# music theory (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 16 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover music theory. Page: Feed: --- ## [CRSSD Festival Reveals Full Lineup for Fall 2026](https://www.attackmagazine.com/news/crssd-festival-reveals-full-lineup-for-fall-2026/) _2026-08-21 · ericadmin · Attack Magazine_ CRSSD Festival has confirmed its complete lineup for its Fall 2026 edition, returning to Waterfront Park in San Diego on 26 and 27 September. Headlining the two-day event are Chris Lake b2b Disclosure (DJ set) and Mochakk, alongside a bill stacked with electronic music heavyweights. Also confirmed are 999999999, Boys Noize, Groove Armada (DJ set), I Hate Models, Marlon Hoffstadt, Mathame and VTSS.… ## [MIX TWENTY-ONE](https://songsbrew.com/p/mix-twenty-one) _2026-08-21 · SongsBrew_ Lancelot, Lewca, Dimblue, Falselove, Jona Mgnta ## [That Yoinky Sploinky](https://songsbrew.com/p/that-yoinky-sploinky) _2026-08-20 · SongsBrew_ When is a duck not a duck? When it's the bass. ## [AI is harmful for learning which is why I’m banning it in my classes](https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2026/ai-is-harmful-for-learning-which-is-why-im-banning-it-in-my-classes/) _2026-08-20 · Ethan · The Ethan Hein Blog_ I put up my course web site for History of 20th Century American Popular Music, which includes an assignment due the first day of class: read about Stephen Foster and “Old Folks at Home”, listen to recordings of the song by Al Jolson and Ray Charles, and write a one paragraph response. Within 24 hours of emailing the students that … Continue reading "AI is harmful for learning which is why I’m… ## [The Mind Builds an API](https://kennethreitz.org/essays/2026-08-20-the_mind_builds_an_api) _2026-08-20 · Kenneth Reitz_ Iris, Violet, and the human-readable interfaces of System 777 For months I have been asking the wrong question about Violet. What is she? An alter? An anima? A tulpa-like companion? A dream guide? A daimon? A spiritual being who attached herself to me? A personification of some part of my... ## [Flow State, Metered](https://kennethreitz.org/essays/2026-08-20-flow_state_metered) _2026-08-20 · Kenneth Reitz_ I remember what programming used to feel like in my body. There was a file open in Sublime Text, a terminal beside it, and one problem occupying the whole available field of consciousness. I would change a line, run the program, read the failure, and change another line. Hours disappeared.... ## [Cleaning Up Vocal Rips With LALAL.AI Lynx](https://www.attackmagazine.com/technique/tutorials/cleaning-up-vocal-rips-with-lalal-ai-lynx/) _2026-08-18 · Adam Douglas · Attack Magazine_ Grabbing vocal samples from the internet or vinyl? Here’s how to clean up voice rips with LALAL.AI and its new algorithm, Lynx , and use them in tracks. There’s nothing like a vocal sample to spice up a track. Whether that be an acapella, a stem, or a bit of dialog from an old movie, a well-timed voice can add depth and interest to most any production. However, not every sample will be as clean as… [Listen](https://www.attackmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/real-shock.wav) ## [The Decoder](https://songsbrew.com/p/the-decoder) _2026-08-18 · SongsBrew_ Because "it just sounds good" is not a sentence (ish). ## [Compulsive Meter](https://songsbrew.com/p/compulsive-meter) _2026-08-13 · SongsBrew_ Your washing machine is not singing to you. ## [The Child Who Asked Why](https://matcreedon.substack.com/p/the-child-who-asked-why) _2026-08-12 · Mat Creedon · Mat Creedon – Music is Medicine_ What teaching children has taught me about music, mistakes, comparison—and the rules we collect as we grow older ## [Auto-trade Cross-Exchange Gaps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/XpEfSx5FXhol) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Find cross-exchange spreads, backtest strategies, and execute automatically with risk controls. ## [KASHOVSKI “Great Music Alone Isn’t Always Enough To Build A Career”](https://www.attackmagazine.com/features/qa/kashovski/) _2026-08-10 · ericadmin · Attack Magazine_ Off the back of new single " Show Me", Kashovski takes on our Q&A, covering everything from Zidane to his greatest fear. What's your greatest fear? God's judgement. