tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999Sat, 03 Dec 2011 11:30:30 +0000Reviews02 Lesson 2 - Structure04 Lesson 4 - Sampling06 Lesson 6 - RemixingEducationalWorkshopsMusicFriends03 Lesson 3 SynthesisStudio07 Lesson 7 - Mixing Master PublishingAlumniOur GigsDownloads05 Lesson 5 - EffectsSynths01 Lesson 1 - Groove00 Electronic Music Productionthe blog of benjamin ang, principal tutor of the electronic music labhttp://emlblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Kithsa)Blogger243125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-3074424942003320786Sat, 03 Dec 2011 11:27:00 +00002011-12-03T19:30:30.918+08:00COSMIC ARMCHAIR is playing a LIVE synthpop set followed by DJ set at Blu Jaz Cafe on Sat 29 Oct. Email cosmicarmchair@gmail.com to get onto the guest list and get an exclusive free digital download.Event name: The Dig / Heart of Glass present Angels and DemonsVenue: Blu Jaz Cafe, Bali Lane. No cover chargeDate/Time: 9pm Sat 29 Oct.Full line up of DJs at COSMIC ARMCHAIR website.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nQZT/~3/t-W2wriZkBc/cosmic-armchair-live-gig-sat-2910.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ben)0http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/cosmic-armchair-live-gig-sat-2910.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-383512122246082186Tue, 09 Aug 2011 07:32:00 +00002011-08-09T15:45:52.844+08:00The Electronic Music Lab (Singapore) is open for new members! Come to our Welcome Tea: Date: Friday 12 August 2011 Time: 6pm - 8pm Venue: CFA Studios - see map at http://www.nus.edu.sg/cfa/contact_us/map/map.pdf Who can join: NUS Students, and non-students who are based in Singapore and interested in Electronic Music Email for more info: electronicmusiclab@gmail.com ProduceDo you want to create http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nQZT/~3/6usaQhe5O_g/eml-welcomes-you-fri-12-august-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ben)0http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/eml-welcomes-you-fri-12-august-2011.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-9173927424222290483Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:57:00 +00002011-08-09T16:37:44.067+08:00Thanks for coming to the gig at The Substation Theatre on Saturday! Are you based in Singapore and want to learn how to make electronic music too? Or do you want to improve your existing electronic music productions? Come for the Electronic Music Production Course at SOMA In this introductory course on electronic music, learn how to create your own original electronic music tracks and remixes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nQZT/~3/LfEcD_9hVtc/starting-sun-31-july-how-to-make.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ben)0http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/starting-sun-31-july-how-to-make.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-4363743344307709753Sat, 11 Jun 2011 04:34:00 +00002011-06-11T12:43:13.121+08:00Deep Space 1One hour ambient electronic music installation in quadrophonic surround sound at The Substation Theatre by the Electronic Music Lab (http://www.eml.org.sg/). Experience the depth of Space within Space within Space.Feel the music surround you as KITHSA takes generative ambient electronics through the Space in surround sound, using customized video game controllers.Join in the ambient http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nQZT/~3/e5VfwwbZaP8/eml-at-substation-23-july-deep-space-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ben)0http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/eml-at-substation-23-july-deep-space-1.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-6860044470622411896Sun, 22 May 2011 06:00:00 +00002011-05-22T14:12:18.372+08:00WorkshopsEducational07 Lesson 7 - Mixing Master PublishingMixingWhat are the objectives of mixing?Sending multiple instruments to an Effects BusBalancing levelsEQ for clarityLimitations of project studiosMasteringWhat are the objectives of mastering?Compressors and the loudness warTesting against other materialPublishingCOMPASSTuneCore - iTunes / AmazonBandCampCD BabyReverbNationSoundCloudYouTubeCD ShopsCompilation CDsSurveyPlease help us to improve by http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nQZT/~3/Kae89F4TgWo/lesson-7-mixing-mastering-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ben)0http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/lesson-7-mixing-mastering-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-4444248487157960465Sun, 22 May 2011 01:26:00 +00002011-05-22T09:35:06.464+08:00MusicFriendsOur GigsThe Singapore Dark Alternative Movement (http://www.sdam.sg/) celebrated World Goth Day (http://worldgothday.com/) at Hyde Bar (Boat Quay) on Saturday 21 May. The DJs were Iva Sadon of Dualtone (http://www.myspace.com/dualtone), Ben Ang (yes, me) of Cosmic Armchair (http://www.cosmicarmchair.com/) and Murderfreak. None of the DJs used decks, CDs or otherwise! Instead we all used Ableton Live on http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nQZT/~3/7Bud-itRZz8/live-remixing-at-world-goth-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ben)0http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/live-remixing-at-world-goth-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-7613811260041870313Sat, 14 May 2011 23:48:00 +00002011-05-15T09:58:32.405+08:0006 Lesson 6 - RemixingDownloadsEducationalWhere to get remix sources, samples, and a voice-isolatorYou can download stems or remix sources from these websiteswww.acidplanet.com- Look under Contests- You can also get free loops every week by visiting the Free Downloads areawww.ccmixter.orghttp://findremix.com/http://www.laptoprockers.eu/remix/all/http://www.remixcomps.com/You can find free loops in different genres from http://http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nQZT/~3/f53BCCnFSTg/lesson-6-remixing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ben)0http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/lesson-6-remixing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-5461709306642249122Sun, 08 May 2011 02:21:00 +00002011-05-08T14:40:05.850+08:0005 Lesson 5 - EffectsWorkshopsDownloadsEducationalFor Lesson 5, we explore how effects are used in electronic music. The effects that we will cover areReverbDelay - including Ping Pong and Granular DelayPhaserFlangerDistortion / Overdrive / BitcrusherFilter - including High Pass, Low Pass, Automation (Filter Sweeps)Compression - including Side-ChainingAuto-TuneGlitch effects e.g. Beat RepeatSome good sources of raw recordings (vocal and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nQZT/~3/HWNSaVes_uA/lesson-5-effects.