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The Digital Lifestyle.com
The Digital Lifestyle.comVintage Drum Machines with Oli Freke – TDL Synth Chat🎧 About This Episode In this week's episode of TDL Synth Chat, I talk with Oli Freke, author of the acclaimed Synth Evolutions book, about his new project — a deep dive into the world of vintage drum machines. From the Korg Mini Pops and Roland TR-606 to the Boss DR-55 and Yamaha RX17, Oli explores how these classic rhythm boxes shaped the sound of pop, synthwave, and electronic music. We also hear demos, rare stories, and insights into how drum machines evolved from the 1960s through the 2000s — and how their influence can still be hear...
2025-10-1443 minThe Digital Lifestyle Show
The Digital Lifestyle ShowVintage Drum Machines with Oli Freke – TDL Synth Chat🎧 About This Episode In this week's episode of TDL Synth Chat, I talk with Oli Freke, author of the acclaimed Synth Evolutions book, about his new project — a deep dive into the world of vintage drum machines. From the Korg Mini Pops and Roland TR-606 to the Boss DR-55 and Yamaha RX17, Oli explores how these classic rhythm boxes shaped the sound of pop, synthwave, and electronic music. We also hear demos, rare stories, and insights into how drum machines evolved from the 1960s through the 2000s — and how their influence can still be hear...
2025-10-1443 minMaths on the Move
Maths on the MoveMeet your digital twinImagine we could have a digital version of our entire body which could help us, and our doctors, decide what life style is good for us, predict which diseases we might get, and how to best treat them? In short, what if we could all have our very own digital twin? The idea isn't quite as sci-fi as it sounds. A gigantic scientific effort called the Physiome Project is about piecing together a mathematical description of the entire physiology of the human body. Once this has been achieved to a sufficient level digital twins will be a...
2025-06-1821 minElectronic Music
Electronic MusicHistory Of SamplersOli Freke talks us through the history of samplers, from the introduction of the Mellotron in 1963, through to current day sampling software, while highlighting the golden era of sampling from the late 80s to early 90s.Chapters00:00 - Introduction01:08 - The Mellotron02:28 - Pre-Digital Samplers03:18 - Pierre Schaeffer And The Phonogène04:03 - Peter Zinovieff And EMS 05:44 - The University Of Illinois' PLATO06:08 - Harry Mendell's Melodian 07:21 - Wendel Sampling Computer08:29 - The Fairlight and Fairlight II15:20 - The Fundamentals Of Sampling19:43 - The Synclavier23:47...
2025-05-0944 minSOS Magazine Audio Examples
SOS Magazine Audio ExamplesHistory of Samplers | PodcastOli Freke talks us through the history of samplers, from the introduction of the Mellotron in 1963, through to current day sampling software, while highlighting the golden era of sampling from the late 80s to early 90s. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 01:08 - The Mellotron 02:28 - Pre-Digital Samplers 03:18 - Pierre Schaeffer And The Phonogène 04:03 - Peter Zinovieff And EMS 05:44 - The University Of Illinois' PLATO 06:08 - Harry Mendell's Melodian 07:21 - Wendel Sampling Computer 08:29 - The Fairlight and Fairlight II 15:20 - The Fundamentals Of Sampling 19:43 - The Synclavier 23:47 - Digital Delay Lines (DDLs) 26:04 - EMU Systems Emulator 31:01 - Ensoniq Mirage 32:39 - Other Notable 1980s...
2025-05-0943 minThe Digital Lifestyle Show
The Digital Lifestyle ShowFrom Analog to Digital and Back: Oli Freke on Synthesizer History and RevivalTDL Show #963 This week on the show, I'm talking to Oli Freke, author of the brilliant Synthesizer Evolution book, which traces the history of synthesizers from their early beginnings to the analog peak, the digital takeover, and back to analog. We discuss how he got started writing the book and the amazing stories he discovered along the way. He shares his personal highlights and insights on the renaissance of analog synthesis. We also dive into Oli's new project, SynthTrax.net—a venture to document which synthesizers were used on all tracks. Just a sm...
2024-10-3055 minThe Digital Lifestyle.com
The Digital Lifestyle.comFrom Analog to Digital and Back: Oli Freke on Synthesizer History and RevivalTDL Show #963 This week on the show, I'm talking to Oli Freke, author of the brilliant Synthesizer Evolution book, which traces the history of synthesizers from their early beginnings to the analog peak, the digital takeover, and back to analog. We discuss how he got started writing the book and the amazing stories he discovered along the way. He shares his personal highlights and insights on the renaissance of analog synthesis. We also dive into Oli's new project, SynthTrax.net—a venture to document which synthesizers were used on all tracks. Just a sm...
2024-10-3055 minContemporánea
Contemporánea65. SintetizadoresLos orígenes del sintetizador musical—instrumento electrónico que funciona mediante la manipulación de corrientes eléctricas, que modula las ondas produciendo diferentes timbres—nos llevan a finales del siglo XIX, momento en que se descubre la generación de sonido a través de la vibración de un circuito electromagnético._____Has escuchadoBlues Mix (1966) / Joel Chadabe. Realizado con un Moog modular. Waveshaper Media (2019)Chaotic Synthesis Recording #3 / Jason R. Burcher. Realizado con un Buchla 200. Autoedición (2010)Figueroa Terrace / Thomas Ankersmit. Realizado con un Serge Modular. Touch (2014)This Cau...
