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March 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM

Digital Weapons Music

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So, after several months of my mind occupied by family medical "stuff," I may be back on track with a couple of new tunes.

Purely for fun, here's a #chillout #synthwave cover of the Law & Order theme ...

#skysynth #synthsky #electronica #lawandorder #mikepost

www.youtube.com/watch?v=H52B...

Loren Ardor

Vibe coded 12-tone serial composition aid

October 6, 2025 at 3:25 AM

Digital Weapons Music

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Ever tried to write 12-tone and found just the very basic task of playing 12 different semitones in a row almost impossible without some kind of aid ...?

I've had this simple idea rattling around in my head ....

#12tone #vibecoding

www.youtube.com/shorts/YDHQE...

457: 5 and 7 go to war, 4 stays on the floor

August 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM

Digital Weapons Music

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"PTO" for 2+ month, more like since March, adventure of getting mom into a safe assisted living facility

yesterday was the first time in months I made any new notes ... gave myself an hour or two

#polymeter #cubase #electronica #experimental #quickie

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wxj...

The Hellstrom Chronicle (1971)

August 14, 2025 at 10:07 PM

Digital Weapons Music

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Lalo #Schifrin didn't go all out like Gil Melle for The Andromeda Strain, but his experimental jazz soundtrack for The Hellstrom Chronicle is another one of those perfect gems from the 70s

m.youtube.com/watch?v=KtW-...

YouTube video by O.B.E.Y.C.O.N.S.U.M.E.

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June 28, 2025 at 6:38 AM

Digital Weapons Music

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The Equalizer Still Equalizing

June 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM

Digital Weapons Music

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A month or so after "getting over" COVID I'm still day-to-day how much (if any) energy I have ... Not enough energy for Sadko the past few days, so I've done some work that doesn't need deep thought...

#spectralayers #electronica

Here's a slight remix of a tune from 1990(?):

youtu.be/42aFGzspEYY

Sacrifice (May 2025 Remix)

May 31, 2025 at 2:42 AM

Digital Weapons Music

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The "Demo" playlist is a good choice if you want to know what sorts of music I've been making during the past *cough* 45 *cough* years

#synthsky #skysynth #originalmusic

Soft opening:
Patreon - www.patreon.com/c/DigitalWea...
Bandcamp - digital-weapons.bandcamp.com

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCI_...

Octa Kronic Op 1

Les Barricades Mysteriéuses - François Couperin (1717)

May 30, 2025 at 3:52 AM

Digital Weapons Music

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And here's the whole thing

Another moderately low effort reasonably successful experiment (MIDI file + editing + instruments + fiddling around)

#baroque #couperin #synthsky #skysynth #electronic #ambient

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rcd...

Couperin's Mysterious Barricades ... full length audio coming #classicalcomposer #couperin #baroque

May 28, 2025 at 1:42 AM

Digital Weapons Music

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Also, made another one of these

#synthsky #skysynth #electronica #baroque #couperin

www.youtube.com/shorts/W3UES...

Montage Music, by Digital Weapons

May 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM

Digital Weapons Music

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Still making a comeback from COVID (last month!). Dragging too much to make a lot of progress on Sadko, but I did round up some Montage Music and start a Bandcamp soft open:

digital-weapons.bandcamp.com/album/montag...

5 track album

digital-weapons.bandcamp.com

May 27, 2025 at 5:24 AM

Digital Weapons Music

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Here's something fun!

In my quest for minimalist inspiration I came upon Rimsky-Korsakov's original Sadko "tableau" and ... found inspiration ...

So here's a WiP/PoC ...

#synthsky #skysynth #rimskykorsakov #electronica #minimalism #ambient

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQOd...

une poème synthétique

well this is cool af #bartok #mikrokosmos

May 21, 2025 at 5:35 AM

Digital Weapons Music

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This could actually work!!!

Score OMR -> #MusicXML -> #Cubase14

#bartok #belabartok #mikrokosmos #synthsky #skysynth

m.youtube.com/shorts/Va0iw...

