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Terry Riley's Keyboard Study No.1 (generative modular patch)

There are several modular synth renditions of Terry Riley’s “In C” out there, but none (as far as I know) of his keyboard studies. So here's my take on the first of those studies. I'm using multiple MIDI files and random S&H to turn this into more of a generative piece. Further patch notes in the video.

Excellent subject, nice modular achievement, educational and aesthetic video. Pleased to see this here!

'On ne devrait jamais quitter Montauban' (Fernand Naudin).

In addition, one can watch this very good BBC documentary (here, part 1).

'On ne devrait jamais quitter Montauban' (Fernand Naudin).

Thanks for your support, Sweelinck! And yes, I must re-watch that BBC doco!

I don't usually go in for nostalgic San Fran hippie drug culture stuff, but maybe I've been wrong about that (at least some of it) because this is friggin outstanding! Fantastic video and sounds. I absolutely love the core timbre you selected for this piece - it's just perfect. Thanks for sharing. Cheers!

Thanks for your kind words, TumeniKnobs. I'm afraid I'm a sucker for hippie nostalgia! GLad you liked the timbre. String modelling was actually my only choice, because it was the only way I could get two separate voices that would sound identical. I clearly need more oscillators!!