SPONSORED BY LOGITECH
On this sponsored episode of the podcast, Ben, Cassidy, and Ryan chat with composer and the live coder Alexandra Cardenas. They chat about how she went from studying music to coding it, the tools and software that let her feel like she’s making music directly with her brain, and the comma that silenced her show for nine tense minutes.
Episode notes
If you want to hear more of her work, check out Alexandra’s Instagram.
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She uses Tidal Cycles and Supercollider to make algorithms that get people to dance.
Interested in algoraves? You may be able to find one near you or run your own.
Check out Alexandra in her ad for Logitech, then check out her favorite keyboard.
Source: https://stackoverflow.blog/2023/10/04/how-an-algo-raver-stays-in-key-boards/
