If you’ve been browsing our site you may have listened to some of the sample clips which portray a range of music styles, from ambient and classical, to electronic and experimental. Thanks to clever music software programs, it has never been easier to create and compose your own music.
If you’re just starting out, it can seem daunting when you open up an advanced music program, only to see umpteen buttons and icons. This is why it’s good to start out small and work your way up to the professional programs. So whether you want to create some soothing background music to play when you’re at home chilling out over a game of Partypoker.com, or you want to create an upbeat track to listen to when you go running, this blog post will show you a great beginner program, perfect for creating electronic music on.
Pixi Tracker is a great music synthesizer which allows you to create retro-style music using electronic sounding instruments. The program is available as an app as well as being available to use on the PC.
It’s ideal for beginners because it has a clear, user-friendly interface. Simply go into the archive of instruments and select one by clicking on it. The instrument will pop up as a square on your grid where you can then determine how long you want to the note to be.
You can create several melodies and harmonies by layering your instruments on top of each other. Once you’re happy with your work, simply click play and to listen to what you’ve done so far.
It has a high quality 16bit sampler and an unlimited amount of patterns. You can record your sequence, save it and sync it to your media player. You can then download it to your MP3 player or burn it onto a CD so you can listen to it wherever you go.
‘Griis’ is the 2nd release by Kleefstra | Bakker | Kleefstra – the Netherlands based trio of brothers Jan & Romke Kleefstra together with Anne-Chris Bakker.
Markus Mehr follows up his stunning debut album Lava with three new releases. In is the first part of the triptych, comprising two monumental tracks, ‘Komo’ and ‘Ostinato’, each of which clocks in at around 25 minutes, circling around and building upon hypnotic instrumental motifs. ‘Komo’ gradually emerges from silence, its distant, filtered throb reluctantly revealing its source material – a heartbreaking string part whose emotional impact intensifies as the loop clarifies. ‘Ostinato’ is an altogether darker, gnarlier experience, its string loops chewed into distorted knots which are highlighted by treated guitars and crafted electronics.
The second part, On, released on 21 June 2012, takes a more experimental direction, with eight diverse tracks employing samples, field recordings and slathers of Mehr’s trademark distorted drones. And finally, Off, released on 24 January 2013, includes the most epic piece yet, ‘Transit’, which clocks in at 49 minutes and will be performed live in collaboration with video artist Stefanie Sixt.
Stephan Mathieu is a electracoustic musician and sound artist from Germany. He makes use of early instruments, environmental sound and obsolete media. These are recorded and manipulated. He does live shows and installations for galleries and art spaces. He has collaborated with the likes of Sylvain Chauveau, Taylor Deupree, Jozef van Wissem and David Sylvian.
He has a new recording to be released on the Cronica label entitled Strings featuring David Maranha: Violin and Shruti Box and Stephan Mathieu: Virginals and Electromagnets
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