https://youtu.be/AuI85MfSbII Two years ago, I wrote up a little blog post for Novembeat 2020 along with a little written vignette that a friend crafted for each song. Last year, I was set on putting out a coherent album of ambient music. As a result, I ended up spending a little more time on the music … Continue reading Novembeat 2022 – Day 1
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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 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 19
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ub4dAm-_9XA Novembeat 2020 - Day 19 The Dato Duo is supposed to be a synthesizer for kids. And it is definitely kid-friendly. Mine enjoy playing with all the buttons, knobs, and sliders. And you know what? I do too. For this jam, I ran the Duo into the Korg NTS-1 for modulation, delay, and reverb. I also … Continue reading Novembeat 2020 – Day 19
Novembeat 2020 – Day 18
https://www.youtube.com/embed/o-huSfwxKR4 Novembeat 2020 - Day 18 So, in video games, there's button mashing...I did the musical equivalent here. Sometimes I make a jam and I don't want to think too much, just have fun. Sometimes that fun is really repetitive. I don't mind. I enjoyed this one. First, I made a beat in the Teenage … Continue reading Novembeat 2020 – Day 18
Novembeat 2020 – Day 16
https://www.youtube.com/embed/cHEp1l7g7HY Novembeat 2020 - Day 16 So, I am definitely a groovebox kind of guy. I tend to use gear that has both melody and rhythm parts that I can sequence over my more specialized gear. As a result, the Arturia Drum Brute Impact (let's call it the DBI) does not get a lot of … Continue reading Novembeat 2020 – Day 16
Novembeat 2020 – Day 15
https://www.youtube.com/embed/V7qYt7AZg4k Holy crap. We're halfway through Novembeat already. If this is your first look at a blog post and you don't know what I'm talking about, go back to day one. The short story is that Novembeat is a challenge (not a competition, but a personal one) to make one short jam a day for … Continue reading Novembeat 2020 – Day 15