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ben)0http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/lesson-5-effects.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-5457999708674737974Sun, 01 May 2011 20:50:00 +00002011-05-02T04:51:29.944+08:00A new electronic remix specially for the General Election - free for download and sharinghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nQZT/~3/a5owxonGVG0/cosmic-armchair-presents-marching-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ben)0http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/cosmic-armchair-presents-marching-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-8614301785637570309Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:53:00 +00002011-04-24T09:13:19.692+08:0004 Lesson 4 - SamplingGroup 1's ProjectUsing the Tascam digital recorder, Record six sounds from anywhere around SOMAThree of the sounds are for use as percussion, and three for use as "instruments"Use the USB connection to copy the recorded sounds onto the computer's D: driveGroup 2's ProjectUsing the links belowFind six sounds (samples) Three of the sounds are for use as percussion, and three for use as "http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nQZT/~3/jmf_daWcwzs/lesson-4-sampling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ben)0http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/lesson-4-sampling.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-6886411067080345138Sat, 16 Apr 2011 23:46:00 +00002011-04-17T08:42:16.221+08:0003 Lesson 3 SynthesisEducationalSynthesis Basics with the TAL U-No 60Oscillator- Square wave, Sawtooth wave, Sinewave- DetuneAmplitude Envelope- Attack- Decay- Sustain-ReleaseFilter- High Pass Filter, Low Pass Filter- Frequency cutoff- Resonance- Filter EnvelopeLFO- Rate / Sync- Modulating Filter or AmplitudeChorusAlphaCM(1) Acid BasslineStart with Z-InitOnly 1 OscillatorSquare WaveGlide Frequency Cutoff 10:00, Resonance 01:http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nQZT/~3/u0sKDyAYTzE/lesson-3-synthesis-creating-your-own.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ben)0http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/lesson-3-synthesis-creating-your-own.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-6808086785759439462Sat, 16 Apr 2011 23:43:00 +00002011-04-17T07:46:11.610+08:0002 Lesson 2 - StructureEducationalSong StructureIntroVerseChorusVerseChorusBridge/Solo/Break(Verse Optional)Chorus(Repeat Chorus Optional)EndDance Track StructureIntroPart 1Breakdown + BuildDrop, into Part 2Breakdown + BuildDrop, into Part 3Out-trohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nQZT/~3/SP4JSrK0eIU/lesson-2-structure.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ben)0http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/lesson-2-structure.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-3161619285420187745Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:01:00 +00002011-04-05T01:13:04.775+08:0001 Lesson 1 - GrooveEducationalAbleton Live - Educational PriceSome of you are considering buying Ableton Live, which is a good idea, so I've made an arrangement with the local dealer Sinamex Pte Ltd (in Parklane Shopping Centre, Selegie Road) for the following educational prices:SGD$460.00 for Ableton Live 8SGD$165.00 for Ableton Live IntroIn order to get these prices, you'll need to get a copy of the authorization email fromhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nQZT/~3/c7RZeVS_gSc/lesson-1-groove-resources.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ben)0http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/lesson-1-groove-resources.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-28182067009388717Sun, 03 Apr 2011 10:34:00 +00002011-04-03T18:40:06.146+08:0001 Lesson 1 - GrooveEducationalThanks for joining the class on Electronic Music Production today!Stay tuned to this website (you can subscribe by RSS or just visit it again every few days) and you will getLinks to download softwareLinks to download free samples / loopsAnswers to your questionsFor the most updated info on electronic music, you can follow me on Twitter @benjaminang and @emusiclabIf you want to ask me questions http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nQZT/~3/IxqOwT-2K54/lesson-1-groove.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ben)0http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/lesson-1-groove.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-1172218988887432860Sat, 02 Apr 2011 23:29:00 +00002011-07-25T18:01:09.561+08:0000 Electronic Music ProductionWorkshopsEducationalThese are notes for the Electronic Music Production course at SOMA (School of Music and the Arts http://www.soma.com.sg/). In this seven week introductory course, we will be learning the following aspects of electronic music production:Laying down a groove - starting the electronic music track:riffs, beats, rhythms, loops, plottingStructure - elements of an electronic music track:motif, verse, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nQZT/~3/aTzDJIrbQ9E/welcome-to-electronic-music-production.