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Sometimes I'm a bit too reserved. If you weren't making or playing music, what would you be doing? A professional athlete. Maybe football, if I'd been good enough. What was your most… ## [My 20th Century American Pop History syllabus](https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2026/my-20th-century-american-pop-history-syllabus/) _2026-08-09 · Ethan · The Ethan Hein Blog_ See also a discussion of our kickoff song. The course will have two components: weekly listening, reading and discussion assignments, and an ongoing public-facing writing project. You and your classmates will assemble a public-facing annotated playlist of key songs from across the 20th century. For the midterm, you will choose a song released between 1900 Continue reading "My 20th Century American… ## [I decided what song I’m going to start my History of 20th Century American Popular Music class with](https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2026/i-decided-what-song-im-going-to-start-my-history-of-20th-century-american-popular-music-class-with/) _2026-08-07 · Ethan · The Ethan Hein Blog_ Content warning: this post includes offensive imagery. One of my tasks for the next two weeks is to put together my syllabus for NYU’s new music history class on 20th century American popular music. To start the semester off, I wanted to find a song that spans many styles and eras, and that lays the thematic foundation Continue reading "I decided what song I m going to start my History of 20th… ## [Obsidian for Academics: The Absolute Beginner’s Guide](https://girlinbluemusic.com/obsidian-for-academics-the-absolute-beginners-guide/) _2026-08-07 · Amy · Girl in Blue Music_ Set up your Obsidian vault for academic success with this beginner's guide to Obsidian. In this post and video, I walk you through setting up your very first vault, themes, learning basic markdown, as well as introducing you to plugins, bases, and templates. If Obsidian overwhelms you, but you know it'll help you in your academic work, then this post and video is for you! ## [Phantom Width](https://songsbrew.com/p/phantom-width) _2026-08-06 · SongsBrew_ 40 milliseconds ## [Announcing RetroVault](https://kennethreitz.org/essays/2026-08-05-announcing_retrovault) _2026-08-05 · Kenneth Reitz_ RomM is the best thing to happen to my game library, and I think it is a preview of how personal media should work generally. Point it at a collection and it scans the files, identifies their systems, enriches them with metadata and artwork, understands multi-disc games and revisions and... ## [The Child Who Forgot How to Listen](https://matcreedon.substack.com/p/the-child-who-forgot-how-to-listen) _2026-08-04 · Mat Creedon · Mat Creedon – Music is Medicine_ Perhaps healing isn't about becoming someone new. Perhaps it's remembering who you were before the stories began. ## [Announcing the Packer Plugin for Artifactory](https://tenthirtyam.org/dispatches/2026/08/04/announcing-the-packer-plugin-for-artifactory/) _2026-08-04 · ryan@tenthirtyam.org (Ryan Johnson) · Hypertext Dispatches_ Today marks the v0.1.0 release of the Packer Plugin for Artifactory , my first standalone Packer plugin. This one's been on the list for a while. The plugin adds an artifactory post-processor. After a Packer build produces an OVA or OVF, the post-processor uploads it straight to JFrog Artifactory. Build, export, upload, done. No handoff step, no separate script, no copy-pasting artifact paths into… ## [Announcing the Packer Plugin for VMware vSphere v2.3.0](https://tenthirtyam.org/dispatches/2026/08/04/announcing-the-packer-plugin-for-vmware-vsphere-v230/) _2026-08-04 · ryan@tenthirtyam.org (Ryan Johnson) · Hypertext Dispatches_ Packer Plugin for VMware vSphere v2.3.0 was released on 03 August 2026! This release expands how vsphere-clone starts a build. Inventory templates still work. So do content library items, and local or remote OVF/OVA packages. Remote sources support HTTP, HTTPS, and HTTPS with basic authentication. Pick the source that matches where the image already lives, then customize, provision, and publish as… ## [My Favorite Things update](https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2026/my-favorite-things-update/) _2026-08-03 · Ethan · The Ethan Hein Blog_ Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens by Dr. Ethan Hein Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens Read on Substack Last week I was at the International Society for Music Education conference, which is by a wide margin the biggest academic