rauðvik / blávik (they/þau) 💛🤍💜🖤
@raudvik.myatproto.social
Cinematic/drone ambient musician, composer, & sound designer
https://raudvik.bandcamp.com
https://www.subvert.fm/raudvik
🚫NO AI🚫
🖤🩶🩵🤍🩵🩶🖤
🖤🩶🤍💜
Into gaming, space, synthesizers, music, languages, and cats
Living with autoimmune hepatitis and making some art.
https://raudvik.bandcamp.com
https://www.subvert.fm/raudvik
🚫NO AI🚫
🖤🩶🩵🤍🩵🩶🖤
🖤🩶🤍💜
Into gaming, space, synthesizers, music, languages, and cats
Living with autoimmune hepatitis and making some art.
Pinned
A periodic reminder that if you are a purveyor of genAI "art", this is not a space in which you should expect to feel welcome.
The exit door is open 24/7/365, and there is no cause for a scene on your way out through it.
The exit door is open 24/7/365, and there is no cause for a scene on your way out through it.
I read, I make music, and if I’m going to watch a movie or TV show, it’s one I outright own on physical media. I wholeheartedly refuse – now even more so – to participate in the streaming game
Not to mention the fact that I find most new movies and TV shows boring and trite as hell
Not to mention the fact that I find most new movies and TV shows boring and trite as hell
already own. I think they have finally merged themselves to the point that I won't be giving my money to these mega merged companies. Not to mention who was behind the merger. I'd rather read a book than subscribe to one more streaming service. How about you?
October 5, 2026 at 9:01 PM
I read, I make music, and if I’m going to watch a movie or TV show, it’s one I outright own on physical media. I wholeheartedly refuse – now even more so – to participate in the streaming game
Not to mention the fact that I find most new movies and TV shows boring and trite as hell
Not to mention the fact that I find most new movies and TV shows boring and trite as hell
What I do still notice – and I'm having to get used to – is this:
With the decay amount of my filter envelope being modulated (both lengthened and shortened) by an LFO as well as the cutoff frequency being controlled by one of the freely-assignable sequencer lanes on the modwave, with that sequence
With the decay amount of my filter envelope being modulated (both lengthened and shortened) by an LFO as well as the cutoff frequency being controlled by one of the freely-assignable sequencer lanes on the modwave, with that sequence
Since I've had the Editor/Librarian closed and the modwave just running without the USB cable plugged into the back, I haven't noticed any issues, so that's a fun new hiccup
At least it's neither my monitors nor the synthesizer itself
Hooray
At least it's neither my monitors nor the synthesizer itself
Hooray
October 5, 2026 at 7:50 PM
What I do still notice – and I'm having to get used to – is this:
With the decay amount of my filter envelope being modulated (both lengthened and shortened) by an LFO as well as the cutoff frequency being controlled by one of the freely-assignable sequencer lanes on the modwave, with that sequence
With the decay amount of my filter envelope being modulated (both lengthened and shortened) by an LFO as well as the cutoff frequency being controlled by one of the freely-assignable sequencer lanes on the modwave, with that sequence
Switched over to headphones for the final test of the new patch, and the MS-20 version is The One™
Keeping both for posterity's sake, but yeah, the sequence layer sounds *so* nice through the MS-20 filter vs. the PolySix
YouTube video later tonight I believe assuming my body doesn't give out early
Keeping both for posterity's sake, but yeah, the sequence layer sounds *so* nice through the MS-20 filter vs. the PolySix
YouTube video later tonight I believe assuming my body doesn't give out early
October 5, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Switched over to headphones for the final test of the new patch, and the MS-20 version is The One™
Keeping both for posterity's sake, but yeah, the sequence layer sounds *so* nice through the MS-20 filter vs. the PolySix
YouTube video later tonight I believe assuming my body doesn't give out early
Keeping both for posterity's sake, but yeah, the sequence layer sounds *so* nice through the MS-20 filter vs. the PolySix
YouTube video later tonight I believe assuming my body doesn't give out early
Think I figured out the source of some unwanted blips in the sequence layer of the new patch and I *believe* it was some bogging in the transmission of MIDI through the USB-B cable while I had the editor open while doing other things on my laptop
October 5, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Think I figured out the source of some unwanted blips in the sequence layer of the new patch and I *believe* it was some bogging in the transmission of MIDI through the USB-B cable while I had the editor open while doing other things on my laptop
