In short, I know how to distill complex subjects down to information artists can immediately put to use. Before I started Learning Modular, I created nearly 50 online courses on creating graphics for television and film for what was then (now LinkedIn Learning), and my wife Trish and I co-wrote 13 books on the subject. I also have a lot of experience creating videos and books. I taught synthesis at UCLA Extension, was the technical editor for Music Technology and Recording magazines, and wrote columns for Keyboard magazine plus Synths & Software. Plus, I’ve always enjoyed sharing what I’ve learned with others. In other words, I know how these machines work from the inside out – I’ve even designed them. I also use modular synths and other electronic music gear to compose and perform under the name Alias Zone. I went on to work for Digidesign, Marion Systems (Tom Oberheim), and was the chief engineer at Roland R&D US. Soon after I graduated, I was working at the legendary synth manufacturer Sequential Circuits, where I contributed to several instruments and created Vector Synthesis. A kit-based PAiA modular was my dorm room companion in college. I took synthesis lessons as a teen in the 1970s, learning on a modular Steiner-Parker Synthasystem. I wanted to figure out how to make those sounds myself. I too was attracted to the sounds of electronic music when I was young. More information on each of those is below, or by clicking on the menu items above. regularly update a Patreon site for subscribers with deep-dive articles on a variety of subjects, from synthesizer history to how I personally compose, record, and perform with modular synths.co-wrote a book – Patch & Tweak – about modular synthesizers, aimed at beginners through advanced users.created a series of online beginning through intermediate modular synth courses.In addition to this Learning Modular website – which contains a modular synth glossary, blog posts and tutorials on modular synths, where to find me on social media, and more – I also: In short, now he’s enjoying using his modular, rather than getting frustrated fighting with it. Now he’s re-organized his system, is playing live on a weekly basis, and has a plan of what modules to get to help him reach his goals. Then he started watching my videos, and read my book. But he also admitted that if he couldn’t get anything except noise out of his modular, he was going to give it all up. To save time, he declared he didn’t need a formal education. To save money, he bought whatever used modules came up for sale cheap. There was a musician in our local modular meetup who felt he could crack the code on his own by aimlessly patching away, hoping to stumble across some great sounds. Fortunately, this knowledge can be learned as quickly as just a few hours, and will cost you less than most modules. Learning how to “patch” modular synths isn’t difficult – once you grasp how they work on the inside, and know what each module is doing to the signal flowing through it. And the good news is, you just found the solution. There’s no need to be depressed – no one was born knowing how to use a modular synth.
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