The second part of my two-part series making percussion/drum sounds for Ableton (and/or any sample-based drum setup). This time, we used synths! Percussion […]
Video: Let’s Make Percussion!
Thios week’s video — we do them on Sundays at 12:30 Pacific these days! — is on making percussion. In particular, we look […]
Video: Korg opsix Sound Design Session
This week’s video is two hours(!) of mostly no-talking sound design! Take note: I have moved my streams from Wednesday afternoon to Sunday […]
Video: The Magic of the Korg opsix
This week, I took the opportunity of my stream to expound on the magic of the Korg opsix, a wonderful FM-first, deep and […]
Video: Understanding FM: Algorithms
This week’s stream, we tackle the vexing question of the FM algorithm (spoiler: it’s just a flow chart!) and I talk my way […]
Video: FM as a Secondary Technique
Another week, another stream! This week, I discuss the use of FM synthesis as a secondary technique to add sizzle and screech to […]
Video: Pigments Filters Explored
This week’s livestream is a look at all of the filters included in Arturia’s Pigments. There’s a bunch of them, and we barely […]
Video: Transmogrifying Drums With Stock Effects
This week’s livestream covers using basic effects like EQ, distortions, filters and pitch/frequency shifters to turn drum and percussion loops into weird, alien […]
Video: Make Noise Morphagene
I streamed about the Make Noise Morphagene, one of my favorite modules (and my first!). The sound of the Morphagene gets a little […]
Video: Circuit Rhythm + MicroFreak Sampling
This week’s stream took another look at the Novation Circuit Rhythm. This time, I demonstrated the on-board sampling workflow. I sampled a bunch […]