Programming Synths and Chewing Gum with Francis Preve - Music Production Podcast #273
Francis Preve is a sound designer, journalist, and educator. He teaches synthesis and sound design at Austin Community College. Francis is one of the most in-demand synthesizer programmers in the world. He makes factory presets for companies like Roland, Sequential, Korg, and Ableton, just to name a few. His company, SympleSound, provides some of the finest sound libraries available. Francis' latest work is a collaboration of Serum presets with sound designer Tom Wolfe.
For our third conversation on the podcast, Francis and I covered quite a range of topics, including his many projects during the pandemic, memories of Dave Smith, and why you shouldn't listen to your tracks until they are finished. As usual, it was an honor to speak with Francis and learn from one of the masters of the field.
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Show Notes:
Francis' Site - https://www.francispreve.com
Symplesound - https://www.symplesound.com
Tonepaper Ambient Album - http://tonepaper.com
Tom Wolfe - Francis Preve Collaboration - http://synthvault.net
Francis' Serum Preset Collections - https://xferrecords.com/preset_packs/manufacturers/francis-preve
Watch + Learn Tutorials - https://www.francispreve.com/blog/2020/5/22/watchlearn-index-1-20200522
Microtonal w/Richard James - https://warp.net/editorial/richard-d-james-speaks-to-tatsuya-takahashi
Ableton Micro Tuner Pack - https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/microtuner/
Broken Synths with Brian Eno - https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2012/02/20/brian-eno-and-his-broken-yamaha-dx7-synths/Calvin and Hobbes "Chewing" Magazine - https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1992/05/05
Freshen-up Gum - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5sGX8VM22E
The Go-Giver - https://amzn.to/3AAxM7R
The War of Art - https://amzn.to/3OVz6GY
Vinyl Williams - https://vinylwilliams.com
Francis on MPP #38 - https://brianfunk.com/blog/2017/10/30/38-francis-preve-sound-designer-educator
Francis on MPP #98 - https://brianfunk.com/blog/2019/1/29/98-francis-preve-2-sound-design-synthesis-vanlife
Brian Funk Links:
My Website - https://brianfunk.com
Intro Music Made with Dream Organ Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/dream-organ
Ableton Live Pack Archive - https://brianfunk.com/blog/ableton-live-pack-archive
Music Production Club - https://brianfunk.com/mpc
Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/podcast
Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at my store with the code: PODCAST - https://brianfunk.com/store
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