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OTHER MUSIC / Any electroacoustic, acousmatic composers?

« on: January 27, 2012, 07:08:25 am »

Hi! First of all I want to wish good luck and a happy and creative new year to everybody.

Second, I wonder if some of you guys know about electroacoustic, acousmatic, etc. composers using Ableton Live and other softwares as a main tool for their work. Do you know any composers in the line of Ligeti, Riley, Penderecki, Reich, etc. using modern software tools? I have been researching on my own and haven't been very successful... Cheers!

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SELF PROMOTION / SOFTSCAPE

« on: October 04, 2011, 12:25:20 pm »

36 minutes of ambient music recorded in a single rehearsal session for an upcoming performance at the end of october in Brussels: a long and relaxed sonic trip that can be found at http://quiltsuns.blogspot.com

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SELF PROMOTION / ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ: Two Random Based Soundscpes

« on: March 10, 2011, 03:19:22 pm »

I have posted two new glitching, random, ambient soundscapes at my sonic blog. http://www.quiltsuns.blogspot.com
These pieces were generated as the results of 8 random glitch generators. The sonic results depend on the audio files you feed them. So, every time you play with them, the soundscape is different in texture, rhythm and density.
I hope you have the time to enjoy them. If you like the stuff and are intrigued by my approach, please ask any question you may have. Cheers!

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STUDIO + RECORDING TECHNIQUES / What is the oldest piece of software-hardware you use?

« on: January 29, 2011, 11:36:20 am »

An interesting topic came up in the "Chance and random composing tools" thread:

Old music softwares running in old computers, laptops, powerbooks, etc.

So, here you have a few interesting questions you may want to answer (you can add your own questions too):

- What is the oldest piece of software that you are still using?
- What is the oldest working computer/OS that you have?
- What is the oldest piece of (electronic) hardware you have?
- What is the oldest musical instrument (any kind) you may have?

In my case, my oldest computer/OS is a PC running Windows XP. Not a big deal, I know, but I have a guitar from my grandgrandma from 1836. It looks like crap, has a big hole in one side and sounds so bad, I am sure John Cage would had offered big money if he were still alive (God bless him). ;-)
Have a nice weekend guys!

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SELF PROMOTION / X-files. New section with experimental pieces at QuiltSuns

« on: January 26, 2011, 02:53:29 pm »

I just created a new section in my sonic blog for the most crazy and untamed material: noises, repetition, soundscapes and looooong pieces. Feedback and contributions accepted ;-)

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SELF PROMOTION / QuiltSuns Generators and random tools samples

« on: January 24, 2011, 06:10:26 am »

Since we have been talking about the use of random and chance tools for making music in the STUDIO + RECORDING TECHNIQUES section, here I include a link to the Generators section of my sonic blog. Tell me what do you think about them: do you find them expressive, interesting, death boring...?

http://quiltsuns.blogspot.com/search/label/Generators

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STUDIO + RECORDING TECHNIQUES / Chance and random composing tools

« on: January 20, 2011, 06:41:56 am »

I would like to know if there are many of you guys using random generating tools to make your songs. I am not talking so much about techniques you may have invented yourself such as specific plugins like the "Random" in Ableton Live or the more sophisticated "Thesys" from Sugar Bytes http://www.sugar-bytes.com/content/products/Thesys/index.php?lang=en
What are you experiences?

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STUDIO + RECORDING TECHNIQUES / On ebows and waterdrops

« on: January 18, 2011, 10:38:02 am »

I rather title this post: What do have in common water drops from a shower and an ebow alone, on top of an acoustic guitar... in the next room... with the door closed??? Too long for a title, isn't it?

Well, anyway. The answer is of course: A microphone! Check the results at

http://quiltsuns.blogspot.com/2010/07/turbulences-16.html

Can you tell what should you do with the same elements in time and space?

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SELF PROMOTION / Who is QuiltSuns???

« on: January 18, 2011, 10:22:31 am »

Hi, I am new to the Forum. My name is QuiltSuns aka Frank Gonzalez, sound artist, former sculptor and performer. This is just a quick invitation to visit my sonic-blog at quiltsuns.blogspot.com. Happy to be here and participate in this interesting community. Cheers!