tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:33:14 +0000EducationalOur GigsFriendsMusicGigsWorkshopsAlumniDownloadsStudioTutorialsSynthsReviewsEML Session Previewelectronic music news and events from Singapore and the rest of Asiahttp://emlblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Benjamin Ang)Blogger521125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-2316952091391160906Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:38:00 +00002026-04-10T23:40:58.367+08:00You've learned to compose, perform, and produce—the art of music is in your hands. But in today you also need to understand the business that protects and profits from your creations. This Musician’s Business Toolkit will cut through the confusion, providing a foundational blueprint for your future: first, by teaching you how to create Legally Safe Music by navigating copyright, Creative Commons,http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-musicians-business-toolkit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Benjamin Ang)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-2439339474635569826Sat, 28 Mar 2026 01:22:00 +00002026-03-28T09:22:31.424+08:00Field recording is the act of capturing audio outside a controlled studio environment, a practice that sits at the intersection of science, art, and preservation. People gravitate toward it for several distinct reasons, ranging from the technical to the deeply emotional.1. Sound Design and Music ProductionFor many producers and composers, the "real world" is the ultimate synthesizer.Unique http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/4-reasons-for-making-field-recordings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Benjamin Ang)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-1798885152006318036Sun, 17 Aug 2025 15:14:00 +00002025-08-23T21:22:53.757+08:00 How to get started making electronic music with EMLSoftware to download Ableton Live 12 Suite 30-day free trial - we'll show you how to install at OrientationASIO4All (for Windows users) - same as aboveAbleton Live free packs - install from inside Ableton Live, watch this videoChop and Swing (hip hop)Build and Drop (EDM, dance music)Drive and Glow (synthpop, synthwave)Equipment tohttp://emlblog.blogspot.com/2025/08/how-to-get-started-making-electronic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Benjamin Ang)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-3660732659290070120Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:20:00 +00002025-08-13T23:27:41.461+08:00Educational 🎧 Frequently Asked Questions for New Students Interested in NUS Electronic Music Lab (EML)🟢 General QuestionsWhat is the NUS Electronic Music Lab (EML)? EML is a performing arts group at NUS focused on original electronic music composition and performance using digital software and audio technology.Do I need any prior experience in music or software to join? No experience is required! EMLhttp://emlblog.blogspot.com/2025/08/frequently-asked-questions-about.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Benjamin Ang)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-4753015281150661843Sat, 09 Aug 2025 01:04:00 +00002025-08-13T23:27:54.409+08:00WorkshopsIf you want to learn how to create and play electronic music (house, techno, vocaloid, trap, hip hop, dubstep, hardstyle, cyberpunk, chill out, lo-fi, and many more) "live" and hands-on and you're a student (or going to be a student) at the National University of Singapore, come visit us at the NUS Electronic Music Lab (NUS EML). Now that the NUS Academic Year 2025-2026 is startinghttp://emlblog.blogspot.com/2025/08/august-is-best-time-to-join-nus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Benjamin Ang)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-4107772706996828474Fri, 08 Aug 2025 02:12:00 +00002025-08-13T23:28:07.782+08:00EducationalWorkshopsLessons at the NUS Electronic Music Lab are open to students of NUS (National University of Singapore). All sessions are on Saturday afternoons 12 - 2 pm at NUS UTown unless otherwise stated. Email electronicmusiclab@gmail.com for more info NUS Week Date Lesson 1 16 Aug 2025 Open Class 2 23 Aug 2025 Orientation 1.http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2025/08/eml-schedule-2025-2026.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Benjamin Ang)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-4492727861726116506Fri, 08 Aug 2025 01:44:00 +00002025-08-13T23:28:15.451+08:00DownloadsAbleton provides a number of free online resources for learning music production in Ableton Live.Learning Music at Ableton Get started making music. In these lessons, you'll learn the basics of music making. No prior experience or equipment is required.  Learn the fundamentals of music making – beats, melodies, harmonies, basslines, and song structure – and make music right in your http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2025/08/offiial-free-resources-for-learning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Benjamin Ang)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-4918935106776465642Wed, 01 Jan 2025 09:54:00 +00002025-08-22T18:14:29.655+08:00This schedule has ended (April 2025). For the most updated schedule please refer to the home page of this blog (https://emlblog.blogspot.com)WeekDateLesson118 Jan 2025Topic 10: Basic Live Audio Production225 Jan 2025Topic 11: Advanced Music Theory301 Feb 2025Topic 12: Advanced Sound Design with FX408 Feb 2025Rehearsal for Omniverse515 Feb 2025Rehearsal for Omniverse619 - 20 Feb21 - 22 Feb http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2025/01/eml-schedule-2024-2025-semester-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Benjamin