Category Archives: Music

Extent of the Jam (Louis Gorenfeld) and Revolt performing at DNA Lounge for 8bitSF

Check out the screamin’ performance of Extent of the Jam. Later local rap artist Revolt takes the stage with him to bust out the Sonic the Hedgehog Rap: or if you just want to jump directly to the rap bit:

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Ableton Push is a “highly intuitive and fresh new musical instrument”

Certified Ableton instructor Antonio Sage writes about his experiences with Ableton Push and Live 9: I cannot recall the last time a device had been so highly anticipated as Ableton Push. With good reason. Push is not only a sleek, … Continue reading

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Dimitri SFC’s presentation of Serge Modular synthesizers at SAE Institute SF

Here it is! If you missed the presentation of the amazingly flexible modular synthesizers from Serge you can now watch it here, and see the photos below too. More information: COA Modular: http://www.coa-modular.com http://www.facebook.com/dmitri.sfc Serge Modular Music Systems: (modular synthesizers) … Continue reading

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Helpful EQ Cheat Sheet for Cleaner Mixes

Chek out this handy guide of EQ tips for various frequency ranges. It gives examples of when to boost or duck frequency ranges to create more room in your mixes. EQ tips Cheat Sheet by fredv

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Demo video of a Doepfer Dark Energy box

Simple trance with just 1 instrument and drum track. I want one of these! (Thanks, Mike Heymans, for letting us know about this!)

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Echo Nest’s Infinite Gangnam Style

What’s interesting about this isn’t the over-played pop source material. Rather, this is powered by Echo Nest. They have an API that lets you upload and analyze songs. See the demo: http://static.echonest.com/InfiniteGangnamStyle/

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Portishead’s “Dummy” played by SFRMA at GMAH, Mon Oct 29

Coming up on Monday October 29 is the San Francisco Roots Music Association (SFMRA) performance of Portishead’s amazing “Dummy” album. They’ll giving the Great American Music Hall (GMAH) a trip-hop bath. Better yet, SF-EMM member Antonio Sage is laying down … Continue reading

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Oct 27: See SF-EMM artists at the 2012 CODAME ART+TECH Festival!

Yep! We have a couple of SF-EMM members playing: Extent of the Jam, and ANI. Come on down Saturday October 27. Get tickets + artist info at: http://codame.com!

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SF-EMM October 2012 meetup highlights video

Thank you to McKay Garner (of doppio), CleverCQ/CCQ, Bitwise (Christopher Arnold), Extent of the Jam (Louis Gorenfeld). And also thanks to SAE Institute San Francisco for hosting us!

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(S1E4) McKay Garner of doppio performance and interview – Electronic Music Makers Video Podcast

McKay Garner of the band “doppio” gives an in-depth tutorial on “keyboard drumming”: using a drumKAT MIDI controller with Ableton Live to create the beats and melodic lines heard on their latest self-titled album. McKay also talks about the band’s … Continue reading

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