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July 24, 2019 53 mins

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In this week's Esoteric Modulation  we talk about effects, the implications of different DSP's, Whether to go in the rack or out and using effects as an instrument. We take a look at a Tate podcast that talks about art and music improvisation. We have a listener question on can something easy to produce or a mistake be art. And we round it off with our Bandcamp artist of the week Matthew Shaw. 

Episode  005 Effects & Improvisation

Show Note Timings 

Into: 0.00
Show Run-Down: 0.40
What Ed has Ed been up to: 0.57
Art commissions for Gary Numan and Eventide 
Soundscape with Eventide Space 
Paining to self produces soundscapes 
Stereo FX SSSR Labs Vertigo DSP: 5.10
Tiptop Audio Z-DSP 
Chris Klepper
Effects Talk (In Case out Case): 11.52
Effects Talks Effects as Instruments 21.45
The Art Segment: 25.54
Listener Question  39.15
Bandcamp Arts of the Show 44.45
Shoutouts 53.39 

Show Note links 

Chat and Round Up 

Stereo FX SSSR Labs Vertigo DSP

Bens Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAoFMZs7BRQ&t

Tiptop Audio Z-DSP http://tiptopaudio.com/zdsp-ns/

The Modular & Esoteric Equipment Segment 

In or out of case effects?

Complex multi tools VS simple small rack effects 

Eventide Space:
https://www.eventideaudio.com/products/stompboxes/reverb/space

Erica Synths Black Hole:

https://www.ericasynths.lv/shop/eurorack-modules/by-series/black-series/black-hole-dsp2/

Ben’s Black Hole video: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS_aj2jZgyM

https://millionmachinemarch.com

Effects as an Instruments

Lyra 8 Effects:

https://somasynths.com/lyra8-fx/

Art Segment 

The Art of Improvisation

This Tate podcast features Frank Bowling, an artist who has spent 60 years improvising with paint. 

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/frank-bowling-792/art-improvisation

Jamie Lidell - Capitol Chambers Sonic TALK Special

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-Et0dVllpY

Scanner

https://scanner.bandcamp.com

Listener Question

Gus/ userfriendly:

Can a mistake be art? 

Bandcamp Arts of the Show

Matthew Shaw

Totemic Topologies Vol . 3

https://electricreference.bandcamp.com/album/totemic-topologies-vol-3

Shoutouts
Waveform Magazine - https://www.waveformmagazine.com

Kyle Swishers new ‘Source of Uncertainty’ podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/source-of-uncertainty-a-buchla-podcast-4u/id1467860041?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Hosts and Guests
Ed Ball Website: https://www.edwardball.co.uk
Ben Wilson aka DivKid:

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