I also think I have a catchphrase of sorts for my #music that I could possibly put on a run of t-shirts (still really thinking about that)
"tónlist fyrir þinn eigin heimsendi" – music for your own apocalypse
"tónlist fyrir þinn eigin heimsendi" – music for your own apocalypse
October 5, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I also think I have a catchphrase of sorts for my #music that I could possibly put on a run of t-shirts (still really thinking about that)
"tónlist fyrir þinn eigin heimsendi" – music for your own apocalypse
"tónlist fyrir þinn eigin heimsendi" – music for your own apocalypse
Final change made to the #modwave patch to really have it ready for YouTube and Bitwig
Changed the overall pan of oscillators 1 and 2 on Layer B. Panned OSC 1 all the way to the left and OSC 2 all the way to the right (kept the sub in the middle), and that's made Layer A
Changed the overall pan of oscillators 1 and 2 on Layer B. Panned OSC 1 all the way to the left and OSC 2 all the way to the right (kept the sub in the middle), and that's made Layer A
October 5, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Final change made to the #modwave patch to really have it ready for YouTube and Bitwig
Changed the overall pan of oscillators 1 and 2 on Layer B. Panned OSC 1 all the way to the left and OSC 2 all the way to the right (kept the sub in the middle), and that's made Layer A
Changed the overall pan of oscillators 1 and 2 on Layer B. Panned OSC 1 all the way to the left and OSC 2 all the way to the right (kept the sub in the middle), and that's made Layer A
So here's this album from Fluke I didn't think I'd be able to get because of outrageous shipping costs (thanks, 🍊)
But my partner's awesome, and hooray for an early birthday present
But my partner's awesome, and hooray for an early birthday present
October 5, 2026 at 5:53 PM
So here's this album from Fluke I didn't think I'd be able to get because of outrageous shipping costs (thanks, 🍊)
But my partner's awesome, and hooray for an early birthday present
But my partner's awesome, and hooray for an early birthday present
Couple more ideas are coming into focus for the Hyperion project
I want to do "andóreiða" – anti-entropy on the #wavestate and have that be Berlin School-ish too now that I'm becoming more proficient with that style and starting to enjoy making it more
I want to do "andóreiða" – anti-entropy on the #wavestate and have that be Berlin School-ish too now that I'm becoming more proficient with that style and starting to enjoy making it more
October 5, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Couple more ideas are coming into focus for the Hyperion project
I want to do "andóreiða" – anti-entropy on the #wavestate and have that be Berlin School-ish too now that I'm becoming more proficient with that style and starting to enjoy making it more
I want to do "andóreiða" – anti-entropy on the #wavestate and have that be Berlin School-ish too now that I'm becoming more proficient with that style and starting to enjoy making it more
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This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead
October 5, 2026 at 4:33 PM
This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead
The ideas I've been having lately have been catchy enough that I have them in my head before I've even gotten the sequences programmed in either a hardware synth or into my DAW
It's been great, and I hope this feeling persists for a while 🙂
It's been great, and I hope this feeling persists for a while 🙂
God, the joy of having the song you're writing stuck in your head. Can't wait to clock out to mess around in the DAW. Haven't had that feeling in ages 🥰
If you find yourself in a creative slump, it'll pass, it'll pass, it'll pass 💖
If you find yourself in a creative slump, it'll pass, it'll pass, it'll pass 💖
October 5, 2026 at 4:48 PM
The ideas I've been having lately have been catchy enough that I have them in my head before I've even gotten the sequences programmed in either a hardware synth or into my DAW
It's been great, and I hope this feeling persists for a while 🙂
It's been great, and I hope this feeling persists for a while 🙂
Doing my best today not to yell about anything and just post music stuff.
Halfway through the day, and it's going pretty well so far 🤪
If you'd like to support what I do, please hit one of the three links below and go check out some of my work
#ambient #music #musicsky #ambientmusic
Halfway through the day, and it's going pretty well so far 🤪
If you'd like to support what I do, please hit one of the three links below and go check out some of my work
#ambient #music #musicsky #ambientmusic
October 5, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Doing my best today not to yell about anything and just post music stuff.
