I just uploaded this video of Ableton Push 2 Acid Lead Jam over Electro Track made in Live 11 to both YouTube and Instagram. In the video I make use of Push 2’s toucstrip as a Mod Wheel. Somone on Instagram made the comment that they always forget to use the Modwheel, so I thought I’d offer this…
Yesterday, May 28th, 2022, I hosted the Rocky Mountain Synthesizer Meet Done Day Concert. It was amazing! A huge thanks to the 18 artists who submitted an amazing variety of videos. And congrats to some of you who took the big step into music video creation for the first time. Thanks to all those who…
In this post I’ll be sharing some notes on a way to power your current generation 12v Digital Elektron boxes either from a phone battery power brick or via a powered hub.
[Updated on 2/2/2022 to add interview with Sonic State interview with Sound Designers at bottom of post] U-HE Hive 2 is one my main go-to plugins. It’s easy on the CPU, sounds incredible. It has amazing presets and straight-forward user interface allowing you quickly find something useful yet tweak it to make it your own…
Modulate This! – Synth Tech & Technique Artilcles by Mark Mosher
In this post I’ll share a video of an experiment I did to combine VCV 2 Rack Pro with granular FX with Live 11 instrument rack variations. I also trigger automated morphing between variations using a Max for Live Device. First up, here is a 44 second video illustrating this patch using some audio from…
Modulate This! – Synth Tech & Technique Artilcles by Mark Mosher
In this video I offer an overview of one of my favorite MicroFreak features, the ability to convert an arpeggiator to a sequence. I also share a few other tips along the way. There are a few benefits to this.
Modulate This! – Synth Tech & Technique Artilcles by Mark Mosher
I just picked up VCV Rack 2 Pro. I’m excited about the potential to run this as a VST within Live 11 so I can integrate all this with Live’s features along with Max for Live. I recently did a quick test to test all this out using Live 11’s macro variations. Here is a…
Modulate This! – Synth Tech & Technique Artilcles by Mark Mosher
Over a year ago I switched from editing videos on Windows to using Luma Fusion on the iPad and have never looked back. It’s just such an amazing app with a great balance of having enough power to get the job done but not having so many features that it’s overwhelming. And you can’t beat…
Modulate This! – Synth Tech & Technique Artilcles by Mark Mosher
I picked up a Deluge in January. I haven’t written about yet – well – because every time I turn it on and think about writing something about it I end up getting lost in it and creating a new sketch of full song. I do intend to do a post on my 6+ months…
Modulate This! – Synth Tech & Technique Artilcles by Mark Mosher
I bumped into this this behind-the-scenes video on the making of the classic Art of Noise album In Visible Silence with two of the founding members y engineer/producer Gary Langan and programmer J. J. Jeczalik. They also discuss the 2017 project to remaster of the album. So an older video but for me, still and interesting find. BTW…
Modulate This! – Synth Tech & Technique Artilcles by Mark Mosher
Ableton Live 11 released back in February so I’m a bit late with this post. I had the pleasure of contributing a teeny bit to the release of Live 11 as a freelance consultant and sound designer – woo hoo! I worked on MPE related sounds and ended up with 4 sounds in Live 11’s…
[Update Feb 23rd 2021 – I’ve refreshed and reposted this article now that Live 11 has launched.] I’ve been working with it in private beta for a while so I’m excited Live 11 has now been officially released. In this post on Live 11, I want to offer some resources to help your wrap you…
Modulate This! – Synth Tech & Technique Artilcles by Mark Mosher
Heads up! NAMM has introduced a free all-virtual event. I’ve already popped in and there are product announcements, virtual booths, presentations and more. Swing by NAMM – Believe in Music Week to register and learn more. They are using the SwapCard event platform. While it’s certainly not the same as being at the mega show…
Modulate This! – Synth Tech & Technique Artilcles by Mark Mosher
I just published a new Sonic Encounters podcast episode. It’s an original electronic music song called “Droid 164 Gets Distracted by a Wildflower”. Lean more about the podcast here. Listen / Subscribe using a Podcast App This is the 30th podcast episode. Use the links below to check this and the other episodes. There are…
Heads up – Gary Numan has a new album called Intruder which will be released on May 21st, 2021. He just released the title track “Intruder” as a single. Here is the official video. Use this link to stream / buy the single, pre-order the album, and find other links to Gary Numan’s socials and…
Modulate This! – Synth Tech & Technique Artilcles by Mark Mosher
My good friend Dino J.A. Deane just give me a heads up on this video from Sensel on their new haptic touchpad they revealed at CES 2021. Here is the press release Sensel Unveils Groundbreaking Haptic Touchpad At CES 2021 (prnewswire.com). Sensel’s Haptic Touchpad combines three different proprietary technologies to create a uniquely satisfying and…
Modulate This! – Synth Tech & Technique Artilcles by Mark Mosher
Hi, this is Mark Mosher. Welcome to my blog. I’m a synthesist, Composer, Producer, and Visualist living in Boulder CO. I’m also the founder of the Rocky Mountain Synth Meet andSynth Patrol.
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