.microsound is an electronic gathering oriented toward discussion of the styles of digital and post-digital music promulgated by the proliferation and widespread adoption of digital signal processing (dsp) tools.
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.microsound is not a “genre” mailing list, since this proliferation has occurred largely without regard for stylistic boundary. instead, .microsound presents itself as a forum for the discussion and exploration of a more general “digital aesthetic” manifesting across a wide variety of styles and disciplines — from academic computer music to post-industrial noise to experimental ambient and post-techno.
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although certain aspects of production inevitably enter discussion, .microsound is not a music-makers list; if you're after detailed deliberation of the merits of this or that dsp card or vst plugin, we recommend lists such as csound, MAX/MSP, pro-audio, freesound, music-dsp, structured audio, lo-fi, and gameaudiopro that capably handle these topics.
,microsound is an unmediated list, but that doesn't mean anything goes. posts should concern topics of historical, conceptual, or experiential relevance to digital and post-digital music. record and event reviews are encouraged; mean-spirited pissing contests are not. announcements regarding new releases, performances, tours, and so forth pertinent to the list's scope will be tolerated in brief, and by subscribers whose contributions otherwise exceed postings of this sort.
.microsound refuses to become a sounding board for ebay auctions, playlists, and the periodic expurgations of listmembers' record collections. extended for-sale lists are not allowed, although brief posts containing urls where such lists can be viewed are acceptable. posters who abuse these few guidelines will be hounded into submission. failing that, they will be removed from the list.
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this is for anything that is not aesthetic discussion, including may of the topics outlined above. you can subscribe to the list over the web.