Alpha Choir

A short “a cappella” composition for four voices at a moderate tempo tuned to a dodecatonic mode of Carlos Alpha. Read More...
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Alpha El Din

This song is the natural evolution of my experiments with Melodyne Editor 2.0. Read More...
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Melodyning

A few experiments done while learning Melodyne 2 by Celemony. Read More...
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Gadudyne

This is an experiment following the upgrade to version 2 of Celemony Melodyne. Read More...
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Adagio KV540 - 55ED2

I used to play this piece, when I considered myself a pianist... Read More...
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DisMLosphere

This video shows an experiment using my Opal Chameleon sending MIDI data, through Disarray, to M and, from there, to Spectrasonics Omnisphere, through Logic Pro. Read More...
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Cubana Al Cubana Pha

This piece is a study in the use of different user interfaces. Read More...
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AlphaTherem Waltz

This lyrical piece is the second one featuring Carlos Alpha tuning system played with my Opal Chameleon. Read More...
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Alpha Dulcimer

This is my first piece composed using Carlos Alpha with my Chameleon Read More...
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Austrian Fantasy

This movie was filmed in and around Salzburg during a recent vacation me and my family spent in Austria. Read More...
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23 Laments

This is a follow-up to my previous piece Desert Winds Read More...
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Desert Winds in 23 EDO

This is an improvisation I recorded in a single take playing an Omnisphere’s sound. Read More...
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Spectra Trio

These 3 pieces are studies I recorded while learning how to interact with the Spectrasonics trio of softsynths Read More...
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Possible Worlds

I am very pleased and honored to be part of this xenharmonic compilation released by Spectropol Records Read More...
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UGDoLA

This song is the Carlos Beta version of Un Giorno Dopo L’Altro (1966) by Luigi Tenco Read More...
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Angela B.

Angela is a song originally written by Italian songwriter Luigi Tenco in 1966. Read More...
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tiBETAn Dreams

A virtual ethnic piece played in Carlos Beta PIANO1 mode. Read More...
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Beta Easter(n)

This is the first video recording of myself playing in Carlos Beta. Read More...
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Retuning Reason 5 with LMSO

Reason is not a microtonal-friendly application so you have to force it into it and LMSO does it beautifully. Read More...
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Tribalism #2

This is a follow-up to Tribalism #1 because part of the material used this time had been recorded for the previous song and then split off. Read More...
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Five years ago I got LMSO!

I received the installation CD from X.J.Scott at the end of March 2006... Read More...
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Tribalism #1

Virtual tribal music for the XXI° century! Read More...
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Over The Beta Rainbow

“Over The Rainbow” after receiving a “Beta treatment” Read More...
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Gammatar

The definitive collection of my Carlos Gamma guitar songs! Read More...
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Lonely Beta Woman

A Carlos Beta version of “Lonely Woman” by Ornette Coleman Read More...
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The Dawn Of Beta

Creating a set-up to play Carlos Beta Read More...
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Jingle Gamma Bells

A Christmas classic tuned to Carlos Gamma Read More...
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KYMI Exercise #1

Knowing your music interface: exercise #1 Read More...
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Invocation

A video recording of a free improvisation Read More...
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Autumnal Modulations

extensive modulations with Carlos Gamma Read More...
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Linus, Lucy and Halberstadt

Two years after “Goodbye Halberstadt” and more than one after ”Will I ever bid farewell to Halberstadt?” I still play the piano, once in awhile! Read More...
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Double Trouble

As promised at the end of my previous article, I am posting a couple of video examples employing the note layouts presented there Read More...
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Elba Gamma

An audio-video recording inspired by my recent vacation on the Elba island Read More...
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A review of “Musical Mathematics” by Cris Forster

My review of a great book Read More...
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Bicycles and Bowls

This piece is a free improvisation featuring 3 Spectrasonics Omnisphere’s sounds Read More...
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Bad Henkings

A collaboration among Alister Flint, Chris Vaisvil and me. Read More...
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Edonoists Of The World Unite!

I think I coined the term EDONOI in July 2009 when I created the group “Equal Division of Non-Octave Intervals” at Xenharmonic Alliance Read More...
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Conference of Flutes

This piece is a demo of MOTU’s Ethno2 Read More...
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Crack My Pitch Up

I am very pleased and honored to be part of this microtonal compilation released by Split Notes Microtonal Netlabel Read More...
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Gamma Breezin'

The title says it all: I play Gamma “in a casual or lighthearted manner”. Read More...
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The Solstice Song

The premiere of this song was broadcasted June 19th, 2010 as part of the Summer Solstice 2010 Online Streaming Concert Read More...
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The Summer Solstice Online Streaming Concert

16 hours of live music streamed online: 23 artists from UK, USA, Italy, Netherlands, Croatia, China and Sweden Read More...
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Gamma Raga

MOTU Ethno2 violins, a Nord G2 drone sound and a few percussion loops for an Indian setting. Read More...
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Talking Gamma In Your Sleep

...a xenharmonic remake! Read More...
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Hal Trumpetti

a XenoRomantic song! Read More...
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Delta Gamma Blues - Version 2

This song was created as my entry to the “AEH Ethno2 microtonal demos competition Read More...
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Delta Gamma Blues...

