In this episode, Christopher Jette stops by to talk about his work with sonification, dancers, installations, and lasers… and also about working in the Maxlab at CCRMA. Dorico 2 is discussed, and Ben attempts to explain how theremins work.

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Patch In 45: This thing did this stuff

In this episode, Becky Brown stops by to talk about writing personal pieces, using anxiety as a performance technique, creating motives related to text, and ASMR. Plus, FL Studio Turns 20, Moog announces the Grandmother, and Nate explains magnetic tape.

Patch In 44: Talking Into a Head

In this episode, Ben and Nate talk with Lyn Goeringer about making skulls into microphones, collaborating with other coders, live looping of audio and video, and using the theremin as a control. Plus news and Ben’s brief history of the Eurorack.

Patch In 43: Build Each Frame by Hand

In this episode, Ben and Nate talk with Rob McClure about composing, teaching in the US and China, podcasting, DAWs, and Audio Spraygun. Plus, Gibson kills Cakewalk and Ben explains tuning and temperament.

Patch In 42: A Show About Shows

In this episode, Ben and Nate talk with Michael Pounds about sensors, live versus fixed media pieces, and electroacoustic “fussiness.” Plus, news and updates, and Nate explains proximity sensors.

Patch In 41: It’s Not Just a Note

In this episode Ben and Nate talk with Eli Fieldsteel about SuperCollider, using Wii-motes, tablets, and gloves as instruments, YouTube tutorials, and creating balanced pieces. Plus news and updates, and Ben attempts to explain human/computer interaction.

Patch In 40: Really Good at Multiplexing

In this episode, Ben and Nate talk with Reiner Krämer about algorithmic composition, neural networks, computational analysis of Medieval music, and the awesomeness of Roland re-issue synths. Plus, big news for Reason, and a Subotnick documentary.

Patch In 39: Dog-Walking Algorithm

In this episode, Ben and Nate talk with composer and installation artist Jason Charney about creating site specific works, generative audio processes, and amplifying the Amish. Plus news and updates, and Ben attempts to explain wavetable synthesis.

Patch In 38: Electro-Acoustic Amish?

In this episode, Ben Whiting and Melody Chua stop by to discuss the sensor-augmented Chaosflöte, unobtrusive and ergonomic instrument design, and composing for an augmented instrument. Plus, live-coding, news and updates, and the two minute challenge.

Patch In 37: Sensor Augmented File Cabinet

In this episode, Max Tfirn stops by to talk about turning images into sound, electromagnetic mics, ambient noise jams, and carting all the gear to gigs. Plus news from NAMM, and Ben explains bitcrushing.

Patch In 36: Every Lightswitch Makes a Different Sound

In this episode, Ben and Nate talk with Margaret Schedel about sonification of data, composing for VR, teaching, her music, the upcoming www.arts.codes, and black midi. Plus, Cubase updates to version 9, Joué is on Kickstarter, and the 2 Minute Challenge.

Patch In 35: You Have to Wear Glitter Headphones

In this episode Nate and guest-host Dave talk to host-guest Ben about his album Concrete Oasis and its titular piece, a seven movement look at urban decay and. Plus, the arrival of Dorico, a smaller Linnstrument, and Dave takes on the 2 Minute Challenge.

Patch In 34: Music For Normal People?

In this episode, Joo Won Park stops by to talk about no-input mixers, building a powerful/low-budget audio rig, and programming in SuperCollider and Faust. MaxMSP updates MPE support (which Ben explains in the 2MC). And Ben may have released an album…

Patch In 33: See Through Those Excessive GUIs

In this episode, Ben and Nate talk with composer, luthier, and pedal tinkerer Dave Watkins about the Dulcitar, building your own instruments, improving and looping, ballet, and becoming an accidental VJ. Plus news, and Nate explains noise reduction.

Patch In 32: That High-Pass Lonesome Sound

In this episode, Jj Kidder talks with Ben and Nate about modular synths, modeling chaos, feedback loops, and improvising with a chaotic system. Plus product news, and Ben attempts to explain antialiasing oscillators.

Patch In 31: My Chaos is Playing the Blues

Composers Ben Fuhrman and Nate Bliton get together each month to talk about the latest in electronic music. Digital, analog, fixed media, interactive, they've got it all.

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