Music and Other Occasional Creativity
https://www.youtube.com/embed/rpRsip_9w5E Novembeat 2020 - Day 4 After the frenetic granular drumming of yesterday's entry, I thought I'd go for something a little more chill today. I think, unfortunately, it also came out a little anemic. The Digitakt is a beautiful sampler. I really love nicely built hardware. It's a pretty close call between this one … Continue reading Novembeat 2020 – Day 4
https://www.youtube.com/embed/4Z4f33pR1ss Novembeat Day 3 This is my last Polyend Tracker jam for a little bit. As much as I love this thing, I need to switch over to some of my other boxes as the month goes on. For this last video, I decided to experiment with a sample playback feature that I dread: granular. … Continue reading Novembeat 2020 – Day 3
https://www.youtube.com/embed/pukFyjxjGn0 Novembeat 2020 - Day 2 This was a rough one for me. I used the Polyend Tracker to send two channels of MIDI to the OG Electribe A. The problem I kept running into was that something from the Tracker was causing the notes to hang on synth part 2 of the Electribe, but … Continue reading Novembeat 2020 – Day 2
https://www.youtube.com/embed/TkmD9HhkCRc Novembeat 2020 - Day 1 I thought it might be helpful to write a bit more about what I am trying to do with my Novembeat jams and how I made them. This first jam was made with the Polyend Tracker, which is a delightful sampler/sequencer/groovebox. The sequencer is in the style of a tracker. Notes and other … Continue reading Novembeat 2020 – Day 1
The OP-Z and a Couple Plants This tiny little sequencer/synth/sampler has made a huge impact in my music hobby. I bring it with me everywhere. I still have quite a bit to learn about it. But, I am hoping to catalog some of that learning here.