PRODUCER’S GUIDE Ambient Synths
Ambient sounds, synths and loop creation INCLUDES VIDEO AND AUDIO VAULT.FUTUREMUSIC.CO.UK
Ambient music can be linked back to the launch of the first modular synths and synth experimentation/electro-acoustic music by composers and artists such as Brian Eno, Wendy Carlos and Jean-Michel Jarre and bands/collectives such as The BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Tangerine Dream and Kraftwerk. In the ’90s/’00s artists including The Orb, Enigma, Enya, Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada, Omni Trio, Autechre, Burial, Moby, Photek and the KLF fused minimalistic synths, lush FX, samples and textures with beat-driven styles such as House, Techno, Broken Beat, Downtempo and D ’n’ B but, rather than focusing on Pop chord progressions and short 3:30 forms, the resulting tracks were often more abstract/experimental, varied in length and focused on…
