Artists in DSP have launched a public beta for Amorph, a programmable DSP host plugin that lets you create any audio effect or instrument using Cmajor code and AI assistance.
It’s in the same ‘vibe coding’ category as Audio Plugin Coder and Polyend Endless, tools that are designed to lets musicians create custom effects without coding.
Making music in the style of classic Tangerine Dream
In the video, LA-based composer & synthesist Josh Lucan demonstrates how he created an original song, in the style of ’70s Tangerine Dream.
Lucan previously dissected TD’s Exit and, on his Youtube page, he’s shared videos looking at creating sequences inspired by the group and more.
“I show how I made an original song in the style of Tangerine Dream using some of the sequencing concepts I have learned from dissecting their music,” Lucan notes. “I explain how I built complexity out of small cells of sequences using the Intellijel Metropolix, the Squarp Hapax, and the Moog 10.”
Other tools used include Ableton Live, some soft synths and a Tascam TSR-8 reel to reel 8-track tape recorder.
At the end of the video, Lucan shares the original track that he created.
Did he capture the classic Tangerine Dream Berlin School sound? Share your thoughts in the comments!
In this episode of the BBC’s The Repair Shop, organ specialist David Burville restores a knackered Hohner Cembalet electro-mechanical piano that once belonged to Dave Greenfield of The Stranglers.
The video covers the work done to restore the electronics, the keyboard mechanics, and case. Along the way, it offers a chance to understand how the rare Cembalet works.
The work is painstaking and lovingly done, and the result is a keyboard that plays like new, but retains the vintage instrument’s patina and character.
Video Summary:
“First to arrive in the barn is Toby from Berkshire, with a keyboard that was the sound of his hero, Dave Greenfield of The Stranglers. A lifelong fan of the band, Toby was inspired by Dave to take up the keyboard himself. Five years ago, when Dave sadly passed away, in an incredible turn of events, his bandmates invited Toby to join them as the new Stranglers keyboard player, and Dave’s original keyboard was gifted to him.
Now broken, it poses a substantial challenge for organ restorer David Burville, who repairs the keys and enlists the help of electrical guru Mark Stuckey to get this iconic instrument, once touched by Toby’s hero, playable again.”
