Patch In

In this episode Ben and Nate talk to Steve Ricks about his piece Medusa in Fragments for Keith Kirchoff, updating mythology for modern times, and using the piano to process audio, and using typography and video. Plus news and the two minute challenge.

In this episode, Ben and Nate talk to Mark Sullivan and Matt Schoendorff, and, well, Ben, about their recent work composing music for MSU's Cyclotron and FRIB. Also, Ableton gets an update, KMI labs shares future toys, and Nate explains Processing.

In this episode, we chat with Mark Phillips between concerts at the Electro-Acoustic Barn Dance about composing with KYMA, interactive works, and composing for pretty much everything at once. Plus, the death of a legendary synth, and Ben explains ADSR.

In this episode, Ron Herrema takes a break from his vacation to talk about aesthetics, algorithmic composition, Deep Listening, app design, and hackerspaces in the UK. Ben encourages you to upgrade to Windows 10, and Nate takes on vocoders.

In this episode, Greg Dixon joins Ben and Nate to talk about video game music, creating a super-clarinet, and programming a Bösendorfer. Plus, a special comment from Dave, and in the 2 Minute Challenge, Ben explains spatialization with speakers.

In this very special episode, Morton Subotnick discusses technology, the past/present/future of music, the legendary Buchla 100, and of course, "Silver Apples of the Moon." Also a special comment from Dave, and Nate looks at keyboard contacts.

In this episode Ben and Nate talk with Tom Erbe about SoundHack, designing plugins, and creating modular synth modules. Chrome gets HTML5 MIDI hardware support. And in the Two Minute Challenge, Ben explains square waves and duty cycles.

This month Ben and Nate talk with Mike McFerron about EMM, SCI, multi-channel audio, and Heisenberg's uncertain talents as a pianist. Also, some major updates to Reason, Rapture, and the open source MuseScore and Ardour. And Nate explains balanced cables.

In this episode, Keith Kothman stops by to talk about Ball State University, teaching, why Blackboard is evil, and composing for a hardware controller as an instrument. Ableton's new book is discussed, and Ben attempts to explain Markov Chains.

This month, Ben and Nate talk with Chris Biggs and Keith Kirchoff about the SPLICE institute, their music, teaching performers to run Max and DAWs, helping composers to go to the next level. Then Nate explains microcontrollers.

In a very special episode of Patch In, Ben and Nate talk with David Cope, creator of EMI and Emily Howell, the two composing AIs that he created, style, the nature of musical creativity, and breaking the rules. Also, NAMM, and Ben explains noise.

In this episode, Andrea Cheeseman joins Ben and Nate in a discussion of electro-acoustic music from the performers perspective. Teaching new music, prep and tempo alterations are discussed. And Nate explains reverb for the 2 minute challenge.

In this episode, Jorge Variego talks with Ben and Nate about Markov Chains in Charlie Parker's music, SuperCollider, the prepared clarinet, and algorithmic composition. Max/MSP 7 gets gushed over, and Ben explains the flanging process.

In this episode, Tim Reed joins Ben and Nate in a discussion on the importance of balancing work and life, festival programming decisions, and if it's really "tape music" anymore. Also, Avid's new license model, and Nate explains FM synthesis.

In this episode Jay Batzner stops by to talk about tenure, teaching, and composing with the infamous [bubbler~] plugin, natural horns, and a Flaming Carrot. In other topics, we dig into Electro-Acoustic archaeology, and Ben explains amplitude modulation.

In a very special episode of Patch In, Ben and Nate talk to Miller S Puckette, creator of Max/MSP and Pure Data, about the languages he created, his book, teaching, the Raspberry Pi, and his amazing guitar synth. Also, updates to Reason and Max/MSP.

In this episode, Ben and Nate talk to Nathaniel Bartlett about 3D audio, Linux, mic setups for marimba, and generally geek out. Then Ben talks about bit depth. Plus, product news.

The Apple WWDC is on, Theremini hits the shelves, Pauline Oliveros’ Reverberations has a kickstarter, and composer, performer and educator Kirsten Volness joins us this month to discuss her pieces Precious Nothing and River Rising, and much more!

This month, Eric Honour joins us to discuss teaching “audio for x,” groove in modern music, using your gear wrong, and ritualistic beer drinking. We also touch on iConnectMIDI4+, Csound, FCC net neutrality, music for video games and much, much more!

This month, composer and digital artist Ben Grosser stops by to talk about AI, agency, control, painter-bots, art, and de-metricizing Facebook. Ben and Nate talk about updates to your favorite software. And Nate explains OSC in the two minute challenge.