This week I composed a new pieced called “Press 3” which starts of at 80 BPM and makes it all the way to 764 BPM 😯. He Here is a video snippet where I’m clocking along at 382 BPM. Thanks J.L. Kane for hosting and Mechant Metrique for shooting this on his phone. Soon after […]
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 patches from INIT. This year I picked an old favorite, U-He’s Zebra 2. I’ve already got 70+ patches I’ve […]
Modulate This! – Synth Tech & Technique Artilcles by Mark Mosher
In recent posts I mentioned I was experimenting with the iPad with Alchemy, Slim Phatty, and iTnri. The Dark Zebra (ZebraHZ) release got me back into synthesis with Zebra in a big way. As I dug into the patches by Hans Zimmer and Howard Scarr, I discovered they not only map XYs but Aftertouch and […]
Modulate This! – Synth Tech & Technique Artilcles by Mark Mosher
Zebra is on my mind with all the news of Dark Zebra. Zebra is all about pure synthesis – no samples. I found the interface a bit daunting at first but once you push through the initial learning curve it makes a lot of sense. It’s perfect for those who want to a strong set […]
Modulate This! – Synth Tech & Technique Artilcles by Mark Mosher
I'm excited to announce I just finished a collaboration with NY artist AfroDJMac who's been "crushing it" by releasing an Ableton Live Pack every week for 37 weeks! It's week 38 and we collaborated on "AfroDJMac and Mark Mosher Zebra Attack [Ableton Live Rack #38]." What a great honor to be part of his series. […]
Modulate This! – Synth Tech & Technique Artilcles by Mark Mosher
I'm excited to announce I just finished a collaboration with NY artist AfroDJMac who's been "crushing it" by releasing an Ableton Live Pack every week for 37 weeks! It's week 38 and we collaborated on "AfroDJMac and Mark Mosher Zebra Attack [Ableton Live Rack #38]." What a great honor to be part of his series. […]
Modulate This! – Synth Tech & Technique Artilcles by Mark Mosher
Hans Zimmer, composer the latest Batman film The Dark Knight, used Uhe’s Zebra 2 software synthesizer extensively on the soundtrack. In Uhe’s latest newsletter, Zimmer says he uses "…mainly Zebra and no other plugin synth… I don’t believe that there is another software synth out there at the moment that has such a core sonic […]
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.
I’ve been blogging wince 2005 and this blog is a mix of posts on artistic news as well as synth tech & technique posts under the category Modulate This!
Checkout my newest project and latest single. Fun adventures in Sample Flipping and beat-driven Musique Concrète.
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