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孟奇是当代的先锋合成器设计师和音乐家,他善于从乐器的角度深入理解、设计和演奏合成器系统。作为声音合成、电子乐器制作和创意编程的教师,他曾在北京现代音乐学院,天津美术学院,中央美术学院,以及国内外的活动中进行教学和讲座。孟奇最新的两个电子乐器设计是 振翅 和 小羽二代。 振翅是把混沌与旋律结合在高演奏性界面上的模拟电子乐器;小羽二代是自带麦克风的一款手持立体声共鸣器。此外,孟奇还经营个人公众号【合成少数派】,致力于将合成器的知识以及合成器在现代电子音乐中的使用传递给更多的人。

Meng Qi is a pioneering synthesizer designer and musician, famous for his music and distinctive instruments, which are used by electronic artists all over the world. With dedication, research and deep experience in electronic musical interfaces, he designs synthesizers with unique thoughts and aesthetics, and performs modular synthesizers with a gestural, emotional edge. As a teacher of synthesis, creative coding and instrument building, he has led courses at institutions like Beijing Contemporary Music Academy, Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, Central Academy of Fine Arts and other major events throughout China and abroad. Recently, Meng Qi announced his 2 latest designs -- Wing Pinger and Wingie2. Wing Pinger is an analog musical instrument that merges chaos and melody on a highly optimized interface for sonic versatility and deep expressions; Wingie2 is a handheld stereo resonator with on-board microphones. Otherwise, he's been running a Wechat public account called Synthesizer Minority, devoting to introducing the knowledge of synthesizer and how it is used in modern electronic music to more and more people.