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 [...]
I just bought a gem of a plugin – Plogue’s chipsounds. In a way, it flaunts the never-ending-cycle of increased sample resolution and esoteric synthesis methods. This virtual instrument represents a throwback sound set captured from some of the classic game and computer consoles of years (and in some cases, decades) past. It may *seem* [...]
Things are cooking along pretty well in the studio of late. Earlier this week I completed a quick turn-around mix on a teaser for a production company I’ve worked with in the past. I’ve set up lighting and cameras to film some industrial video to show some features and functions of the SmartAV Tango extension [...]
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 [...]
SampleLogic’s Waterharp is a spectacular library. It’s been installed in my studio for a few weeks and I’m *still* finding new and interesting sounds – both in the nature of the instrument itself *and* the amazing programming that the wizards at SampleLogic has instilled in this sound set.
