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32: The Gnome Is Going Into the Shredder

August 12, 2026 · 1 h 16 min

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It's music week on Side Story! Keith, Jack, and Sylvi kick off a conversation around music creation game Offbeat, a game about using a toy keyboard and a bunch of input cables as a sequencer to create little jingles as a freelance musician. But of course, this is Side Story, so their conversation quickly ranges to the act of music-making writ large.

Show Notes

Yamaha MU80 - Performance Demo

The Gen Alpha Melody

Chapters

00:00 Introduction 02:00 Every Company Only Makes One Good Thing 09:51 What is 'Offbeat' 17:44 Wait, what is a "Sequencer" 31:27 Permission to Make Busted Work 40:46 How Tools Shape Music 01:08:02 Keith Reccomendation 01:14:09 Secret Bonus Track (Deluxe Edition)

Go check out the Special Edition 10th Anniverary Marielda Vinyl Album!

Featuring Jack de Quidt, Keith Carberry, and Sylvi Bullet

Produced by Ali Acampora

Cover Art by A Liang Chan

Music by Jack de Quidt

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