... or How to retune MOTU Ethno2 sounds without having to deal with Scala files! Read More...
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Dynamic modulation vs. static retuning techniques - part two

Dynamic Modulation “enables you to instantly change the anchor settings of your scale, to move the note that the tonic note of the scale appears on to a new anchor key, and to transpose the anchor frequency of the scale accordingly so that things line up. Read More...
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Dynamic modulation vs. static retuning techniques - part one

This is the first installment of a two-part article about “dynamic modulation vs. static retuning techniques” Read More...
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MicroVocoder I

Live microtonal vocoding performance! Read More...
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The Singing Alchemist

This is a song born from a couple of recent updates to my setup: Camel Audio Alchemy BigTone sound library and Spectral Vocoder, a Nord G2 patch by Swiss synthesist Tim Kleinert Read More...
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East Of The Moon

3 Controllers for 1 Note! Read More...
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Breath of the Chameleon

Chameleon + breath controller + VL70m + Carlos Gamma... Read More...
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Chameleon and me - a short video

First attempt at filming myself playing the Opal Chameleon... Read More...
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Glorious 60

My submission to the 2010 60x60 project. Read More...
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Gamma Monk and The Semitones

One night I had a dream of myself playing B*** M*** by T********* M*** on my Opal Chameleon... Read More...
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Chameleons in the sun

Another song inspired by my Chameleon! Read More...
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Tetrachordal Gamma

A new visual layout for the Opal Chameleon Read More...
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Gamma Elegy

A song featuring a new note layout for an isomorphic keyboard and Carlos Gamma tuning system Read More...
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Chameleons in the dark

First piece playing the Chameleon Read More...
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Quasiton

The ultimate example of post-jazz bebop-o-tronics! Read More...
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An Irishman in Guangdong

A Sino-Irish song, if ever there was one! Read More...
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Bix in the sky with Gamma

...My jazz background keeps haunting me... Read More...
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MetaSynth5 experiments

I recently upgraded to MetaSynth 5... Read More...
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RibboMan And The Maniacs

RibboMan and the Maniacs, a “ribbon extravaganza” Read More...
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Soprano RibbonSax

Soprano RibbonSax is another experiment using the Doepfer R2M ribbon controller. Read More...
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R2M and CC#1

How to create timbral variety with CC#1 using a R2M as note generator. Read More...
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Studio Pictures

Pictures of Seraph Sound Studios - July 2009 Read More...
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Moonlight Gamma Serenade

Moonlight Gamma Serenade is the third piece I compose using the same mode of Carlos Gamma after Adagio Gamma (see it for explanations about this tuning system and the related mode I use) and Gammalan... Read More...
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Ribbon Flute

...featuring a Doepfer R2M ribbon controller... Read More...
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Today I received 2 CDs...

...featuring my musical contributions Read More...
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Will I ever bid farewell to Halberstadt?

I don’t think so but I am going to start experimenting with alternative musical user interfaces, soon! Read More...
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Tim's Flutes

In Memory of Tim Conrardy Read More...
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Two At Once

A 12tET jazzy modal improvisation with a microtonal twist! Read More...
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Gammalan

Gammalan, as the title implies, is a composition based on Carlos Gamma tuning system (the same I used for Adagio Gamma) using a gamelan inspired virtual orchestra. Read More...
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Adagio Gamma

This piece is called Adagio Gamma because it is a slow piece using Carlos Gamma tuning system. Read More...
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Underwater Dreaming

Underwater Dreaming started out as an experiment while browsing the new sounds of Spectrasonics Omnisphere 1.0.3 update... Read More...
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Neutral Steel

Neutral Steel is a song for lap steel guitar and drums. It reminds me of the style of Ry Cooder or Bill Frisell but with a twist... Read More...
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88 Jingle Bells

I have arranged this version of Jingle Bells in 88cET just in time for the Holidays!
Happy Xenharmonic Season's Greetings!
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Carlos Glass 1

Carlos Glass 1 is a short example demonstrating DYNAMIC MODULATION. It means live modulation changes during performance transposing the anchor to the pitch and key of a note in the original scale. Read More...
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88 Bulgarians

An Omnisphere choir sound tuned to 88cET (equal division of the perfect fifth into 8 equal parts) for a pseudo-Bulgarian folk song Read More...
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Goodbye Halberstadt

The reason to present this collection of tunes is to show my skill as piano player and arranger in the environment of 12 tone equal tempered (12tET) tuning system using an "Halberstadt keyboard". Read More...
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MoonSuite

"Moonsuite" is an experiment using an "empirical" tuning I made up while studying LMSO's new tuning latch function Read More...
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7EDO Dance

7EDO Dance is a simple study of "7 steps Equal Division of the Octave" tuning system Read More...
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Qablitum

Qablitum is a piece inspired by listening to a lecture of February 1971 by Lou Harrison about "The Tuning of the Babylonian Harp". The piece features a violin and a harp using an ancient Mesopotamian scale Read More...
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Alphadesert

Alphadesert is again a piece featuring Carlos Alpha, a non-octave scale based on the division of a perfect fifth into 9 equal parts (each step 77.995 cents) Read More...
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Alphapanther

Alphapanther is an electronic rendition of the famous "Pink Panther Theme" by Henry Mancini... Read More...
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Hijaz the Charmer

A piece composed using a dodecatonic mode of 53 EDO based on the traditional Arabic mode called Maqam Hijaz... Read More...
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Bohlen-Pierce minus 1

This post refers to my song “Bohl-en Roll”... Read More...
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Retuning Logic Videos

2 videos showing the environment page of Logic Pro 8 configured for retuning incoming midi data thru LMSO... Read More...
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