conference I have ever been to. I presented about teaching pop music theory Continue reading "My Favorite Things update" ## [PixelRift — Platforming with Level Editor (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/AjGYNQ6pkM2T) _2026-08-03 · **Sponsored**_ Includes a built-in level editor, campaign with elemental heroes, and boss encounters. ## [Native Instrument’s SuperStarSaw Review](https://www.attackmagazine.com/reviews/gear-software/native-instruments-superstarsaw-review/) _2026-08-03 · ericadmin · Attack Magazine_ It’s not often an instrument tells you what it is so blatantly. And perhaps there’s a reason for that, as SuperStarSaw is far more than the one-trick pony its name suggests. It’s not uncommon for me to start a review with a disclaimer or controversial statement, so here goes: I really like SuperStarSaw… but not for its ‘super saw’ patches. And I’m not even sure that sound is the best reason to buy… [Listen](https://www.attackmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/SuperStarSaw-–-Strictly-Rave-preset-Jam.mp3) ## [Oh, Adeline](https://tenthirtyam.org/dispatches/2026/08/02/oh-adeline/) _2026-08-02 · ryan@tenthirtyam.org (Ryan Johnson) · Hypertext Dispatches_ An original murder ballad, inspired by the traditional folk songs “Poor Ellen Smith” and “Two Sisters” !!! warning "Trigger Warning" This piece incl... ## [For It All](https://tenthirtyam.org/dispatches/2026/08/01/for-it-all/) _2026-08-01 · ryan@tenthirtyam.org (Ryan Johnson) · Hypertext Dispatches_ !!! lyrics "Lyrics" \*\*For It All\*\* The radiator’s humming The lights are turned down low I’m leaning on the counter Watching head... ## [reFX releases Rippler, a dual‑layer physical modelling synthesiser](https://www.attackmagazine.com/news/refx-releases-rippler-a-dual-layer-physical-modelling-synthesiser/) _2026-07-31 · ericadmin · Attack Magazine_ New plugin combines resonator‑based acoustic emulation with subtractive synthesis, launching at an introductory price of $99 . reFX has released Rippler, a new plugin that combines physical modelling with subtractive synthesis across two independent layers. The plugin is available now for macOS 10.13 and later, supporting both Apple Silicon and Intel processors, and for Windows 10 and above, in… ## [Chromaesthesia.](https://songsbrew.com/p/chromaesthesia) _2026-07-30 · SongsBrew_ You already hear in color. Probably. ## [Music Is Medicine #1: Are You Hearing Reality… or a Story?](https://matcreedon.substack.com/p/music-is-medicine-1-are-you-hearing) _2026-07-29 · Mat Creedon · Mat Creedon – Music is Medicine_ What if the greatest lesson music can teach us has nothing to do with notes—and everything to do with the way we experience life? ## [The Bare Necessities: Song Type as a Highly Diagnostic Feature in the Disney Sound](https://girlinbluemusic.com/the-bare-necessities-song-type-as-a-highly-diagnostic-feature-in-the-disney-sound/) _2026-07-29 · Amy · Girl in Blue Music_ People categorize objects differently, depending on context, by comparing the features of the objects present. While structural alignment theory is useful in the exploration of categorization, it does not identify which essential features are required for musical category membership, like genres (Gentner and Markman 1994; 1997; 2005; Markman and Gentner 1993). Tversky (1977) addresses this by… ## [If You Give a Mouse a Melody: In Search of the Disney Sound](https://girlinbluemusic.com/if-you-give-a-mouse-a-melody-in-search-of-the-disney-sound/) _2026-07-28 · Amy · Girl in Blue Music_ Watch the video version here! This post comes from a talk I gave at AMS-SMT in November 2025. Slides are \[ \] [Listen](https://girlinbluemusic.com/wp-content/uploads/shooting-star-hercules.mp3) ## [How To make your own kick drums in Diva](https://www.attackmagazine.com/technique/synth-secrets/how-to-make-your-own-kick-drums-in-diva/) _2026-07-28 · Ivan Sholomove · Attack Magazine_ With so many kick drum samples available, it’s easy to overlook the benefits of programming your own. It only takes seconds. Kick drums, eh? You can’t live with ‘em, but you can’t live without programming ‘em. Except, of course, you can – there are bloody millions of kick samples to choose from! So why bother programming your own? Three reasons, really. 