Halfway through the day, and it's going pretty well so far 🤪
If you'd like to support what I do, please hit one of the three links below and go check out some of my work
#ambient #music #musicsky #ambientmusic
Halfway through the day, and it's going pretty well so far 🤪
If you'd like to support what I do, please hit one of the three links below and go check out some of my work
#ambient #music #musicsky #ambientmusic
A lot of fun to sit back and vibe with after having to honest-to-god use a calculator to figure out a few precise modulation values that had no room for guessing
Anyway, this is half done, and my brain is shot
#ambient #modwave #musicsky #berlinschool
Anyway, this is half done, and my brain is shot
#ambient #modwave #musicsky #berlinschool
October 5, 2026 at 2:57 AM
A lot of fun to sit back and vibe with after having to honest-to-god use a calculator to figure out a few precise modulation values that had no room for guessing
Anyway, this is half done, and my brain is shot
#ambient #modwave #musicsky #berlinschool
Anyway, this is half done, and my brain is shot
#ambient #modwave #musicsky #berlinschool
Building the new #modwave sound finally.
I have a sequence I like fed into a delay and reverb I like. #wavetable shopping has been a pain in the ass, and my planned modulations resulted in a humongous mess, so I'm having to completely re-evaluate all those plans.
Getting there... getting there 🙂
I have a sequence I like fed into a delay and reverb I like. #wavetable shopping has been a pain in the ass, and my planned modulations resulted in a humongous mess, so I'm having to completely re-evaluate all those plans.
Getting there... getting there 🙂
October 5, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Building the new #modwave sound finally.
I have a sequence I like fed into a delay and reverb I like. #wavetable shopping has been a pain in the ass, and my planned modulations resulted in a humongous mess, so I'm having to completely re-evaluate all those plans.
Getting there... getting there 🙂
I have a sequence I like fed into a delay and reverb I like. #wavetable shopping has been a pain in the ass, and my planned modulations resulted in a humongous mess, so I'm having to completely re-evaluate all those plans.
Getting there... getting there 🙂
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same with the AI flag in the video itself, ESPECIALLY for music
October 3, 2026 at 7:46 PM
same with the AI flag in the video itself, ESPECIALLY for music
So I've had a few days to ponder why the "inevitability" angle for pro-AI arguments has been bothering me **so** much, and I've landed on why. This won't be too long of a thread because I've managed to condense all of these ponderances down to their essence
CW ahead
CW ahead
October 4, 2026 at 5:35 PM
So I've had a few days to ponder why the "inevitability" angle for pro-AI arguments has been bothering me **so** much, and I've landed on why. This won't be too long of a thread because I've managed to condense all of these ponderances down to their essence
CW ahead
CW ahead
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raudvik.bandcamp.com/album/samtal...
This sounds utterly outstanding through phone speakers, with the full frequency spectrum represented without a muddy signal
Don’t fret if all you have are small speakers. You’ll still have a blast.
KWATZ!
#ambient #BandcampFriday #music #berlinschool
This sounds utterly outstanding through phone speakers, with the full frequency spectrum represented without a muddy signal
Don’t fret if all you have are small speakers. You’ll still have a blast.
KWATZ!
#ambient #BandcampFriday #music #berlinschool
samtal við Ummon [single], by rauðvik
1 track album
raudvik.bandcamp.com
October 2, 2026 at 3:56 PM
raudvik.bandcamp.com/album/samtal...
This sounds utterly outstanding through phone speakers, with the full frequency spectrum represented without a muddy signal
Don’t fret if all you have are small speakers. You’ll still have a blast.
KWATZ!
#ambient #BandcampFriday #music #berlinschool
This sounds utterly outstanding through phone speakers, with the full frequency spectrum represented without a muddy signal
Don’t fret if all you have are small speakers. You’ll still have a blast.
KWATZ!
#ambient #BandcampFriday #music #berlinschool
Icelandic made a very interesting choice with their prefix choice on "greind" – "intelligence; mind" for "genAI"
spunagreind = genAI
one of the meanings of "spuni" from which we get the "spuna-" prefix is "tailspin; corkscrew"
spunagreind = genAI
one of the meanings of "spuni" from which we get the "spuna-" prefix is "tailspin; corkscrew"
October 4, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Icelandic made a very interesting choice with their prefix choice on "greind" – "intelligence; mind" for "genAI"
spunagreind = genAI
one of the meanings of "spuni" from which we get the "spuna-" prefix is "tailspin; corkscrew"
spunagreind = genAI
one of the meanings of "spuni" from which we get the "spuna-" prefix is "tailspin; corkscrew"
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I recently spoke with someone who isn't familiar with me or my work. They weren't sure if my music was legit.
so I'll say it now. I DO NOT use genAI at any point in my work, and NEVER will.
so I'll say it now. I DO NOT use genAI at any point in my work, and NEVER will.
