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John Walden
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Composer/musician & music technology journalist/educator.

A geek for all things tech, passionate about science, and addicted to cats....

Website and music tech blog: https://daftdogmusic.com/blog/
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This was an interesting watch on YouTube.... A great experiment to explore the difference between an AI music 'performance' and a real human performance.

Watch here..... youtu.be/b5R8EB8iSDA?...
.... and then read here.... daftdogmusic.com/blog/ai-musi...

#AImusic, #thevelvetsundown, #sonsoflegion
August 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Critical Thinking 101 - and why we need it. Well worth a watch and the website is a great resource....

#criticalthinking #thinkingispower

thinkingispower.com

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178K views · 5.1K reactions | I teach a general-education science course that focuses on critical thinking, and every semester I start class with this thought experiment. Beliefs are... | By Thinking...
I teach a general-education science course that focuses on critical thinking, and every semester I start class with this thought experiment. Beliefs are...
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May 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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The role of AI in both the creation and production of music opens up all sorts of interesting and challenging questions.... No, I don't know the answers either but this piece helped me exercise my own thoughts....

daftdogmusic.com/blog/from-eq...

#music #AImusic #musictechnology
May 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Cubase's Modulators provide all sorts of creative and corrective options..... This was fun to experiment with :-)

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#Steinberg #Cubase #SoundOnSound
May 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Gotta love some Fusion music, Toontrack style :-)
#Toontrack
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May 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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This was not quite what I expected.... but, as ever with EastWest, the quality of the sounds is top-notch :-)
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May 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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If you are interested in how AI's impact on music production and the music industry might develop, this article from Sonarworks is well worth a read.....

www.sonarworks.com/blog/researc...

#Sonarworks #music&AI
CEO Keynote: AI in the Music Industry – Should You Fight It, Ignore It, or Embrace It? - Sonarworks Blog
Is AI-generated music the future or just hype? In this deep dive, the CEO of Sonarworks explores the impact of AI on music production, distribution, and industry stakeholders. Based on 100+ expert int...
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March 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Blimey, this is really very good.... With The Pulse, @sonuscore.com have made an excellent companion to their brilliant The Score instrument for modern film/TV/games composition..... It's also a lot of fun to use :-)
March 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Amazing to see how easy it now is to mock up a full orchestral arrangement on an iPad....

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#iOSmusic #SteinbergMedia #SoundOnSound
February 22, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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I'm new to Bluesky and I appreciate this is an unusual first thing to post.... but this video left me in absolute pieces.... How anyone has the guts to do this is beyond me....
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#Steinberg #Cubase oh, and #f**kcancer
Goodbye - I've had the worst possible news.
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February 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM