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Patch Notes: VCV Rack 2 Pro FX with Granular FX + Live 11 Rack Variations + Automated Morphing with Max for Live
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…
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Patch Notes on My Ableton Live 11 MPE Factory Sounds + Live 11 MPE Tips
Patch Notes on My @Ableton #Live11 #MPE Factory Sounds + Live 11 MPE Tips
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Film “Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and then Legendary Tapes” Premiering at London Film Festival
Via Sonic State, I discovered a new film about Delia Derbyshire will be premiering at the London Film Festival and will be streamable in the UK. Here is the description on the film festival listing. ‘Radio was…
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Spending More Time on My Music Laptop & Dusting Off Some Original Presets for Synths like U-HE Zebra 2
I find I’ve been spending more time making music and sound with my laptop while in isolation than with hardware. Of course I’m still making music and sound with my Elektron boxes, but I’m just noticing the…
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NAMM 2019 Saturday: Tune in to Universal Audio Live Stream at 2pm PST to See Huston Singletary Presenting on SINGULARITIES
More NAMM 2019 news. Presentation and Live Stream My friend Huston Singletary from Ableton will be doing a presentation today on SINGULARITIES sound design/sampling presentation today (Saturday January 26th) at the Universal Audio booth at 2PM PST.…
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Waldorf Largo is Back in My Rig (No Dongle Required Now) + Video of Original Krell Patch for Largo
It’s baaaaaack. Yes Waldorf Largo is back in play in my Ableton Live rig. To celebrate this, I’ve just published a short video of a Krell patch I made called “Cold Space” using Largo with a little…
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“Dark Star 01 MM” Original Preset for Ableton Live 10 Wavetable Synth (beta)
I’m just getting going with some sound design sessions on Ableton 10 Wavetable synth. Here is an early draft of one of my first patches. Also makes use of the wonderful new Echo device. Watch a video…
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First Impressions Using Elektron Overbridge on Surface Pro 4 with Analog Four
I owned an Analog Four 4 years back and ended up selling it. This was way before features like polyphony and Elektron Overbridge were added. I got interested in the A4 again to pair with my coveted…
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Video of My Guest Solo Performance with the Boulder Laptop Orchestra Event at CU Atlas Institute
I mentioned a few weeks back that I had the incredible honor of being invited to perform with the Boulder Laptop Orchestra on March 18th (Related Blog Post). For those that couldn’t make it her is a live…
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Video: Original U-He Bazille Plastic Guitar Patch + XKey Air + Surface Pro 4
My hunt for virtual synths that work well with the pen and Surface Pro 4 continues. I’m happy to report that the using the pen to patch cables with amazing modular Bazille by U-HE works great. Watch this…
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Video: Aalto + Saturn Distortion on Surface Pro 4 vs Octatrack
Watch a video of my experiments with Surface Pro 4 as a performance and sound design instrument continue. I’m expanding my search for plugins that are pen friendly. FabFilter Saturn is pretty fantastic with the pen. That…
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Video of Original Aalto Synth Patch “MM Shield Generator”
Watch this video of another custom patch I’m working on for Madrona Labs Aalto.
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Original Aalto Patch “MM Micro Drones 2” Using a Pen on Surface Pro 4
Check out this video of an experiment using a Microsoft Surface Pro 4 for real-time patching and synthesis with a pen. In this video I’m tweaking an original patch called “MM Micro Drones 2” using the wonderful…
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“Tonalities from Orbit #3” – Channeling the Krell with an Improvisation on Nord Lead 4
“Tonalities from Orbit #3” is a video recording of a live interactive soundscape and visual improvisation performed at the Rocky Mountain Synthesizer Meetup October 12th, 2016 at Globe Hall in Denver. It’s performed using only a Nord Lead 4…
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Video: Original Zebra 2 Patch – Computing for You Now
This is a follow up to my previous post,”Winter Projects with @uheplugins Zebra 2: Sound Design, New Max for Live Device, and Refining Lemur Patch“. In the video embedded below I offer an example of a patch…
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Winter Projects with @uheplugins Zebra 2: Sound Design, New Max for Live Device, and Refining Lemur Patch
Winter is here in Boulder, CO. This time of year I tend to do a lot of sound design work next to a nice warm fire :^) I traditionally pick one synth to focus on and create…