Rolf´s Infotalk 4: Andrew Macaulay - Part 1

This series of talks with successful and interesting people (musicians, producers, composers, manufacturers, sound designers, promoters, music marketers) has the motto “Learning about and learning from”. Today Rolf´s guest is Andrew Macaulay, one of the first third party developers for Voltage modular.

Content/Timeline:

00:00 Introducing the Artist and Developer

01:29 Producing Modules or Making Music?

06:23 Why Voltage Modular?

10:56 Why Just Another Module?

17:05 Ratcheting, Probability and Sonic Grains

23:13 How to Start Being a Professional Sound Coder?

Andrew Macaulay is a musician, a composer and producer as well as a developer of modules for Cherry Audio s Voltage Modular software synth.

His music explores synthesis, sequencing and melody, often with contrasting and complementary soundscapes and rhythms, reflecting and being influenced by the Berlin School movement of electronic music, ambient and electronica.

He uses a variety of synthesizers, sequencers and effects including custom modules that he has developed and are available commercially, Andrew composes, programmes, performs, mixes, engineers, produces and masters all his own material.

Andrew’s first album “The Isolation of Connection” is available on all of the major streaming and digital platforms.