krellscapes 
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A little demo with interesting modules from some new and not-so-new plugins.
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VCV Rack does a make-over on an old composition. See the YT notes for details.
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Like it, a great ‘Musique Concrete’ feel to it, One of my obsessions at present. Are there just those modules involved? A midi controller setting off the samples stutter?
@ady34 - Thanks for your comments, and yes indeed, the musique concrete feel was intentional. As I mention in my notes, many classic tape-studio techniques were used, including manual splicing. That’s where the stuttering comes from, btw. VCV Rack is used minimally in this recording, no generative stuff or extreme processing. Basically Rack only adds some reverb and spatialization to the original soundfile, just enough to buff up the surface. 
The results of the Charles Dodge Speech Songs, sound very similar to Sparky’s Magic Piano. Just listening to some on YouTube. Nysthi’s SAM would probably produce similar results in VCV Rack, not knocking the originals.
Too many options these days, then you had to work with a wall full of computers to get the same results. More experiments await!!
Kleinemaschinen ‘music’ thread - Music & Patches - VCV Community (vcvrack.com)
Dave, the last two, maybe of interest.
“Suzy? Suzy Creamcheese? This is the voice of your subconscious mind speaking, Suzy Suzy? What’s got into you?”
Yep, Frank’s floating around somewhere in there. His earliest stuff was a big influence, gotta give him special props for guiding me to the music of Edgard Varese.
I was watching TV a few years ago and the music in the background was “king kong”, but obviously not Zappa. Turned out it was a cover by Babe Ruth!
also Anton Webern 
Moody sounds from Studio D.
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VCV Rack interprets MIDI data from OpenMusic. NSFW. Probably not suitable anywhere. Caveat auditor.
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For me it’s more impenetrable. I’ll have to ask my doctor whether that’s a safe condition. 
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A noisefest from a series of studies with the dbRackCsound plugin.
From the notes:
NB: Caveat auditor ! I suggest playing it loud but I must warn potential listeners about what they’ll hear. This is “experimental music”, i.e. I’ve designed and implemented a generative structure that guarantees an unpredictable outcome. However, the patch is not at all random or unorganized, there is always some degree of periodicity and recognition of the audio source, regardless how extreme the processing becomes. So, to be clear: This is a noise piece, with at times very rapid changes of timbre and dynamics. There’s no melody or harmony in any usual sense, the timing is erratic and discontinuous, and the effected sounds may be a bit disturbing to some sensitive ears. You have been warned.
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Beautiful in it’s otherworldliness. Love it, now here’s the ask, is it available as a patch to play with? Would love to tinker with it. Reminds me of very early electronic music from the 50s, a good thing in my book?
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I’m preparing the patch for Patchstorage. I think all the modules I’ve used can be found in the library, but I have a tendency to use custom-built plugins (e.g. Southpole). I’ll post a notice when it’s up. Thank you for listening and for your comments. And yes, that particular sound is never far from my inner ear, I’m one of those fellows who saw Forbidden Planet in a theater shortly after its release.
Here 'tis. Have fun, let me know if you have any questions about its operation.
Visuals from the LFMEmbedded module, audio from Audible Instruments, Befaco, Squinky Labs, and friends.
AI’s version of Elements is such a fine synthesizer.
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A meditative excerpt from a work using a Csound instrument and my usual chord & bass players.
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Does the title have anything to do with Risset arpeggios or glissandos, or Risset rhythms? I coudn’t perceive anything, though I am not very good at picking it up unless it is simple and obvious.