Elektron describe the Digitakt as a “Drum Computer and Sampler”, but it can actually do much more. Not only is it a full blown subtractive synth, but due to its unique LFO destinations, it can be used for quite a … Continue reading 16 Advanced Digitakt Ideas, Tips and Tricks
If you create music, you’ve GOT to try doing it in quad. The experience of sitting in the middle of music you create while your sounds rotate around you is like none other. I’m hooked. In this video I walk … Continue reading 4 Easy Setups for Quadraphonic Music Making: Ableton, Eurorack, VCV Rack and DAWless
Wavetable synths are a lot of fun but strictly digital. Is it possible to create one that’s completely analog, for analog waveforms and sounds? Well, I wouldn’t be asking if not. This clip shows you how. The basic idea is … Continue reading Analog morphing like a wave-table synth? Yes you can, and here’s how
Suzanne Ciani is an electronic music pioneer, composer, sound designer responsible for iconic sounds in commercials and video games, AND not only a pioneer but someone who is still leading the pack today with amazing modular performances. But what you … Continue reading Part 1: Quadraphonic Master Class with Suzanne Ciani
The Moog Subharmonicon is a lovely instrument that unfortunately, as of June 2018, isn’t available other than the 100 attendees that built it at the 2018 Moogfest Engineering Workshop. What’s unique about the Subharmonicon is its ability to take a … Continue reading Synth trick: How mimic a Subharmonicon with Maths by Make Noise
Maths by Make Noise is by far the #1 eurorack module on Modular Grid – both in terms of rating and popularity. In this video, I explain what Maths is and why it’s so popular. Maths sounds complicated and if … Continue reading 22 reasons the top eurorack module is Maths by Make Noise
If you were ever curious about what it’s like to attend Moog’s Engineering Workshop at Moogfest – join me as I walk you through the process of building the Moog Subharmonicon, including some pretty nasty mistakes I admit to making … Continue reading Building a Subharmonicon: What it’s like to attend a Moog Engineering Workshop
I recently received for review the VariFO, a new and relatively cheap quad LFO module from VoicAs – a new eurorack company. With so many LFOs on tap, it inspired me to put together a clip with beginner as well as … Continue reading 10 creative ways to use LFOs
In my review of DFAM and the comparison to Mother-32, I mentioned a few features that Mother-32 had and DFAM didn’t. The ability to have different length sequences – either less or more than 8 steps, the ability to sequence … Continue reading Why Eurorack is AWESOME: 5 wish-list features added to DFAM by Moog
If you’ve seen clips of Elise Trouw live looping, aside from being an amazing artist, you’ve seen her effortlessly live loop without touching a looper. All she does is play her instruments and sing, and the parts she plays loop, … Continue reading 3 ways to live loop hands free (like Elise Trouw…) using Ableton Live and ZenAudio