Meng Qi's guest appearances

Meng Qi

SOUND + PROCESS

Synth Design Podcast

Sound Method

Tony Rolando

Rodrigo Constanzo

Tom Whitwell

Josh Mason

Brian Alexander

Marcus Fischer

Joshua Saddler

Karl Fousek

Emily Sprague

Piotr Szyhalski

Angela Guyton

Nick Sanborn

Sean Hellfritsch

Ezra Buchla

Meredith Johnston

OwlTail

Meng Qi has been designing instruments for over 10 years. In this interview, we discuss the creative process behind the Wing Pinger. Inspired by Rob Hordijk's Blippoo Box, the Wing Pinger opens a world of sound design, performance and composition - exploring the boundaries of filter pinging. In designing the Wing Pinger, Meng Qi aimed for an intuitive, performative, instrument. The large chickenhead knobs allow for one finger swings that take the sound from beautiful melodies to complete chaos, and the touch keyboard encourages melodic performance. Join our community: https://www.synthux.academy/join-discord Check out the website for prototype images and extra content: https://www.synthux.academy/blog/meng-qi

Meng Qi has been designing instruments for over 10 years. In this interview, we discuss the creative process behind the Wing Pinger. Inspired by Rob Hordijk's Blippoo Box, the Wing Pinger opens a world of sound design, performance and composition - exploring the boundaries of filter pinging. In designing the Wing Pinger, Meng Qi aimed for an intuitive, performative, instrument. The large chickenhead knobs allow for one finger swings that take the sound from beautiful melodies to complete chaos, and the touch keyboard encourages melodic performance. Join our community: <a href="https://www.synthux.academy/join-discord" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.synthux.academy/join-discord</a> Check out the website for prototype images and extra content: <a href="https://www.synthux.academy/blog/meng-qi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.synthux.academy/blog/meng-qi</a>

Meng Qi // finding the intricate balance between harmony and chaos

Meng Qi is a pioneering synthesizer designer and musician, famous for his music and distinctive instruments, which are used by electronic artists all over the world.. He joins Sound Method to speak with hosts Jess Tsang and Noah Sniderman about his latest creation, The Wing Pinger, and his philosophy of instrument building.Meng Qi - WebsiteSound Method - WebsiteLinked in The Sound GardenMeng QiFlow [0:35]Filter Pinging [2:57]Trent Gill [3:24]Wing Pinger [3:37]One Beat [10:42]CreditsFlow [0:35]All other music - Jess Tsang

Meng Qi is a pioneering synthesizer designer and musician, famous for his music and distinctive instruments, which are used by electronic artists all over the world.. He joins Sound Method to speak with hosts Jess Tsang and Noah Sniderman about his latest creation, The Wing Pinger, and his philosophy of instrument building.<a href="https://www.mengqimusic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Meng Qi - Website</a><a href="https://soundmethod.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sound Method - Website</a>Linked in The Sound Garden<a href="https://soundmethod.org/the-sound-garden/meng-qi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Meng Qi</a><a href="https://soundmethod.org/the-sound-garden/flow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flow [0:35]</a><a href="https://soundmethod.org/the-sound-garden/filter-pinging" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Filter Pinging [2:57]</a><a href="https://soundmethod.org/the-sound-garden/trent-gill" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trent Gill [3:24]</a><a href="https://soundmethod.org/the-sound-garden/wing-pinger" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wing Pinger [3:37]</a><a href="https://soundmethod.org/the-sound-garden/one-beat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">One Beat [10:42]</a>Credits<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GARsbo7q79c" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flow [0:35]</a>All other music - Jess Tsang

Electronic Instrument Building with Meng Qi

Sound + Process # 13 features musician, designer, programmer and teacher Meng Qi. A pioneering interface theorist, Meng Qi is perhaps best known for opening new dimensions of control and interaction with Peter Blasser’s Ciat-Lonbarde circuits. His earliest module, Voltage Memory, is the first synth module to have ever been both designed and manufactured in China. Over the years, Meng Qi has released a wide spectrum of music with these and other instruments. His experiments with feedback and frequency modulation are only enhanced by explorations of tonality — the resulting songs are uniquely beautiful in both timbre and emotion.Since Meng Qi’s audiences span many countries and languages, I’ve chosen to present his episode in two different formats — one is a transcript annotated with audio at https://soundandprocess.com/ep_13 and the other is a standalone album with a downloadable document on https://soundandprocess.bandcamp.com. Visit one, visit both, but as always feel free to join the conversation on lines — https://llllllll.co.Before we part ways, this track ends with a short live performance that Meng Qi treated me to during our conversation.I hope you enjoy it. Thank you so much for listening.

Sound + Process # 13 features musician, designer, programmer and teacher Meng Qi. A pioneering interface theorist, Meng Qi is perhaps best known for opening new dimensions of control and interaction with Peter Blasser’s Ciat-Lonbarde circuits. His earliest module, Voltage Memory, is the first synth module to have ever been both designed and manufactured in China. Over the years, Meng Qi has released a wide spectrum of music with these and other instruments. His experiments with feedback and frequency modulation are only enhanced by explorations of tonality — the resulting songs are uniquely beautiful in both timbre and emotion. Since Meng Qi’s audiences span many countries and languages, I’ve chosen to present his episode in two different formats — one is a transcript annotated with audio at <a href="https://soundandprocess.com/ep_13" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://soundandprocess.com/ep_13</a> and the other is a standalone album with a downloadable document on <a href="https://soundandprocess.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://soundandprocess.bandcamp.com</a>. Visit one, visit both, but as always feel free to join the conversation on lines — <a href="https://llllllll.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://llllllll.co</a>. Before we part ways, this track ends with a short live performance that Meng Qi treated me to during our conversation. I hope you enjoy it. Thank you so much for listening.

Meng Qi: Sound + Process # 13 (+ live performance)