Various Things...

Been a busy few days 'round here. 1\. I went to L.A. yesterday. While I was there, I got a tour of NI's LA office. They have a nice office. It's just like the Audio Damage offices, except in a big building on the Sunset…

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Welcome To The Maschine...

As I noted a few weeks ago, I got a Maschine Mikro. I've been very happy with the software, but for the way I work, the hardware was not up to the task. This is not in any way to belittle the Maschine Mikro controller…

unsuspected sounds Now Available...

The long-awaited day has come. I was waiting until the jackets arrived, so that I knew the most time-consuming part of the process wouldn't have to be repeated. They just showed up today, and look fantastic. So I've…

Las Tortugas Comen Queso...

I'm currently writing my next EP, and this album is interesting inasmuch as the particular set of constraints I've set for myself this time involve using only generative techniques for the sequencing. That is to say…

Asshole Alert...

As you know, I provide a public service occasionally where I point out situations where musicians are being taken advantage of. Haven't had to do this in a while (although TuneCore's "Get My Money" boondoggle has been…

Standard Beat Company...

As you all know, our good friend Wade Alin folded his Beatserv sample company a few months ago, due to issues beyond his control with his partners and other things. Much dismay and rending of garments ensued. Well, from…

The Real Deal...

The funny thing about getting vinyl (or CDs, for that matter) made is that it is essentially a long, boring process, punctuated with brief flashes of blind panic. My sister has told me that this is what being in Iraq is…

Hands, With Occasional Beard...

It's been a while since I did a Disembodied Hands Touching Gear video, so I busted one out this afternoon. I've picked up quite a few new pieces of kit in the intervening months, and some of it appears in this video…

Roland - The Synthesizer Pt. 4...

Sorry this took so long, but real life intervened. Anyhow, here it is: the last of Roland's four-book primer on synthesis, The Synthesizer. This one is mostly concerned with how to synthesize different string and…

Busy, Like A Bee...

Oh, taxes. Joy of joys! Oh, the flu. My favorite thing! Oh, MusikMesse! Can we get a minimum of one new plug-in format per major trade show, please? Oh, 64-bit updates! Saved the hardest for last, apparently! Oh, making…

Patching With Paradiso...

Heavy synth-nerdery alert. If you've been in the synth game for a while, you no doubt know about Joe Paradiso of MIT and his monster DIY modular. The video above is some basic background. I question whether it is the…

The Plague...

I imagine you're getting sick of hearing about me being sick, but I'll absolutely guarantee that you're not as sick of hearing about it as I am of being it. I am paying penance for nearly a lifetime of being in perfect…

Updates...

The compilation has been mastered; I'm just waiting for the upload of the digital version from SAE. Some updates on that front: the name of the album is now "unsuspected sounds." This is from an Edgard Varèse quote I've…

The Long March...

Things are moving at a punk-rock clip in Compilation Land. The mastering session is booked for Thursday, and jacket and pressing situations are firmly in hand. This is an interesting process; while I've made dozens of…