Modular Synthesis: Patching Machines and People brings together scholars artists composers and musical instrument designers in an exploration of modular synthesis an unusually multifaceted musical instrument that opens up many avenues for exploration and insight particularly with respect to technological use practice and resistance. Through historical technical social aesthetic and other perspectives this volume offers a collective reflection on the powerful connections between technology creativity culture and personal agency. Ultimately this collection is about creativity in a technoscientific world and speaks to issues fundamental to our everyday lives and experiences by providing insights into the complex relationships between content creators the technologies they use and the individuals and communities who design and engage with them. With chapters covering VCV Rack modular synthesis instrument design and the histories of synthesizer technology as well as interviews with Dave Rossum Corry Banks Meng Qi and Dani Dobkin among others Modular Synthesis is recommended reading for advanced undergraduates researchers and practitioners of electronic music and music technology. Chapter 3 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license. |Modular Synthesis Patching Machines and People | Audio
