Hi, my name is Lex

I am a musician and software engineer

🏳️‍🌈 About Me

A non-binary person with short strawberry blonde hair wearing a blue and red patterned shirt in front of trees

My name is Lex and my pronouns are they/them/theirs.

I am a software engineer, audio engineer, and composer with 10+ years of experience working in Higher Education and 6+ years of digital accessibility experience. I am always looking to implement experimental sound design principles in a technical environment to expand the horizons of what is possible in the audio world.

My goal is to design new and exciting tools for the enjoyment of humanity.

Contact

Code

User interface of Delazed audio plugin

Delazed

Digital Audio Effect Plug-in

Role: Creator, UI/UX Design

GitHub
C++ JUCE XCode
Happy harvester game

Happy Harvesters

Browser Based Game

Role: Backend Developer

GitHub Deployed
Node.js Express.js MongoDB React GraphQL
RanDM chat home screen

Randm

Dating App

Role: Full Stack Developer

GitHub Deployed
JavaScript HTML CSS mySQL Express.js

Making Waves tech blog home screen

Making Waves

Tech Blog

Role: Creator, Full Stack Developer

GitHub Deployed
JavaScript mySQL Express.js Node.js
Quality of Life home screen

Koality of Life

Web Application

Role: JavaScript and UI/UX Design

GitHub Deployed
JavaScript HTML CSS ZURB Foundation
simple weather dashboard

Weather Dashboard

Web Application

Role: Creator, UI/UX Design

GitHub Deployed
JavaScript HTML CSS Bootstrap

Music

DAWs & Editing Tools

  • Ableton Live
  • Pro Tools
  • Digital Performer
  • Logic Pro
  • Ocenaudio
  • Audacity

    • Musical Background

  • Advanced music theory
  • Sight reading
  • Ear training
  • Composition
  • Transcription
  • Analysis

    • Music Tech & Audio Skills

  • Recording, mixing, mastering
  • Advanced sound design principles
  • Advanced synthesis: hardware & software
  • Complex signal processing: EQ, compression, delay, etc
  • Data to MIDI mapping: videogame controllers, bluetooth, sensors, etc
  • Programming Arduinos & basic soldering

    • Below are a few highlights of my work, which ranges in genre from indie pop to experimental electronic.

    If you'd like to hear more, I encourage you to visit my Soundcloud. If you're interested in collaborating, don't hesitate to reach out to me via email at lexi.slovik@gmail.com

    Sound Design

    Delazed Effect Example

    An example of the digital audio effect I developed called Delazed. The only audio effect used in this entire clip is the Delazed delay I wrote. Over the course of about two minutes, each parameter is showcased. The listening notes can be found in the Read Me of the Delazed project repository.

    Sound Design Ableton

    Annihilated

    I designed this soundscape using multiple high pass and low pass filters in Ableton Live's Wavetable instrument to create movement and suspense. One note is playing the entire time, and all effects are acheived solely through adjusting multiple filter cutoffs with LFOs and automation.

    Experimental Ableton

    Sun Rises West

    The chords and melody are all derived from a Native American flute recording. The flute samples are layered and pitched to create a rich texture. I manipulated samples of a deck of cards, a door knob, crunching leaves, and a kalimba to add more percussive interest, rhythm, and sonic contrast.

    Indie Pop Ableton

    Sunbeam

    This is an excerpt from one of six songs I wrote and recorded from 2020-2021 for an EP that I'm currently mixing and mastering. I played bass, guitar, and synth live. For the drums, I used my own recorded samples mapped to a Drum Rack in Ableton Live.

    Synth Pop Ableton

    Blame the Moon

    This is an excerpt from one of six songs I wrote and recorded from 2020-2021 for an EP that I'm currently mixing and mastering. I played bass, guitar, and synth live. For the drums, I used my own recorded samples mapped to a Drum Rack in Ableton Live.

    Sound Design Kyma

    Call of the Void

    This excerpt showcases my sound design skills in Kyma, an advanced real time audio and sound design application. The primary sound sample used is a recording of me tapping a drinking glass. The fluttering sounds as well as the pitched bell sounds are all derived from this sample.