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Resources for Students in Music Technology

[This material may be out of date. It is now being maintained, and regularly updated at https://whyreaper.com/resources/] I started this list for my students at the University of Central Missouri’s Music Technology Program as an exploration …

Audio, Max, a Stereo “Y” Cable, and an Expression Pedal

Audio, Max, a Stereo “Y” Cable, and an Expression Pedal: An easy path to an inexpensive MIDI expression pedal.

I’ve been using the following method to use an expression pedal in Max *without* MIDI for quite a while, with an early version in my paper How I Lost 150 lbs. thanks to Max/MSP! So thought I would share the newer version I am using as this question comes up regularly.

Nothing to download: If you are a Max user, the below is copy/compressed code, so, just copy and paste it into a new patcher. Comments are in the patch.

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Eugene Chadbourne penned artist biography…

I was recently reminded of this…my bio on allmusic.com. It is not up-to-date…but I love Chadbourne, thanks, Eugene! http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jeff-kaiser-mn0000227053/biography **************** Artist Biography by Eugene Chadbourne Jeff Kaiser is a composer, trumpet player, conductor, and private music instructor …

Selected Press: 1996-2006

Zugzwang (with Tom McNalley) Sinister, strident and glacial sounds emanating from sunny Ventura, California. Kaiser uses quartertone trumpet, McNalley electric guitar. Both add electronics to distort, extend and transmute their instruments. Zugzwang communicates a taste for …

Two new reviews from Downtown Music Gallery

Two new reviews from DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY… DMG Newsletter for November 16, 2012 http://www.downtownmusicgallery.com/Main/index.htm ENDLESS PIE [JEFF KAISER/PHIL SKALLER] – Endless Pie [2 CD set] (pfMentum 072; USA) Jeff Kaiser on trumpet, flugelhorn and electronics and …

Amsterdam 2012 trip: Days 8-10

(Click any image to enlarge) The view from outside the door of STEIM guesthouse. A nice dinner at De Waaghal’s on Wednesday with Raoul van der Weide, then off to OT301 where I saw Ava Mendoza…unfortunately …

Dangers of asking a stranger to take your photograph

Steuart Liebig, Jeff Kaiser, Kris Tiner at Influx Cafe Coffee Pre-Kris Tiner Quintet gig…I asked a guy to take our pic, every one had his finger in it and was blurry. Every one. That IS a …