Day 14 of #jamuary2026, track 14: "Judgment Call x14 (Pi)".

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Day 14 of #jamuary2026, track 14: "Judgment Call x14 (Pi)". Good old #techno where #detroit meets #berlin.

If you've been following this Jamuary 2026 playlist, you know the cues are coming from the titles of episodes of the TV show "Numb3rs". the cue is (the title): "Judgment Call".

While I could say I am making a judgment call on this one, I'm focusing solely on "Call", as in telephone.

#jamuary #live #electronic #music
#telephone #electronicmusic #tr909

https://soundcloud.com/francois_dion/judgment-call-x14-pi?in=francois_dion/sets/jamuary-2026

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There is something about telephony that is inherently tied to electronic music (if for nothing else, due to Kraftwerk). Specifically I used some sounds that are typical of the telephone system, such as a POTS ringtone marking the first beat of each bar. And as you listen, you'll find the intro and ending also fully embrace the theme (and there's clearly a clin d'oeil to #kraftwerk )

#music #telephony #studio #jamuary

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The classic Roland TR909 (in form of the Behringer RD9 Rhythm Designer clone) not only drove the percussions, but was also played as a live instrument.

Only 2 basic patterns were programmed and all variations through the length of the recording are done by adding / removing certain beats, muting/unmuting parts and controlling the volume.

#live #studio #drums #tr909 #jamuary

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Accompanying the drums: Casio CZ101, Roland HS60 (Juno-106S) & Moog D, thanks to Pi. You know, 3.14...

Why?
In E01 of S02, Charlie mentions how Pi shows up in all kinds of places, & we don't know why. So why not incorporate some of these digits here?

How?
The 3 instruments are each playing on their own MIDI channel (3, 1, 4) and start their sequence on beats 3, 1 and 4 (out of 8 - I'm really using a 4/4 signature, but running clock at 160 to 245bpm, double speed, hence as if it was 8/4).