Computer Music

#15 Tong organ

When we look back at the sounds used in music production over the last 30 years or so, there are certain seminal elements that seem to keep coming around, continuing to offer a contemporary angle on production, despite the fact that their origin harks back many years.

One such sound is the patch which is often referred to as the Tong organ. So called, because of its organistic qualities, the Tong patch emphasises the harmonic from the series that reproduces the

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