Re: Faking Autechre
David Newman <[email protected]> Sun, 17 May 2026 11:30:08 +0100
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--Apple-Mail=_16CFC155-4349-44D2-9BA9-DF9EC24DA1DE Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Its great Kent! Best wishes David Newman www.audiobulb.com <http://www.audiobulb.com/> : exploratory music www.audiomoves.com <http://www.audiomoves.com/> : ambient music sync = specialist www.volume-objects.com <http://www.volume-objects.com/> : abstract = ambience :: broken space On 16 May 2026, at 22:27, kent williams <[email protected]> wrote: This grew out of a conversation with David Abravenel and Peter Kirn about AI music generation. David made an "AI" plugin generate Autechre FM drums. So my answer was ME SMART ME FAKE AUTECHRE THE HUMAN WAY. Took me about 90 minutes. There are mistakes in it since it's a first take recording. But I think it illustrates the fact that once you understand some of the techniques Autechre uses, you can imitate them fairly easily. It doesn't mean it's a great track, it means that Autechre's sound design techniques are not that arcane. What makes Autechre Autechre is what they do with the tools they've chosen. Their intent, their ideas about pacing and progression in electronic music. https://cornwarning.com/chaircrusher/Chaircrusher-SpringFauxtreche.mp3 --Apple-Mail=_16CFC155-4349-44D2-9BA9-DF9EC24DA1DE Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <html aria-label=3D"message body"><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" = content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii"></head><body = style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = line-break: after-white-space;">Its great Kent!<br = id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div> <meta charset=3D"UTF-8"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, = 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; = text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: = none; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, = 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; = text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: = none; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;"><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Best wishes</p><p = class=3D"MsoNormal">David Newman</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span = style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Helvetica Light", = sans-serif; color: rgb(11, 118, 160);"><a = href=3D"http://www.audiobulb.com/"><span style=3D"color: rgb(11, 118, = 160);">www.audiobulb.com</span></a> : </span><span = style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Helvetica Light", = sans-serif;">exploratory music</span><span style=3D"font-size: = 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span = style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Helvetica Light", = sans-serif; color: rgb(11, 118, 160);"><a = href=3D"http://www.audiomoves.com/"><span style=3D"color: rgb(11, 118, = 160);">www.audiomoves.com</span></a></span><span style=3D"font-size: = 10pt; font-family: "Helvetica Light", sans-serif;"> : = ambient music sync specialist</span><span style=3D"font-size: = 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span = style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Helvetica Light", = sans-serif; color: rgb(11, 118, 160);"><a = href=3D"http://www.volume-objects.com/"><span style=3D"color: rgb(11, = 118, 160);">www.volume-objects.com</span></a></span><span = style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Helvetica Light", = sans-serif;"> : abstract ambience :: broken = space</span></p></div></div></div> </div> <div><br><div>On 16 May 2026, at 22:27, kent williams = <[email protected]> wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div>This grew out of a = conversation with David Abravenel and Peter Kirn<br>about AI music = generation. David made an "AI" plugin generate Autechre<br>FM = drums.<br><br>So my answer was ME SMART ME FAKE AUTECHRE THE HUMAN WAY. = Took me<br>about 90 minutes.<br><br>There are mistakes in it since it's = a first take recording. But I<br>think it illustrates the fact that once = you understand some of the<br>techniques Autechre uses, you can imitate = them fairly easily. It<br>doesn't mean it's a great track, it means that = Autechre's sound design<br>techniques are not that arcane.<br><br>What = makes Autechre Autechre is what they do with the tools = they've<br>chosen. Their intent, their ideas about pacing and = progression in<br>electronic = music.<br><br>https://cornwarning.com/chaircrusher/Chaircrusher-SpringFaux= treche.mp3<br></div></div></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_16CFC155-4349-44D2-9BA9-DF9EC24DA1DE--