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ben)0http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/welcome-to-electronic-music-production.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-5747126126306977856Sat, 19 Feb 2011 08:06:00 +00002011-04-03T18:42:45.418+08:00Downloadshttp://www.looperman.comhttp://www.freesound.orghttp://wiki.laptop.org/go/Free_sound_samples One Laptop Per Childhttp://www.cadensa.bl.uk Open Music Archivehttp//www.pdinfo.com/list.phphttp://archive.orghttp://okfn.org Open Knowledge Foundationhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nQZT/~3/zRgE1QH0sOE/round-up-of-free-sample-sites.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ben)0http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/round-up-of-free-sample-sites.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-112725878859407593Sat, 05 Feb 2011 16:12:00 +00002011-02-06T00:12:45.803+08:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nQZT/~3/CYXQmD3TGz0/check-out-music-from-cosmic-armchair.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ben)0http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/check-out-music-from-cosmic-armchair.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-3615356767249783629Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:54:00 +00002010-07-07T00:16:12.177+08:00Are you interested in composing, performing, or recording electronic music?Find out how you can get involved with EML. Applications are now open for academic year 2010. You can email us at electronicmusiclab@gmail.com or meet us at the NUS Matric Fair on 22 - 23 July 2010 and 26 - 27 July 2010.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nQZT/~3/BaymFKFwTUE/come-join-eml-applications-open-now.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ben)0http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/come-join-eml-applications-open-now.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-1301420836056280110Sat, 19 Jun 2010 23:08:00 +00002010-06-20T07:12:06.351+08:00Love the World Cup but hate the sound of the vuvuzela?Here comes technology to the rescue! This article on MusicRadar.com lists VST plug-ins that can filter out the annoying sound, real time. Readhttp://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/vuvuzela-annoying-you-plug-in-developers-silence-it-255683http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nQZT/~3/O0mTRaIAAx4/music-technology-saves-world-cup-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ben)0http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/music-technology-saves-world-cup-from.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-1209658473546684415Mon, 07 Jun 2010 04:48:00 +00002010-06-07T12:50:59.872+08:00EML Presents: Chaos and SanctuaryVenue: Cheong Soo Pieng exhibit, NX Gallery, NUS MuseumDate: 7 June 2010Cheong Soo Pieng is generally regarded as one of the most significant artists in Singapore and the region, acknowledged for his ground breaking innovations Born in Amoy, China, Cheong Soo Pieng arrived and settled in Singapore in 1946, A key theme in this gallery is how Cheong’s art is closelyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nQZT/~3/2M6G5mnP8gk/eml-presents-chaos-and-sanctuary-venue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ben)0http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/eml-presents-chaos-and-sanctuary-venue.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-2982893973623863576Sun, 06 Jun 2010 03:08:00 +00002010-06-06T11:10:59.586+08:008th ASEAN YOUTH CULTURAL FORUM7 – 12 June 2010, National University of SingaporeTheme: City, Technology, TraditionThe questions the forum hopes to provoke are: What is the nature of the relationships between the Asian city, technology and tradition? How do we reshape or rethink our current perceptions and attitudes towards tradition, and in the process, rethink the way we approach our cultural http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nQZT/~3/TF3ptaF1Fao/8th-asean-youth-cultural-forum-7-12.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ben)0http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/8th-asean-youth-cultural-forum-7-12.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-6504660260374895653Sun, 09 May 2010 08:46:00 +00002010-05-09T17:43:49.960+08:00EML presented the ROJAK Soundscape and Live Performance to 120 VJC students for VJC Arts Day 2010 (5 May 10) at the NUS Museum.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nQZT/~3/2uLajWX50bM/eml-presents-rojak-for-vjc-arts-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ben)0http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/eml-presents-rojak-for-vjc-arts-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-493782063367340917Mon, 19 Apr 2010 04:15:00 +00002010-04-19T12:19:34.346+08:00Watch the video and see the explanation on how they modified these shoes to control Ableton Live, at Create Digital Musichttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nQZT/~3/5cS2FeAfE2c/shoes-are-new-turntables.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ben)0http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/shoes-are-new-turntables.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-6876451272475302569Sun, 04 Apr 2010 14:45:00 +00002010-04-04T22:52:38.006+08:00Welcome to the new EML Exco for 2010 - 2011!From left to right:Justin - Vice PresidentAlvin - Marketing and PublicityYC - Vice Marketing and PublicityAnu - TreasurerCalista - PresidentShay - Technical ManagerRamzi - Production Managerhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nQZT/~3/thlG80k8NmQ/new-eml-exco-2010-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ben)0http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/new-eml-exco-2010-2011.html