1. It’s a great way to really tailor your… [Listen](https://www.attackmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Step_2_not_a_kick.mp3) ## [MIX TWENTY](https://songsbrew.com/p/mix-twenty) _2026-07-24 · SongsBrew_ BOCIGE, CHRIS CASEY, Colosamson, Ginger,Honey, Rawda ## [Chovy's Blog: Agentic Coding (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/mWhR7Hx8iu5j) _2026-07-24 · **Sponsored**_ Personal posts on agentic coding, moshcode CLI, and security findings. ## [Studied Ear.](https://songsbrew.com/p/studied-ear) _2026-07-23 · SongsBrew_ It is graduation time. ## [Why Do I Get Nervous When I Perform?](https://matcreedon.substack.com/p/why-do-i-get-nervous-when-i-perform) _2026-07-22 · Mat Creedon · Mat Creedon – Music is Medicine_ Perhaps it's not the audience you're afraid of… perhaps it's the past. ## [Seven and Nine](https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2026/seven-and-nine/) _2026-07-22 · Ethan · The Ethan Hein Blog_ I did two more podcast episodes about odd meter, about septuple and nonuple respectively, enjoy. Seven mysteries by Dr. Ethan Hein Read on Substack Nine he gave to mortal men, proud and great, and so ensnared them by Dr. Ethan Hein Read on Substack This is going to be it for odd meters, unless there s Continue reading "Seven and Nine" ## [5 of the Best Software and Hardware Trackers](https://www.attackmagazine.com/reviews/the-best/5-of-the-best-software-and-hardware-trackers/) _2026-07-22 · Adam Douglas · Attack Magazine_ If you make a genre like jungle, IDM or breakcore, you need a tracker. These are the five best trackers available, plus how to bring one into your workflow. We’re all familiar with the traditional DAW sequencer, which scrolls along a timeline from left to right. Most major DAWs use some kind of horizontal sequencer, with note information represented as blocks on a piano roll, but this is not the… [Listen](https://www.attackmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Renoise-Jungle.wav) ## [How to Structure an Ansible Collection](https://tenthirtyam.org/dispatches/2026/07/21/how-to-structure-an-ansible-collection/) _2026-07-21 · ryan@tenthirtyam.org (Ryan Johnson) · Hypertext Dispatches_ { align=right width=150 .skip-lightbox } I recently wrapped up work on an Ansible collection I developed for a customer through my role at Broadcom. With the project complete, I wanted to write down the structure it followed and the reasons behind it. This guide is for developers building their first collection and maintainers checking an existing one against Ansible's recommended practices. Those… ## [Native Instruments and A. G. Cook launch Super\*Saw synthesiser](https://www.attackmagazine.com/news/native-instruments-and-a-g-cook-launch-supersaw-synthesiser/) _2026-07-20 · ericadmin · Attack Magazine_ The new soft synth adapts A. G. Cook’s layered supersaw production techniques for a dedicated plug-in. Super\*Saw combines dual oscillator banks, patch morphing, harmonic tools, effects and Native Instruments hardware integration. Native Instruments has released Super\*Saw, a soft synth developed with British producer and PC Music founder A. G. Cook. The instrument is based on patches and production… ## [OrchiD: Who Knew Chords Could Be This Much Fun?](https://www.attackmagazine.com/reviews/gear-software/orchid-who-knew-chords-could-be-this-much-fun/) _2026-07-20 · Adam Douglas · Attack Magazine_ Telepathic Instruments’ Orchid is a fantastic chord generator from Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, but can it appeal to dance music producers too? Telepathic Instruments describe their synthesizer Orchid as an ideas machine. The Orchid ORC-1 (to use its full name) sprung from the mind of Kevin Parker, he of Tame Impala fame. You can read more about how it came to be in our interview with Telepathic’s… [Listen](https://www.attackmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/orchid-looper.mp3) ## [Teaching Cannoli Which Screen Is Home](https://kennethreitz.org/essays/2026-07-18-teaching_cannoli_which_screen_is_home) _2026-07-18 · Kenneth Reitz_ The AYN Thor is an Android handheld with two screens and, out of the box, no opinion about what either of them is for. The upper screen is wide and bright and obviously wants to be where the game happens. The lower screen is smaller, nearly square, and close to... ## [MIX NINETEEN](https://songsbrew.com/p/mix-nineteen) _2026-07-17 · SongsBrew_ Jeffery Broussard & The Nighttime Syndicate, Stephen Jayes White, Cartfish, James Tonic, Star Slinger ## [Involuntary Hallucination](https://songsbrew.com/p/involuntary-hallucination) _2026-07-16 · SongsBrew_ We are all making stuff up. ## [The Story You're Adding to the Music](https://matcreedon.substack.com/p/the-story-youre-adding-to-the-music) _2026-07-15 · Mat Creedon · Mat Creedon – Music is Medicine_ Why the greatest obstacle to learning music is often the story we tell ourselves before we play the first note. ## [Take Five](https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2026/take-five/) _2026-07-15 · Ethan · The Ethan Hein Blog_ Even before I posted this one, I started getting suggestions for songs in 5/4, and a few in 10/4. I m sorry if I didn t mention your favorite, this isn t meant to be exhaustive, it s just some representative examples that I find interesting or personally significant. Take Five by Dr. Ethan Hein The meanings of quintuple Continue reading "Take Five" ## [Teaching Pop Music Analysis for Non-Majors](https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2026/teaching-pop-music-analysis-for-non-majors/) _2026-07-12 · Ethan · The Ethan Hein Blog_ I am teaching two new NYU classes this fall. One of them is History of 20th Century American Popular Music, which I wrote about recently. The other is Pop Music Analysis for Non-Majors. I enjoy teaching new classes, even though they require a lot more work than teaching an existing class. The history class takes Continue reading "Teaching Pop Music Analysis for Non-Majors" ## [MIX EIGHTEEN](https://songsbrew.com/p/mix-eighteen) _2026-07-10 · SongsBrew_ Dumaurra, Nightjoy, Basement Letters, Emnoir, Ilmarinen ## [FL Studio 2026 Adds Redesigned FLEX, Cloud Backup and Built-In Smart Assistance](https://www.attackmagazine.com/news/fl-studio-2026-adds-redesigned-flex-cloud-backup-and-built-in-smart-assistance/) _2026-07-09 · ericadmin · Attack Magazine_ Image-Line’s latest FL Studio update rebuilds FLEX, adds encrypted project backup through FL Cloud and expands Gopher, its built-in workflow assistant. The free 2026 release also introduces Transmitter, expands Loop Starter content and adds several smaller changes aimed at day-to-day production. Image-Line has released FL Studio 2026, the latest version of its long-running DAW, as a free update… ## [Ten of the Best: Drum Machines Over $500](https://www.attackmagazine.com/reviews/the-best/ten-of-the-best-drum-machines-over-500/) _2026-07-09 · Adam Douglas · Attack Magazine_ Looking for a new rhythm machine? If you’ve got the cash, these 10 drum machines over $500 have the beats - and plenty more premium features as well. When did drum machines get so fancy? It used to be you got a few sampled or analog sounds, a basic sequencer, and maybe swing if you were lucky. Now a single drum machine can have enough power to make an entire track - and an interesting track too.… ## [What Are You Really Practising?](https://matcreedon.substack.com/p/what-are-you-really-practising) _2026-07-09 · Mat Creedon · Mat Creedon – Music is Medicine_ Every Note Trains the Musician. Every Thought Trains the Mind. ## [The Night Has a Thousand Eyes](https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2026/the-night-has-a-thousand-eyes/) _2026-07-05 · Ethan · The Ethan Hein Blog_ The album Coltrane’s Sound begins explosively. There’s a single-note saxophone pickup, and then bang, straight into the full band playing a big, bright latin tune. A few seconds in, the feel changes to swing, then back to latin. Sometimes the chords are pedaled, floating and modal; other times they seem like regular functional circle-of-fifths changes, Continue reading "The Night Has a Thousand… ## [Teaching the history of 20th century American popular music](https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2026/teaching-the-history-of-20th-century-american-popular-music/) _2026-07-02 · Ethan · The Ethan Hein Blog_ In the fall, I’m teaching a new music history class at NYU on 20th century American popular music. This is not a history of rock. When the department says “20th century”, they mean the entire 20th century. We don’t get to Elvis until after the midterm. The most difficult part is going to be the Continue reading "Teaching the history of 20th century American popular music" ## [Farmer's Daughter](https://tenthirtyam.org/dispatches/2026/07/02/farmers-daughter/) _2026-07-02 · ryan@tenthirtyam.org (Ryan Johnson) · Hypertext Dispatches_ !!! note "Reflection" Published alongside Field After Field, Song After Song , a reflection on the ...