The phrase “generative music” was coined by Brian Eno, of course. He used the phrase to describe ever-evolving, dynamic music created by a “system.” In this case, it’s on a Moog Mother-32 and Subhamicon. Here are more technical notes from Claus Gahrn:

• Generative, ambient music on the Moog Mother-32 and Subharmonicon.
• Patch notes: *
• Mother-32:
• KB – LFO Rate
• LFO Tri – Mix 2
• VC Mix – VCF
• Cutoff * Subharmonicon:
• SEQ 1 – Cutoff
• SEQ 2 – VCO 1 In *
• Mother-32 — Subharmonicon:
• Assign (Sequencer Clock) – Clock In

Claus Gahrn

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