Music and Other Occasional Creativity
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
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/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/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/NGI4zM5Vkwg I have had the Novation Circuit Monostation for about a year now (keep an eye out for nice holiday discounts from Novation!). Unfortunately, I rarely make the time for it. It's not something I will play with on its own. Which means, it is always the extra step in a jam. Not fair to … Continue reading Novembeat 2020 – Day 14
https://www.youtube.com/embed/f0GQ_LfON_s Novembeat 2020 - Day 13 As much as I love grooveboxes, there is one thing that I am not super into: one octave button keyboards. I'm by no means a keyboard player. I've mentioned before that I'm the equivalent of a two-finger typist. But, I like to play around the octaves, see if there … Continue reading Novembeat 2020 – Day 13
https://www.youtube.com/embed/FzjgDWPMj_E Novembeat 2020 - Day 5 I thought this was going to be a quick jam. I set up all the devices and plugged them into each other a few hours before getting to it. And when the time came to sequence the Microfreak from my Digitakt...well, nothing. I went into settings in both devices. … Continue reading Novembeat 2020 – Day 5