Author: jjdeprisco
Sonic explorer, sound artist, guitarist in Fricknadorable, software designer.
Over the years, I’ve come to view recording like making pizzas. Not just because historically albums have been round, but because I think the steps involved in both pizza making and album production are similar. The blog post below covers the concept in more detail, and the video demonstrates the ...
After the relocation to Philly, I was really missing my electronic workbench. We no longer have the space to sprawl out with an entire loft dedicated to this activity. But there is hope yet… Recent issues with an electric bass pickup system, and a shoddy video synth from Ebay prompted ...
“Countess” is a VCV Rack piece from Tales from Imperial Towers. This live performance is from NEEMFest 2019. This live performance is from NEEMFest 2019. ...
“Dripping Green” is a VCV Rack piece from Tales from Imperial Towers. This live performance is from NEEMFest 2019. ...
VCV Rack Sample Manipulation – Contains samples from Polish Radio Experimental Studio archives. Used by permission of Adam Mickiewicz Institute who gives general authorization to anyone who would like to use the samples in any manner, including their unlimited processing or adaptation. ...
“Tales from Imperial Towers: Live from Nick’s Garage” is an 86 minute sonic journey created primarily using VCV Rack, an open source, virtual modular sound design environment. Consisting of 13 pieces that each explore different facets of VCV Rack, this collection of soundscapes often explores Euclidian and other aleatoric approaches ...
From earlier in Part I: “… allow for exploration and experiment once we drop the cultural, political and commercial shackles around us.” This may have rubbed a couple people the wrong way, so I think it’s worthy of further comment and clarification. Having an interest in cultural awareness and intercultural ...
What is the aim of the experiment? Are there specific goals? What are the materials or various ingredients? What unusual combinations might you find/create? To what extent is the experimenter guided by intuition vs established techniques? Are you comfortable with an unknown outcome or failure? What is failure? Are you ...
Yeah, my sites are looking a bit dated right now because I am just getting back on my feet after a very time consuming and logistically difficult move to Philadelphia. The studio has closed. We’ve downsized to an apartment, so two-thirds of my studio are in storage right now while ...