!

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Patch Notes:
Instruo CS-L to Make Noise QPAS to Tangle Quartet controlled by Maths. H9 for reverb and delay

DFAM
Pitch to noise

ARP-2600
Three sawtooth oscillators. Sample and Hold to filter frequency using the lag processor

Moog Grandmother
normalled patch using sawtooth and triangle in unison