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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Melodyning

A few experiments done while learning Melodyne 2 by Celemony. 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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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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UGDoLA

This song is the Carlos Beta version of Un Giorno Dopo L’Altro (1966) by Luigi Tenco Read More...
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Peter Davies and my Chameleon

This is the collection of videos filmed by Peter Davies playing my Opal Chameleon before it was shipped to me and/or when I sent it back to him for repairs. 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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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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“C central” note layout Version 2

A new version of my Carlos Gamma note layout for the Opal Chameleon 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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Transnotating Carlos Gamma

This is a follow-up to “C central note layout 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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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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MicroVocoder I

Live microtonal vocoding performance! 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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Adagio Gamma Revisited

Following my previous blog entry I proceded to experiment with “Gamma Chameleon Notation”. Read More...
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If partials are inharmonic

A simple experiment with Camel Audio Alchemy...

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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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Let's get our hands dirty with JND!

Seemingly not relevant and unnoticeable pitch variations can make a big difference Read More...
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Spirals and Wolves

More spirals of fifths and howling wolves Read More...
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The Spiral of Fifths

I am preparing for an upcoming lecture, at NYU in Florence, about the "Evolution of Tuning Systems", so, I am trying to figure out a way to demonstrate some tuning techniques in a comprehensible and "entertaining" manner Read More...
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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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Carlo for President

Seriously, I am running for President of the U.S.A.
You don't believe me?
Watch the movie...
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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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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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The day I broke my elbow

Today I have fallen down some stairs hitting each of the 9 steps with my right elbow... Read More...
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