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Arturia MicroFreak Synth Tip: Converting an Arp to a Sequence Enabling Modulation Track Automation
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…
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First Experiment with VCV Rack 2 VST & Ableton Live 11 Macro Variations and Snapshots
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…
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Brian Clevinger’s Rhizomatic Plasmonic Synth Demo Now Available + Livestream Interview
Introducing Rhizomatic Plasmonic Brian Clevinger, the creator of Absynth, started his own company a while back called Rhizomatic Software Synthesis. His first new instrument is called Plasmonic. Here is a 4 minute intro video. Plasmonic combines the…
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Video of 404.zero Presents: 3.1 – “Approaching light, sound and space with a singular vision” – Whoa!
I just discovered 404.zero via some videos on the Fact Magazine YouTube Channel. “404.zero was formed back in 2016 as an outlet for the ambitious audiovisual projects of Russian artists Kristina Karpysheva and Alexander Letsius. Approaching light,…
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Congrats to Brian Funk on his 200th Live Pack – Birds of Prey
My friend and Certified Ableton instructor Brian Funk has just released his 200th Live Pack. Whoa that’s a lot of packs. A huge congrats and thanks to Brian for years of creating so many packs filled with…
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New Sonic Encounters Soundscape “Replicant’s Dream” + Video of Improv Session w/ Analog Four and Interactive Visuals w/ Resolume
I just released a Bandcamp subscriber preview of a new soundscape called “Replican’ts Dream” obviously inspired by Bladerunner. Music and visuals improvised and recorded in one real-time pass. Music is performed on Elektron Analog Four MKI using…
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New Sonic Encounters Soundscape “Ghosts of Time and Space” Featuring Samples from Empty Vessel’s Ghosts Audio Edition + Video of Improv Session
Video Here is the video from a session where I improvised a new soundscape called “. This was improvised on Ableton Live 10 with Push 2. Sources Samples While I mostly do my own sound design I’ve…
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Southern California Synth Society Summit Streaming April 18-19 on YouTube + Shout-Out to Colorado Modular Synth Society Sessions
Passing along some news I received from my friends over at the Colorado Modular Synth Society. The Southern California Synth Society Summit will be streaming on April 18-19 on their YouTube channel. Schedule Shout-Out to The Colorado…
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Pink Floyd is Streaming Full Length Concerts as Part of the @YouTube Film Festival + Making “On The Run” with @MaxForCats OSCiLLOT Modular
Some weekend listening and patching ideas for for you. Pink Floyd is streaming full length concerts as part of the @YouTube Film Festival. Plus down below find a link to how to make “On The Run” with…
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Video: Howard Jones Transform Tour Live at Leicester’s De Montfort Hall
Some uplifting synth songs for your Thursday. Howard Jones has posted live footage from his Transform Tour at Leicester’s De Montfort Hall. The band features Howard Jones, Robbie Bronnimann, Dan Burton and Robin Boult Recorded and mixed…
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Stray Cats Collection Free in Collab with Ableton, Max for Cats and Sonic Bloom
In collaboration with Max for Cats and Sonic Bloom, we’ve made the Stray Cats Collection, a free Pack of Max for Live devices. (Note: this Pack requires Max for Live, which is included in Live Suite or…
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Ableton “Spectral Textures” Live Pack is Now Free
Ableton released a new Live Pack called Spectral Textures. The Spectral Textures Pack is now free. New sounds can bring new ideas, so we’ll be offering more free sounds soon. https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/ideas-offers-making-music-home/ You can download the pack here…
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Ess, Father of the Elektron Digitone, is Streaming Epic Videos on Twitch. Watch the Recordings.
Digitone is my favorite Elektron synth. This being the case, I was quite excited to find that Elektron developer Ess Mattisson started streaming on Twitch. According to his Elektronauts profile he is “on the Applied Design team…
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Improv with Ableton Live, Push 2 and Max for Live Devices FlexGroove and Granulator II
Here is video of an improv with Ableton Live and Push2 I streamed to Facebook Live earlier today. The video is a download from my FB live stream so low rez but you’ll get the idea. I…
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Sonic State Hosting Q-SONIC – A New Online Showcase Event April 24-26
FYI – Just saw this over at Sonic State https://sonicstate.com/news/2020/03/24/q-sonic-a-new-online-event/ Here is the YouTube Playlist As we all scramble to recalibrate around what is becoming a new normal; while we hunker down and protect ourselves and our…