Posts Tagged "software"

The Beatseqr Returns

Posted by on Jan 16, 2011 in Blog, Video | 0 comments

One more video featuring Steve Cooley’s amazing Beatseqr.  This time I’m using the Beatseqr to simultaneously send MIDI data to four different channel strips in Logic, each with a different instrument set up on it.  Let the awesomeness ensue. ...

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Beatseqr comes to Robot Junkyard

Posted by on Jan 15, 2011 in Blog, Video | 0 comments

Here are a couple of videos I recently did explaining the basics of the Beatseqr MIDI controller which is handmade by my good friend Steve Cooley.  If you are interested in getting your hands on one of these bad boys, head on over to beatseqr.com to learn more. ...

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SIDtastic! comes to Sounds of Solarno

Posted by on Nov 5, 2010 in Blog | 0 comments

Back in the mid to late 80′s, and into the very early 90′s, the majority of my musical experimentation was done using my venerable Commodore 64.  The Commodore 64 contained a little piece of hardware called the SID, a sound chip which would go on to become one of the most influential 8-bit sound chips of all time.  The signature sound of the SID can be prominently found in the recent chiptune resurgence of the past 5 years or so.  Artists such as 8-Bit Weapon and Computeher...

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Tools of the trade

Posted by on Oct 24, 2008 in Blog | 1 comment

My current studio is 100% digital. It is really amazing what modern hardware and software is capable of, and I’m not even using anything terribly groundbreaking.  The ability to meld both synthetic and organic sounds all based in a digital domain is extremely liberating as I don’t have to take time to track down sources.  Yes, there are drawbacks.  One sound form that I have a very difficult time recreating is a simple repeating acoustic guitar strum with all it’s...

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