Music and Other Occasional Creativity
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
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
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
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
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
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
https://www.youtube.com/embed/wE7b5slwdp0 Novembeat 2020 - Day 21 Forcing myself to make a new jam every day has taught me a few things. I will probably sit down when this is all over to really reflect on the various lessons I can take away from the experience. Two that are notable here. First, I definitely have devices … Continue reading Novembeat 2020 – Day 21
https://www.youtube.com/embed/W42Sc8ONJCA Novembeat 2020 - Day 20 This jam is short and somewhat to the point. No performance effects here, even though both the Digitakt and MC-101 are good for that sort of thing. The song came from some late-in-the-day inspiration. I wanted to send a good friend a little techno version of the happy birthday … Continue reading Novembeat 2020 – Day 20
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
https://www.youtube.com/embed/jvZd6WQT9zs Novembeat 2020 - Day 17 There are some days where the feeling just isn't there. Today was one of them. Polyend released a new beta for the Tracker today, 1.3.0b1. It added a bunch of new features, including the ability to monitor the line in during playback, and destructive time stretch. For this jam, … Continue reading Novembeat 2020 – Day 17