Novembeat was a busy, but fun and rewarding time for me this year. Some jams felt great to make in the moment. Others were a total slog, but sounded pretty OK to me a day or two later. Some, well, we won't talk about those... But, throughout the month, I had a bonus layer of … Continue reading Novembeat 2020 – Stories
Author: scottkumis
Novembeat 2020 – Day 30
https://www.youtube.com/embed/UFBtwx1DFMI Novembeat 2020 - Day 30 This is the end. I thought I'd go out with a bang...though it is more of a, not whimper, but something in between. The goal here was to use things that I have loved this month to make a final track. The Polyend Tracker and Elektron Digitakt have been … Continue reading Novembeat 2020 – Day 30
Novembeat 2020 – Day 29
https://www.youtube.com/embed/7YHcLdRySsY Novembeat 2020 - Day 29 Today I wanted to experiment with single cycle waveforms. It was a fun constraint and a good way to force myself to dig into the various parameters in the Digitakt. Not much else to say about this one other than that I really enjoyed trying to design some sounds and … Continue reading Novembeat 2020 – Day 29
Novembeat 2020 – Day 28
https://www.youtube.com/embed/RyVHQYBbvkU Novembeat 2020 - Day 28 An upside and downside of this month of daily jams is that I occasionally have to make music when I am just not feeling it. Today was one of those days. Listening back to the track a few hours later, I think it turned out all right. But, in … Continue reading Novembeat 2020 – Day 28
Novembeat 2020 – Day 27
https://www.youtube.com/embed/2a71PGQIkTI For this jam, I wanted to us the Polyend Tracker to do something other than crazy stutters...I mean, I certainly still put those in there, but I wanted a little more melody and beauty. The opening/closing lines come from the Arturia Microfreak, running through the Korg NTS-1 for delay and reverb. I am using … Continue reading Novembeat 2020 – Day 27
Novembeat 2020 – Day 26
https://www.youtube.com/embed/D71ouaQoc8A Novembeat 2020 - Day 26 I am thankful for a lot of things: my family, my job (despite the world falling apart right now), the ability to make time to create new things. I am incredibly lucky and privileged, and try to remember that even on all the other days of the year. But … Continue reading Novembeat 2020 – Day 26
Novembeat 2020 – Day 25
https://www.youtube.com/embed/JewSJHaWExo Novembeat 2020 - Day 25 The next oldest piece of hardware that I own is the original Korg Electribe S, the ES-1. It is still a lot of fun to mess around with--there is proto-parameter locking with motion value edits--but, the not great sound quality is a lot more apparent to me as all … Continue reading Novembeat 2020 – Day 25
Novembeat 2020 – Day 24
https://www.youtube.com/embed/93dvqbJv1Ck Novembeat 2020 - Day 24 The Yamaha QY70 was the very first piece of music hardware that I ever owned. I got it way back in 1997 right before going on a boring vacation--or at least it seemed boring at the time. I'd kill for a week alone at a Michigan beach house now. … Continue reading Novembeat 2020 – Day 24
Novembeat 2020 – Day 23
https://www.youtube.com/embed/_Y68fP8xRiI Novembeat 2020 - Day 23 I "discovered" something great in my Polyend Tracker today. I say it with quotes because it was probably obvious to everyone else already. Similar to parameter locking on the Digitakt, you can lock a parameter on the Tracker without a trigger being tied to it. So, in this jam, … Continue reading Novembeat 2020 – Day 23
Novembeat 2020 – Day 22
https://www.youtube.com/embed/9IQt5lvZ8eA Novembeat 2020 - Day 22 This was a hard one for me to get inspired with. I wanted to try and do some live recording into the Digitakt with my Epiphone Dot Studio. I'm not much of a guitar player, so did this little line on the low E string of the guitar. It … Continue reading Novembeat 2020 – Day 22