Ang)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-7835189257942845365Wed, 01 Jan 2025 09:38:00 +00002025-08-13T23:28:25.574+08:00EducationalTutorialsHow does one live stream (livestream) or Zoom from Ableton Live in 2025? This is worth updating annually because the setups change, though this particular configuration has been stable for a while. Ableton Live audio settings. ticketI'm using the MME/DirectX driver because I've found the ASIO drivers exclusively take over the audio and don't share it with Zoom. I also have not installed http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2025/01/how-to-live-stream-and-zoom-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Benjamin Ang)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-403388201973440636Sat, 24 Aug 2024 14:20:00 +00002025-08-13T23:28:31.053+08:00EducationalThis post was updated 13 August 2025. The previous update was 30 August 2024.Live 12 comes in three editions: Intro, Standard and Suite. They share common features, but Standard and Suite have additional features, instruments, effects, and Packs.Lite is the version that is often bundled when you buy a Launchpad or keyboard or MIDI controller. The others - Intro, Standard, and Suite, are http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2024/08/comparison-what-is-difference-between.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Benjamin Ang)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-8743552351486351133Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:51:00 +00002025-08-13T23:28:41.485+08:00Tutorials The video below was recorded at the Open Class for NUS EML (Electronic Music Lab) at NUS University Town in August 2024.http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2024/08/learning-to-make-beats-at-nus-eml-open.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Benjamin Ang)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-4256240229496550239Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:35:00 +00002025-08-13T23:30:26.494+08:00GigsOur GigsomniVerse: the loVers, is Electronic Music Lab's (EML) fifth installment of Omniverse. From the mind-bending alternate universe of 2023’s “OmnIVerse: The Fourth Dimension”, NUS Electronic Music Lab returns to reality in 2024 with the raw, powerful emotion that grounds us all – love. Occurring nine days after Valentine’s Day, “omniVerse: The Lovers” is an aural experience that expands and exploreshttp://emlblog.blogspot.com/2024/08/omniverse-lovers-2024-live-electronic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Benjamin Ang)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-5090831742552258921Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:21:00 +00002025-08-13T23:30:33.089+08:00GigsOur GigsOmnIVerse: The Fourth Dimension is an immersive musical experience that navigates you through experiences of being in liminal states and spaces.Tracklist: 0: Introduction 0:00 1. N4D - XING 1:07 2. methane - tap tap elevator 4:30 3. Bokeh Fields - Mind on Fire 8:35 4. SPACECAT - Leviathan 13:42 5. hypnotikk4 - respite 16:32 6. gustavmaheler - grazinghorse 19:31 7. MrRainbow - A Circular Noise (http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2024/08/omniverse-fourth-dimension-2023-live.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Benjamin Ang)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-6114456084666881263Mon, 19 Aug 2024 12:41:00 +00002024-09-23T21:12:06.057+08:00 Week   Lesson 1 17 Aug 24 Open Class 2 24 Aug 24 Orientation + Assignment of Mentors (juniors to seniors) 3 31 Aug 24 Topic 1 Introduction to Music Theory, Keyboards 4 7 Sep 24 Topic 2 Loops, Playing with Pads, Finger Drumming, Clip http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2024/08/eml-schedule-2024-2025.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Benjamin Ang)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-6114320235522315500Sat, 27 Jul 2024 01:16:00 +00002025-08-13T23:30:41.418+08:00AlumniGigsOur GigsNUS Electronic Music Lab (EML) presented SWANSONGS: A Finale Rave for Runme Shaw CFA Studios to celebrate the building's 39 years of legacy one last time at this historical student's arts space before its demolition by the end of 2024.Date & Time: 2 Aug 2024, 8.00 PM - 10.00 PM4PM: Interactive show6PM: Synth museum (hands on with Roland JD800, Yamaha DX7 mk2, Korg Wavestation)8PM Live show http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2024/07/swansongs-emls-finale-show-at-nus-cfa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Benjamin Ang)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-4788322925257458288Thu, 25 Jul 2024 14:38:00 +00002025-08-13T23:29:10.958+08:00Our GigsAfter 39 years of housing dozens of NUS arts groups, including the Electronic Music Lab (NUS EML), the venerable building known as Runme Shaw CFA Studios is going to be demolished.There are no plans to build a replacement building. Instead, all of the arts groups that have been using the Studios for training, lessons, rehearsals, and performances, will have to find new spaces around the National http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2024/07/the-end-of-39-years-of-electronic-music.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Benjamin Ang)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-8665591832243476996Fri, 14 Jun 2024 12:50:00 +00002025-08-13T23:30:48.078+08:00AlumniMinutes courtesy of Don Shiau, EML President 2003, pictured in the photo above performing his original song "Electronic Mail" at the ElectrOdyssey 2003 concert at NUS (National University of Singapore).From: emlpresident@yahoo.com.sgSat, 21 Jun 2003 at 11:57 amUltra condensed minutes of meeting on 20 June 2003Dear all,Pursuant to our meeting last night, here is an ultra-condensed, http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2024/06/minutes-from-electronic-music-lab.