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Continued from page 20 favorites like “ Metro .” Create skittering glitch rhythms and bleeps and bloops that would send Thom Yorke into orbit . Or create sounds that have never been heard by human ears .
The patchbook augments a pair of thorough user manuals that provide a deeper understanding for more patient readers . The Moog website also includes an array of simple video tutorials for enhancing your sequences with enhancements like glides or ratchet steps that add a flurry of pulses to a single sequenced note . A pair of dice are included for a tutorial game that illustrates how random patch changes can reveal widely varying tones . The dice game is a highly effective way to illustrate the application and adjustment of basic circuits such as VCO ( voltage control oscillator ), VCF ( voltage-controlled filter ), VCA ( voltage-controlled amplifier ), LFO ( low-frequency oscillator ), and more . The result is learning to recognize these functions ' sonic and musical impact rather than studying academic acoustical physics lessons . If your electrical engineering degree allows you deeper understanding of the mathematical properties , more power to you . But you needn ’ t have Wendy Carlos ’ acumen . Any inquisitive kid
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can make music within minutes . My own initial experiments had me bobbing to sequences and sounds in the ballpark of Devo ’ s “ Working in a Coal Mine .”
There ’ s little cause for complaint with this rig . The kit even includes tools for assembly and hardware adjustments . It would be nice if the summing mixer included a ?” output jack ( as the individual modules do ) for direct connection to a keyboard amplifier in addition to the included 1 / 8 ” output jack . Still , a simple cable adapter can remedy that .
Moog ’ s intentional attention to detail is evident throughout Moog Sound Studio . Care has clearly been taken to invite new users into what might seem like a challenging field and to make otherwise esoteric concepts as approachable and inviting as possible for children and studio geeks alike . Just bring your curiosity and creativity . This product drips with pride in quality and represents an expertly executed brand recalibration effort . Moog Sound Studio emphasizes fascination and fun . The packaging even says so explicitly : “ There are no rules . When you ’ re happy , you ’ ve won .” MSRP : $ 1599 ( moogmusic . com )
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Emily Blunt and Wayne Johnson in Jungle Cruise
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his past are revealed , Snake Eyes ’ honor and allegiance will be tested – even if that means losing the trust of those closest to him . It also stars Andrew Koji and Samara Weaving .
Jungle Cruise - July 30 Director - Jaume Collet-Serra Rated PG-13 - In Theaters & Disney +
Disney ’ s Jungle Cruise is a rollicking thrillride down the Amazon featuring a wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff and intrepid researcher , Dr . Lily Houghton . Lily travels from London to the Amazon jungle and enlists Frank ’ s questionable services to guide her downriver on La Quila — his ramshacklebut-charming boat . Lily is determined to uncover an ancient tree with unparalleled healing abilities — possessing the power to change the future of medicine . Thrust on this epic quest together , the unlikely duo encounters innumerable dangers and supernatural forces , all lurking in the deceptive beauty of the lush rainforest . But as the secrets of the
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lost tree unfold , the stakes reach even higher for Lily and Frank , and their fate — and mankind ’ s — hangs in the balance . Based on the classic film The African Queen ( 1951 ) with Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn , and the iconic Disney World ride .
Stillwater - July 30 Directed by Tom McCarthy Rated R - In Theaters
Matt Damon stars as Bill Baker , an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma who goes to Marseille , France , to visit his estranged daughter , Allison ( Abigail Breslin ), who is in prison for a murder she claims she did not commit . Faced with language barriers , a complicated legal system he doesn ’ t understand , and he makes it his personal mission to exonerate his daughter . Also starring Camille Cottin and Lila Siauvaud as a mother and her young daughter who support Bill on his quest for justice .
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