On trying to record drums in my home studio.
Tag: Music
The Medium is the Message, Part 2
A bit about the Teenage Engineering K.O. II, why I like it, and an ugly performance!
Loopy Soundscape
An ambient jam with guitar and a couple Chase Bliss pedals.
The Medium is the Message, Part 1
Too many hardware samplers, why I love them, and specific thoughts on the Roland SP-404MKII.
Difficult Marble
A ramble and a musical sketch with the Polyend Tracker and some iPad apps.
Novembeat 2022 – Day 1
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
Novembeat 2020 – Stories
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
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