Luke Palmer

I make music, and software, and software for music.

Luke Palmer plays a painted piano

♫Albums

Bands I play in and write for. Click through to listen.

Reach album cover
Silk and Mortar
Reach
fusion rock · neo-soul
 A Touch Of Water album cover
SingleMaltPlease
A Touch of Water
hip hop · jazz fusion
 Electric Knowledge album cover
Darmok
Electric Knowledge
improvised fugue-rock

♪Compositions

Two favorites from my own writing.

Babylonia

A deep exploration of polyrhythms. A steady grid of eighth notes phrases into interlocking groups of 2, 3, 4, and 5, so the full cycle repeats in multiples of 60, the base of the Babylonian number system. Score here.

Lullaby and Dream

A microtonal neoclassical piano piece in a tuning near 31 edo, played on the Lumatone. The tuning bends the familiar layout toward pure, justly tuned intervals.

♭Day Job

I build audio software at Sound Radix.

Radical1 synthesizer interface
Sound Radix
Radical1

A vivid and colorful additive synthesizer. Sculpt, bend, and animate harmonics into expressive, evolving sounds.

Explore Radical1

♩Practice Tools

Browser tools I built for my own practice. Free to use.

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Advanced Ear Training Games

Games for intervals, triads, chord qualities, scales, random walks, and perfect pitch.
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Just Intonation Interval Trainer

Learn to hear pure ratios and identify justly tuned intervals.
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Rhythm Grammars

Generate endless rhythm exercises from small grammars, then sight-read them.
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Timing Trainer

A MIDI metronome that measures the accuracy of every note you play.
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Minute Cards

A new focus word for your practice, once each minute.

♯Experiments

Other toys that live on this site.

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Harmonic Composer

An experimental just-intonation piano roll.
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The Dollar Game

A chip-firing puzzle on graphs. Move dollars until no node is in debt.

♡At Home

Luke, Moriah, and Bhatki the cat at a cabin in the woods
The Best Part
Moriah & Bhatki

My wife Moriah, our cat Bhatki, and me. Music is what I make. These two are why.