2024-10-0219 minMaths on the Move
Maths on the MoveThe art of maths and the maths of artMathematics is a creative pursuit so it's not surprising that there are communalities between maths and art in all its forms. In this episode we explore the intersection between maths and art with physicist Andrzej Herczyński and mathematician Paul Glendinning. Andrzej Herczyński Andrzej and Paul were two of the organisers of the workshop Space, scale and scaling in art, which recently took place at the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge. We find out about the rich dialogue that can ensue between artists and mathematicians, how maths and physics can help us und...
2024-04-3033 minElectronic Music
Electronic MusicDrum Machine HistoryThe drum machine has progressed massively since the days of the home organ player. Here Oli Freke takes us through a brief history with lots of audio examples, highlighting the most iconic models to have been released during the last 40 years and the part that they have played in shaping musical trends.Chapters00:00 - Introduction00:51 - Early Rhythm Machines02:57 - The First Korg Rhythm Machine04:03 - The Invention Of The Transistor08:02 - Solid State Rhythm Machines13:48 - Using Drum Machines In Mainstream Hits17:05 - The First Programmable Drum Machines21:53...
2024-04-2557 minSOS Magazine Audio Examples
SOS Magazine Audio ExamplesDrum Machine History | PodcastThe drum machine has progressed massively since the days of the home organ player. Here Oli Freke takes us through a brief history with lots of audio examples, highlighting the most iconic models to have been released during the last 40 years and the part that they have played in shaping musical trends. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:51 - Early Rhythm Machines 02:57 - The First Korg Rhythm Machine 04:03 - The Invention Of The Transistor 08:02 - Solid State Rhythm Machines 13:48 - Using Drum Machines In Mainstream Hits 17:05 - The First Programmable Drum Machines 21:59 - The Introduction Of Drum Pads And Brains 25:27 - The Arrival...
2024-04-2556 minMaths on the Move
Maths on the MoveFrom clicks to chordsHow is mathematics related to frequency related to pitch? We found out from our favourite music correspondent, Oli Freke! In this podcast you can hear how the music we love emerges from pure mathematical beats.   This podcast was originally released earlier this year when musician Ed Sheeran was in the news  as he was being sued for similarities between his song Thinking out loud from 2014, and Marvin Gaye's song Get it on from 1973. But, given the way we write music to fit into specific genres, is it possible to write unique music with the limited quant...
2023-10-0325 minMaths on the Move
Maths on the MoveFrom clicks to chords You might have heard in the news recently that musician Ed Sheeran was being sued for similarities between his song Thinking out loud from 2014, and Marvin Gaye's song Get it on from 1973. But, given the way we write music to fit into specific genres, is it possible to write unique music with the limited quantity of notes and chords available? In this podcast Oli Freke, our favourite music correspondent, answers this question and plays us real examples of the connections between maths and music. You can find out more about the maths in music in Oli...
2023-05-1625 minMaths on the Move
Maths on the MoveAI, babies, and agencyIn this podcast, first published in August 2020, we hear from machine learning pioneer Yoshua Bengio, who believes that creating a true artificial intelligence will only be possible once machines have something that babies are born with: the ability to interact with the world, observe what happens, and adapt to the consequences of their actions. Yoshua Bengio (Photo copyright: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation) We'll find out how such agency helps us learn, what it could mean for computers to have it too, and hear about Bengio's work introducing it into an area of machine learning called dee...
2022-08-1622 minMaths on the Move
Maths on the MoveMachine learning and artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence and machines that train themselves might sound like a plot from a science fiction movie, but these things are already part of our everyday lives. How can a machine learn to distinguish a picture of a cat from a picture of a dog?   At the Heidelberg Laureate Forum in 2019, Chris Budd, Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Bath, talked us through the basics of how these learning machines tick.  While Raj Reddy, Turing Award winner and artificial intelligence pioneer, talked to us about his grand challenges in arti...
2022-08-0931 minBattery
BatteryBattery - Pure electronic energy #124listen #Techno and #Goa, download enabled 256 kbps... 01- DIP - Wonderwood 02- _jyogi - A Quiet Place 03- Dryclap - Oct 04- Colyn - Lightyears 05- Jon Rich - Sweet Dreams Baby 06- Agle - Red Road To The Stars 07- AFFKT - Desbrasat 08- Phyrgian - Controls 09- Pantherwolfe - Ms Us 10- Tavaresgui - Walking To Oz 11- Atia - Sundown 12- Riyozaki - Gala Gala 13- VvsQ - Without 14- Shahay - Overdrive 15- Alpha Zoo - Shibuya 16- Lyric - Let Me Tell You (dub mix) 17- Maux - Chinese Count 18- Super Vision - Audio...
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