REPLAY: Disaster Room Studio Updates!
Wow! So much has happened since we last talked! I've addressed a few of the issues that have been plaguing the disaster room by refining the room layout and workflow, and upgrading the computer (…
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REPLAY: Monday Music Mania?
The best laid plans, and all that rot. A heavy thunderstorm wrought some level of havoc with MIDI in the studio and put some dampers on getting any actual music going the way I wanted. So, instead, we…
REPLAY: Unraveling the Zebra with u-he Zebralette 3
This week, a brief detour to take a look at some things that make u-he's Zebralette 3 different from other software synthesizers. Click the "Watch on YouTube" link to see the live chat…
Recurring Thoughts About Modular Synthesizers
There was a recent discussion on one of my favorite Discord servers about the allure of modular synthesizers. You may remember that I have toyed with putting together a modular rig several times over…
REPLAY: Colors of Sound -- Ambient Adventures with Pigments Presets (and more)
Using only presets for Pigments and other Arturia plug-ins, I embark on an ambient adventure and get started on a complete ambient track. There are also some thoughts on streamlining and the evolving…
REPLAY: Tempted by the Synth of Another
There was a sale. It was tempting. But, why? United Audio put their Opal Morphing Wavetable Synth on sale. Aside from granular synthesis, morphing is one of the other things that really grabs my atte…
REPLAY: Setting up an Arturia Keylab MkII in Ableton Live 12 (so that it works properly!)
The mystery of the jumping knobs is solved! I'll show you how to set up an Arturia Keylab MkII so that it works properly in Ableton Live 12! It works for the Minilab MkII as well! Plus, we'll…
REPLAY: Jams and Rants from Yours Truly
A video wherein I grumble and groan about a problem in Ableton Live 12, and other things go oddly wrong, I press wrong buttons, and Ableton crashes on me and I have to reboot the PC (at least I wasn&#…
REPLAY: Take 5 Deeper Dive
I'm back making some noises with the Take 5 this time around, and also talking about things like new music and recentering -- getting back on track with making the music I'm feel I'm suppo…
I Remember MiniBrute
In 2012, Arturia launched the MiniBrute, initiating its influential series of analog synthesizers. Despite its lack of preset saving, its connection capabilities and robust sound made it popular. The series expanded, introducing various models (MatrixBrute, PolyBrute, MicroBrute, MiniBrute 2) and no…
REPLAY: Designing Sounds on Hardware Synths
A fun evening messing around with the Sequential Take 5 (including an explanation on why the Take 5 is NOT a Prophet) and the Arturia PolyBrute. The sounds made on the stream will figure into the next…
Synth News from Superbooth 2024
It's that time of year again. Superbooth is happening in Berlin, and I'm still here in Maryland. Of course, I'm watching the new synth news like a hawk to see what's new and interestin…