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May 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM

Digital Weapons Music

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Closing in on an interpretation/arrangement of this that I might like ...?

#marinmarais #marais #baroque #synth #skysynth #synthsky #cubase #cubase14 #electronica #whatsoldisnewagain #virtualsynth #chromophone #chromophone3

#goforbaroque #ifeelsobaroqueup

www.youtube.com/shorts/c8NAB...

feeling Baroque

Gnossienne No 3 (Erik Satie, 1893)

May 18, 2025 at 6:20 AM

Digital Weapons Music

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Just spent a month having COVID 😷

Now that I'm somewhat functional again, please enjoy this relatively successful low-effort experiment with MIDI files and Chromaphone 3

www.youtube.com/watch?v=s09O...

#skysynth #synthsky #eriksatie #ambient #synthesizer #ambientmusic #keyboard #electronica

Antarctica (1983) - English Version - Hi Fi Stereo

May 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM

Digital Weapons Music

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FREE STUFF:

#DearAudio's #spatial #VST #Plugins are now FREE for the asking!

#freestuff #reverb #mixing #audio #audioproduction #musicproduction #production #spatializer #3dsound #VRsound #headphones #binaural

www.sennheiser.com/en-us/immers...

April 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM

Digital Weapons Music

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#Vangelis fans, check this out -- it's the Japanese film #Antarctica (an "animal drama"), with one of his best #filmscores.

#yamaha #synth #synthesizer #filmscoring #skysynth #synthsky #nature

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGos...

YouTube video by Astrolux777

Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive! (Live at 'The Old Grey Whistle Test' - 1984)

April 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM

Reposted by Digital Weapons Music

Digital Weapons Music

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I'm gonna ruthlessly repost this, get used to it

One of the greatest live performances on TV ever, and with Adele Bertei!

#thomasdolby #hyperactive #adelebertei #live #liveperformance

m.youtube.com/watch?v=CELY...

YouTube video by Jesahel

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December 1, 2024 at 4:39 AM

Digital Weapons Music

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Speaking of #minimalism and #ostinato, here's a 35 year old composition of mine

#synthsky #skysynth #keyboards #synthesizer #repetition #counterpoint

youtu.be/OCfQi2-uzic?...

The Game (from The Game Show Host Murder)

Helplessly Knockin' into You Again

April 12, 2025 at 11:47 AM

Digital Weapons Music

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I literally never heard of #SteveReich until yesterday, which is bizarre for so many reasons, one of them being we are obviously time lost #minimalist musical #soulmates.

Here's some moody #ostinato with #delay for you. I'm going to go listen to Octet again....

#synthsky #skysynth #keyboards

April 12, 2025 at 11:36 AM

Digital Weapons Music

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Finally, got around to the video!

This is a #Cubase/#SpectraLayers #mashup of Helpless, Knockin' on Heaven's Door, and Fade into You ....

#csny #neilyoung #bobdylan #mazzystar #threechords #unmixing #chordprogression #cantcopyrightchords #justforfun

youtu.be/3RKfHCP42BM

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March 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM

Digital Weapons Music

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A chronology of #synthesizers and assorted music equipment over the (many) years ....

#skysynth #synthsky #electronica #electronicmusic #keyboards

youtube.com/post/UgkxVwW...

A chronology of the keyboards, synths, and other interesting music gear I've owned. This isn't complete but is "good enough" for now anyway. First, what I ha...

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March 7, 2025 at 1:54 AM

Digital Weapons Music

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It could work

March 5, 2025 at 7:37 AM

Digital Weapons Music

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Here's some #octatonic #shepardScale for you.

Somewhat prompted by watching Predator 2 last night -- Silvestri's Predator score is almost completely octatonic. Mostly just making myself "work" though.

#skysynth #synthsky #cubase #electronica

youtu.be/VCI_0jo5i2k

Octa Kronic Op 1