Join us for a Halloween Party on Zoom. Costumes are encouraged but not required. BYOB of course 😉. 7:00-7:15 – Welcome and Announcements 7:15-8:00 – A Celebration of Synths in Horror & Sci-Fi Films and TV. Victoria Lundy, Chris Frain and I will be taking you on a tour through synth-heavy musical themes from someContinue reading “#97 Halloween Party & A Celebration of Synths in Horror & Sc-Fi Films and TV – Thursday October 29th, 7-9 PM MDT”
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#96 Fast prototyping (plugins) with Max for Live – Wed Oct 14 7PM MDT
Max is a power full tool kit for multimedia, but lacks some of the easy to use structures of a DAW. Live is an awesome DAW, that can host and integrate all sorts of cool things built in Max. Lets explore some of the powerful instruments and effects you can build as max for liveContinue reading “#96 Fast prototyping (plugins) with Max for Live – Wed Oct 14 7PM MDT”
#95 Breakout Session on MPC Series Workstations – Wed Sep 23 7PM MDT
This event will be an online interactive round table discussion focusing primarily on the the Akai MPC workstations that run the current 2.8 Firmware such as MPC Live, MPC Live II, MPC One, MPC X. We will also discuss topics such as MPC past and present. Eddie will kick off the night with a 10Continue reading “#95 Breakout Session on MPC Series Workstations – Wed Sep 23 7PM MDT”
#94 Space Palette Pro – An instrument for visual music – Wed. Sep 9 7PM MDT
Tim Thompson will offer a look into the creation of his amazing Space Palette Pro which has been used at festivals like Burning Man as well as installation at museums. Here is Tim’s description for this upcoming talk. Make sure you check out the pics and videos below. When computer-based graphics became fast, cheap, andContinue reading “#94 Space Palette Pro – An instrument for visual music – Wed. Sep 9 7PM MDT”
#93 Breakout Session on Live Looping – Wed. Aug 26onth 7PM MDT
This event will be an online interactive round table discussion about live looping. Come join in the conversation to learn and share tips and workflow on live looping with software, iPad apps, dedicated loopers, pedals, and Eurorack. I’ll kick off the conversation with laptop looping with Ableton Looper. I’ll mind map the discussion as weContinue reading “#93 Breakout Session on Live Looping – Wed. Aug 26onth 7PM MDT”
#92 Waldorf Nave – Beyond the Presets – Wed. Aug 12th 7PM MDT
In this event I’ll pass along information to help you customize factory presets to be more expressive and unique for your projects. I’ll also give you a sound design jumpstart so you can get even more out of this amazing synth. I’ll be presenting on Nave on iOS but the information will generally apply toContinue reading “#92 Waldorf Nave – Beyond the Presets – Wed. Aug 12th 7PM MDT”
#91 – 8th Birthday Party + Online Concert – Wednesday July 8th 7-9:30 PM MDT
The Rocky Mountain Synthesizer Meet is now 8 years old and we have had over 90 free events 😲🎉🎈. I’ve cooked up a two-part event to celebrate. Part 1 is a members-only Zoom meeting, where we’ll be looking back at some past events. I’ll also be hosting an online synth trivia game with prizes providedContinue reading “#91 – 8th Birthday Party + Online Concert – Wednesday July 8th 7-9:30 PM MDT”
#90 Breakout Session on Elektron Machines
This event will be an online interactive roundtable discussion for Elektron machine owners (or those curious about Elektron machines) to discuss tips, tricks, techniques, features, and new OS updates. Get The Latest News Stay up to date on official Rocky Mountain Synth News, events, and notes from past events subscribing here https://rockymountainsynth.com/join/ Donate If youContinue reading “#90 Breakout Session on Elektron Machines”
#89 KeyKit – A Scripting Language and GUI Interface for MIDI by Tim Thompson Wednesday June 3rd 7PM MDT
Overview When MIDI was introduced in the mid 1980’s, I immediately knew I would be using it extensively for algorithmic and realtime experimentation. So, I started developing a programming language and environment to make interactive development of MIDI things convenient and fun. Originally named Keynote and now named KeyKit, the system evolved over a decadeContinue reading “#89 KeyKit – A Scripting Language and GUI Interface for MIDI by Tim Thompson Wednesday June 3rd 7PM MDT”
#88 Practical Harmony for Grid Controllers with Neil “Nail” Alexander Wednesday May 20th 7PM MDT
This event features special guest Neil “Nail” Alexander beaming in from New York. Overview Using a standard grid controller as a musical instrument presents its own set of particular – and peculiar – challenges. We’ll talk about some strategies for setting up, manipulating and playing grid controllers geared towards getting musical results, including responsiveness setup,Continue reading “#88 Practical Harmony for Grid Controllers with Neil “Nail” Alexander Wednesday May 20th 7PM MDT”