October 4, 2026 at 4:58 PM
I recently spoke with someone who isn't familiar with me or my work. They weren't sure if my music was legit.
so I'll say it now. I DO NOT use genAI at any point in my work, and NEVER will.
so I'll say it now. I DO NOT use genAI at any point in my work, and NEVER will.
Dreaming up a new #modwave thing that won't be part of the Hyperion project
Still wanting to do something Berlin School-ish, and thinking on the title, "það er kominn tími til að gjöreyðileggja spunagreindina" – "it's time to destroy genAI"
Still wanting to do something Berlin School-ish, and thinking on the title, "það er kominn tími til að gjöreyðileggja spunagreindina" – "it's time to destroy genAI"
October 4, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Dreaming up a new #modwave thing that won't be part of the Hyperion project
Still wanting to do something Berlin School-ish, and thinking on the title, "það er kominn tími til að gjöreyðileggja spunagreindina" – "it's time to destroy genAI"
Still wanting to do something Berlin School-ish, and thinking on the title, "það er kominn tími til að gjöreyðileggja spunagreindina" – "it's time to destroy genAI"
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If you're watching YouTube and you clock an AI video, don't engage. For the love of god don't leave an angry comment, you *will* boost it in the algorithm. Let it wither in eternal obscurity...
October 4, 2026 at 9:59 AM
If you're watching YouTube and you clock an AI video, don't engage. For the love of god don't leave an angry comment, you *will* boost it in the algorithm. Let it wither in eternal obscurity...
Seeing <PIG> this evening yay
I love this venue because I can sit outside and still hear everything with enough clarity that it’s like I’m inside
It keeps me out of the crowd for the sake of my health, and I don’t have to shove earplugs in my ears
It’s pretty great
I love this venue because I can sit outside and still hear everything with enough clarity that it’s like I’m inside
It keeps me out of the crowd for the sake of my health, and I don’t have to shove earplugs in my ears
It’s pretty great
October 4, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Seeing <PIG> this evening yay
I love this venue because I can sit outside and still hear everything with enough clarity that it’s like I’m inside
It keeps me out of the crowd for the sake of my health, and I don’t have to shove earplugs in my ears
It’s pretty great
I love this venue because I can sit outside and still hear everything with enough clarity that it’s like I’m inside
It keeps me out of the crowd for the sake of my health, and I don’t have to shove earplugs in my ears
It’s pretty great
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despite : rage :: rat : cage
October 3, 2026 at 11:55 PM
despite : rage :: rat : cage
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Still working for me. Make sure to expand ALL the posts below to see them all. 👍
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For those that are getting a lot of bots today, are you guys not using moderation lists? Because I'm subscribed to a ton of them. I haven't had any overt/rude bot-followers for ages.
I highly recommend them. 👍
I highly recommend them. 👍
October 3, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Still working for me. Make sure to expand ALL the posts below to see them all. 👍
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Been going thru it but it hasn't killed me (yet). First time I felt like doing anything musical in a while, so I went live and captured it.
www.youtube.com/live/fOMei14...
Yet another dive into the possibilities of the benjolin accompanied by a resynthesizer and some granular processing & delay.
www.youtube.com/live/fOMei14...
Yet another dive into the possibilities of the benjolin accompanied by a resynthesizer and some granular processing & delay.
Synthesizer Mystic - "Still Alive/Benjolin Space Blues"
YouTube video by Ether Diver
www.youtube.com
October 3, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Been going thru it but it hasn't killed me (yet). First time I felt like doing anything musical in a while, so I went live and captured it.
www.youtube.com/live/fOMei14...
Yet another dive into the possibilities of the benjolin accompanied by a resynthesizer and some granular processing & delay.
www.youtube.com/live/fOMei14...
Yet another dive into the possibilities of the benjolin accompanied by a resynthesizer and some granular processing & delay.