Delayed Gratification – You’ve Got Mail

On March 8, 2010

I was doing some spelunking through the latest firmware update for the Arturia Origin synth, and came across an arpeggiated patch that really caught my ear. I tweaked and recorded a quick sketch to add to a database for organizing some of the ideas around a personal music project (which you’ll eventually see and hear [...]

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Arturia Minimoog V2 – the best keeps getting better

On May 6, 2009

OK, I’m starting to have just a bit *too* much fun in the studio. I’m not sure if I feel like a kid in a candy shop, a bull in a china shop – or somewhere in between. The latest update to Arturia’s Minimoog V is a pretty major step forward. I love the vocal [...]

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Arturia Origin v1.1 – a roadmap worth following

On April 25, 2009

I’m really excited about the roadmap for Arturia’s Origin. I’ve had this beast in the studio for a few months and absolutely love it. This thing is deep, wide, powerful, sounds great, is easy to use and extremely gratifying to play. I’m not alone in my assessment – there are a slew of reviews in [...]

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Greetings from Anaheim – winter NAMM 2009

On January 16, 2009

Here I am – partly brain-fried from the seemingly endless series of demos at the NAMM show. Still, it’s been a lot of fun to meet people and show off my rig. When it dawned on me that I’d be breaking down this entire studio and taking back to Studio City in less than 48 [...]

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How my “new” Origin synthesizer made it home

On January 7, 2009

This is how I brought my “new” synthesizer home today – strapped to the back of my Burgman.
I wanted to have it on hand for a video shoot in the studio, so instead of waiting for a friend with a car or truck to bail me out, I took matters into my own hands – [...]

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