Exedra
“Exedra” by Hampl Reber Reuter Calabrese – click here to listen to the album liner notes: Jochen Hampl – bass guitar, tibetan bowl, sticks Tobias Reber – live drum programming, synths Markus Reuter –...
View ArticleShape Shifter
The final patch had to be paired down because I had too many videos running at once and only one projector. The patch worked perfectly but there were loads of technical issues with the live sound. I’ll...
View ArticleLearning how to stutter (to good effect)
The arrival of Hail to the Thief, Radiohead’s followup release to Kid A contained a nice surprise for us here at Cycling ’74: we were mentioned in the “thanks to” section of the album notes. Suddenly,...
View ArticleWinBook – the Max test
Over the next couple of months, we’re going to be looking at hardware as a part of the Max environment. Yes, hardware. Actual physical things that work with Max. We’re going to kick off the series a...
View ArticleNewsletter #24: A WinBook test, stutter patch, and more.
This week, Cycling ’74 tests the Winbook, recreates a stutter patch, and highlights a unique device. Read the newsletter and subscribe below! Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
View ArticleCycling ’74 at Ableton Loop
I’m very excited to announce I’ll be representing Cycling ’74 in Berlin at Ableton’s Loop event, A Summit for Music Makers. At Loop, I’ll be hosting a series of workshops on Max for Live and BEAP and a...
View ArticleDIPOLE PARTICLE GENERATOR
The principle purpose of Dipole Particle Generator (DPG) is to develop the technique of glisson synthesis. The largest deviation from traditional glisson synthesis is the ability to use sampled sounds...
View ArticleCrash Max Any Time You Want
Okay, this little tutorial is really about Max 7’s new crash recovery features, but first I want to show you how to reliably crash Max! I already can hear some of you yelling out “Just Open 50 Video...
View ArticleThe Sonification of Data
The question started out harmless enough. “Hey Ginger, do you want to pick an interesting Max project to talk about?” And so, I shopped around the Cycling ‘74 Projects library, the same way I walk...
View ArticleBook Review: Tazelaar’s On the Threshold of Beauty
If you’re interested in electronic music, this is a great time to be alive and listening. Step by step, that old bromide that we can reduce the early history of electronic music to the cities of Paris...
View Articleg_delay
g_delay is a granular delay effect. You can have up to 15 voices, each voice has individual filtering, re-pitching, envelope and panning. For all of these parameters and more there are mod options:...
View ArticleNovation LaunchControlXL Controller Mapping
This is as full of a controller mapping as I could get. 56 hardware knobs, faders, and buttons with 16 different templates to give you 896 points of control.
View ArticleNewsletter #25: Max 7 tip, a new book review, and more.
This week, Cycling ’74 shows you how to crash safely, shares a reading experience, and features a sonification project. Read the newsletter and subscribe below! Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
View ArticleChasing LIFE on MAX
“Chasing LIFE on MAX” goals are: The creation of an instrument to generate automated music The instrument must be nonetheless playable by a human musician through: the run-time tweaking of its...
View ArticleBabil-on V2
Contemporary Performance Title: Babil-on V2 Composer/Designer/performer: Greg Beller Duration: 25min World Premiere: ISEA2015, AV Disruption, Vancouver BC, Canada, 17th of August 2015 Watch the preview...
View ArticleLa mélodie du bonheur
Contemporary Music Title: La mélodie du bonheur Type: Music album – 10 sound tracks of 6min each Composer: Greg Beller World Premiere: “Boites noires” exhibition, Vaulx-en-Velin, France, 29th of...
View ArticleA Basic Piece in Constant Beat
Performed by Dustin Donahue (drum set) Pablo Gómez (acoustic guitar) Scott Worthington (double bass) Constantin Basica (electronics/video) Conrad Prebys Concert Hall at UCSD, California, USA April 22,...
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