March 2011
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Elektron Octatrack vs Squeaky Giraffe
Octatrack vs Squeaky Giraffe by Micah Frank Squeaky giraffe samples as processed and sequenced by Elektron Octatrack. See more Octatrack Versus
Mar 30th
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Ableton Live Instrument: Xenogenetic - A goat and...
Xenogenetic Demo by Micah Frank Xenogenetic is a multisample instrument for Ableton Live that morphs the frequency and amplitude envelopes of a goat “bahhh” into a female vocal. From there they are picked apart, additively resynthesized, resonated and put through a feedback loop. Then they are subjected to convolution processes from within a tweed amplifier. Well… hopefully...
Mar 24th
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Elektron Octatrack vs Scissors
Octatrack vs Scissors by Micah Frank Scissor samples as processed and sequenced by Elektron Octatrack. See more Octatrack Versus
Mar 22nd
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落ちる n; 立ち上がる n​+​1 .​.​. fall n; rise n​+​1
This compilation of original music and sound has been generated in the days immediately following the staggering 9.0 earthquake which ravished Japan, and is released in support of the ongoing rescue and reconstruction efforts ongoing today.  Many of these tracks used Tectonic sonifications as source material. Listen to the album in its entirety and please consider contributing to one of the...
Mar 21st
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Puremagnetik Subscription for Donation
My company Puremagnetik has just launched a page for the SXSW4Japan fundraiser. Our humble goal is set at $1400. We are matching all donations with their value in subscriptions. Help SXSW4Japan reach their $80k goal for Japan aid efforts. Get a 6 to 12 month Puremagnetik subscription when you donate to SXSW4Japan fund: http://sxsw4japan.org/puremagnetik
Mar 17th
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Mar 16th
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Elektron Octatrack vs Cheese Grater
Octatrack vs Cheese Grater by Micah Frank Elektron Octatrack processing and sequencing a cheese grater at various tempos of 38/48 time.
Mar 15th
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Today's Analog Tanglethon
Analog Screams by Micah Frank
Mar 12th
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Tectonic on PBS.org : A chilling aural portrait of... →
Mar 12th
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Sonification of Earthquakes off the Coast of...
Earthquakes off the east coast of Honshu, Japan - Friday March 11, 2011 by Micah Frank Sonification of the incredible seismic activity off the coast of Honshu, Japan - Friday March 11th. This is only a selection of 20 or so individual readings. At the time of this recording, earthquakes are ongoing as there have been almost 40 readings in the past 8 hours. UPDATE: As more readings come in...
Mar 11th
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Elektron Octatrack vs Aluminum Foil
Octatrack vs Aluminum Foil by Micah Frank 4 playback tracks of aluminum foil and 4 “neighbor” effects tracks. LFOs modulating feedbacks, plate verb params etc. 
Mar 10th
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Ableton Live Instrument : Bald Eagle and Male...
Seraphim is a multisample Ableton Live instrument created by cross-synthesizing a North American Bald Eagle with a male vocal. The resulting sound was then put through a long decay resonator whose center frequency follows the chromatic pitch. Seraphim by Micah Frank  1) Download the audio content by clicking the download (arrow) icon in the SoundCloud player. 2) Download the Live...
Mar 8th
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