Author: thepatrickrichardson
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video and insight of my “Repeater Slow” at Oberlin TalberTronics Festival
I got to perform some electronic music to honor the retirement of John Talbert, the professor who got me started. Enjoy videos here !
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(series of) Surgeries on Elektron Octatrack Record A/B
Here is my photo-document of the (multiple) repairs I’ve done on my $1000 sampler. Since purchasing my (used) Elektron OctaTrack, I’ve had to resolder/repair one of the Recorder buttons 3 times (so far). It’s proven more cost- and time-effective than sending it to Sweden, and I’ve (probaly) learned something worth sharing.
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Honoraria Performances at the TalberTronics Festival
It was an immense pleasure to head back to my alma mater Oberlin College to attend and perform at the TalberTronics Festival to honor the career and retirement of John Talbert from/within the Oberlin Technology in Music and Related Arts (TiMaRA) program. Background: I had spend my first three years finishing my BA in Psychology,…
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Destruct Device at the Shred Shed
Matt Miller, my buddy and bandmate (from WormRider and other jams) is in an excellent grind-thrash band Destruct Device. Went to Destruct Device opened at the Shred Shed. The hey welcomed me to “do sound” on the otherwise un-manned PA. Promoter/doorMan was fine with it. So I ended up mixing vocal channels on a Mackie…
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AiPh grad Callum McQueen continues work on custom MIDI controllers
Callum McQueen continues development on his USB/MIDI controller, a project I advised as his Senior Project and support as an Independent Study toward his graduation at AiPh.
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Live Sound class gets visit from Chris Brubaker of Clair (Brothers) Sound
My Live Sound 2 class was honored to host a visit/Q+A/critique by Chris Brubaker from Clair Global. Thoughts and pics inside !
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TalberTronics Concert 3 – “Repeater Slow” applause
At the end of my presentation/remix of Phil Raath’s drone track “Repeater Slow” as a rhythmic exercise of my modified MS1, I recorded the warm reception of our Oberlin TIMARA friends.
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Installing 8-jack remote (foot)switch patch bay on Korg MicroSampler
photo-essay on my electronic hack / modification work on my Korg MS-1 MicroSampler keyboard, in which I affix jacks for foot-switch control of several vital buttons.
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my Live Sound class visits the Union Transfer (again)
Some Thoughts and photos from my (latest) visit to Philadelphia’s premier venue, the Union Transfer, with my advanced Live Sound class.
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Alesis SamplePad Pro: thoughts and application of features
Personal experience, feature comparison, and other product-review thoughts on the Alesis SamplePad Pro, the newest (and cheapest) self-contained electronic percussion pad that supports using your your own sound files.