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Benjamin Ang)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-4739454792007490535Sun, 09 Jun 2024 07:42:00 +00002024-06-09T18:39:45.982+08:00 NUS is demolishing the CFA Studios where we used to have EML (Electronic Music Lab) activities!To bid a final farewell to the building, you're invited to the Very Last Block Party on Friday 2 August, 4 to 10 PM EML is playing live 8 to 10 PM - MITCH ADVENT and COSMIC ARMCHAIR will be performing as well as FALLING ISLANDS and VYLTOther activities include- Open Mic Session- Linocut Blockhttp://emlblog.blogspot.com/2024/06/the-very-last-block-party-at-cfa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Benjamin Ang)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-5606491454002713231Sat, 18 Nov 2023 01:03:00 +00002025-08-13T23:29:17.281+08:00Educational A good musical arrangement is one that enhances the song's emotional impact and makes it more memorable. Aspects of ArrangementThere are 3 aspects to arrangement, from the article The Art of Arranging a Song https://hyperbits.com/the-art-of-arranging-a-song/1. Structural arrangement: movement of energy, sections and transitions in your music, e.g. verse / chorus / verse http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2023/11/how-music-arrangement-works-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Benjamin Ang)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-4741308962602112974Wed, 18 Oct 2023 13:51:00 +00002025-08-09T08:30:52.093+08:00 This schedule has ended (April 2025). For the most updated schedule please refer to the home page of this blog (https://emlblog.blogspot.com)SEMESTER ONEWeek / Date / Lesson0 / 12 Aug 2023 / Open House1 /  19 Aug 2023 /  Open Class2 / 26 Aug 2023 / Orientation 3 /  2 Sep 2023 / Topic 1: Playing with Pads, Finger Drumming, Clip Launching 4 /  9 Sep 2023 / Topic http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2023/10/eml-schedule-2023-2024-updated.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (E-Reng)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-891938603453973861Sat, 06 May 2023 13:50:00 +00002025-08-13T23:29:27.445+08:00FriendsIn August 1993, a band called The Watchmen released their debut album Democracy, and one track from the album, "My One and Only", became a radio hit in Singapore, getting to number one on the Radio Heart Top Ten and number three on the 987FM Perfect Ten. The Democracy album sold more than 1,000 copies, and BigO readers voted for it as the Best Local Album of 1993.For the 30th anniversary, the http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2023/05/remix-competition-for-30th-anniversary.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Benjamin Ang)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-4528823160415307331Sat, 06 May 2023 13:29:00 +00002025-08-13T23:30:58.182+08:00GigsOmnIVerse:The IVth Dimension (24 and 25 March) was an immersive musical experience with original electronic music and installation set design evoking liminality, and music from psytrance to lo-fi beats, to bring you to a liminal states in the fourth dimension. The audience was able to surround our electronic musicians as they played from 4 different positions in the space and got up close for thehttp://emlblog.blogspot.com/2023/05/live-electronic-music-clips-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Benjamin Ang)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-1237498957659603511Fri, 03 Feb 2023 13:00:00 +00002025-08-13T23:29:34.993+08:00DownloadsTenants of Golden Mile Complex will have to vacate the premises before the building is handed over to the developers come May 2023, following a successful en bloc sale. After being gazetted as a conserved building in October 2021, developers will have to preserve the facade and structure of the building, according to the Urban Redevelopment Authority.20 Aug 2022https://mothership.sg › 2022/http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2023/02/sampling-sounds-of-golden-mile-complex.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Benjamin Ang)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-4233461585270608742Tue, 24 Jan 2023 04:52:00 +00002025-08-13T23:29:40.825+08:00FriendsACE is an R&B / pop instrumental composer based in Singapore, and a member of the NUS Electronic Music Lab. We caught up with ACE to find out more about the newest track HIGHWAY.What is the story behind your new release? Why did you create it and what is it about?I always looked at Western artists and how they referenced the streets of New York, LA, etc. and Western listeners naturally know http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2023/01/eml-features-highway-by-ace.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Benjamin Ang)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11667999.post-6203062923583246488Tue, 24 Jan 2023 04:48:00 +00002023-01-24T12:48:08.519+08:00FriendsVYLT is a darksynth / retro synthwave artist, DJ at Goth parties, and also a member of the NUS Electronic Music Lab. We caught up with VYLT to find out more about the latest release VYLLAINOUS.What is the story behind your new release? Why did you create it and what is it about?My latest release, "VYLLAINOUS", was made as part of a collaborative Halloween synthwave compilation album called "http://emlblog.blogspot.com/2023/01/eml-features-vyllainous-by-vylt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Benjamin Ang)0