Flicking a living room light switch. Recorded with Behringer XM1800S mic through a Behringer XENYX12202 mixer, M-audio410 interface, Ableton Live 8, some EQ I think...

Available at https://freesound.org/people/elvish_paisley/ a while ago

Living Room Light Switch

I've been meaning to spend some time "diving" into the Bass Station II.  I was up all night with a stomach ache, so finally developed a patch on the couch and standing at my synth rack.  I was kinda thinking of rain, mallet tonal percussion, and physical modeling synthesis while making this.  I should have recorded this with video to better document and learn the process, but at least got audio of re-exploring patch parameters.  

This was recorded in Reaper via my Scarlett 18i20 with no processing.  The most interesting section was clipped for export.  This focuses on the Mixer section, exploring each oscillator, and the Filter modulation, oh ya, and messing with Oscillator 2 Pulse Width (LFO 2).  The Arp is Random with BPM: 74 and Rhythm: 11.  Pretty sure the notes are F# (G?) A Bb D E F# (threw a bunch in the Arp, again video would help...).   

Dive: Bass Station II dev P74 - Re-Explore Parameters (edit/clip)

First Test of MicTrix! 
Multi-mic array for acoustic instrument recording and sampling 
Focus on mandolin, glockenspiel, and conga 

2 dynamics, 2 ribbons, 2 main condensers, 2 overhead condensers (matched pair, x/y)
1. Shure SM57 - dynamic cardioid - center-left 
2. Electro-Voice 635A - dynamic omni - center-right
3. Alder Audio H44 - ribbon - below Glock
4. MXL R40 - ribbon - far-left
5. AKG C1000S - Condenser, Small-diaphragm cardioid - far-right 
6. CAD M179 - Condenser, Large-diaphragm omni (multi) - center 
7-8. Sterling SL230 - Condenser, Medium-diaphragm cardioid - XY pair overhead 

Recorded into Art Tube Opto 8 Preamp ADAT Expansion 
To Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
Into Reaper v7.33
Inputs 
1-4 Tube preamps (without phantom power, dynamics and ribbons)
5-8 Non-tube preamps (with phantom power, condensers)

Spent a lot of time trouble shooting noise 
Recorded samples with noise through Art Preamps  
Then the Scarlett preamps (same order, no noise)
And again through the Art Tube Opto 8 with clock sync set to ADAT 
Solved noise issues 
(Was set to 48k to match Scarlett, but that isn’t synced via ADAT)

Only processing was increased gain in reaper (applied to all samples within a set equally).   

Not the most standardized test.  
Difference between Art and Scarlett interesting.  Also hope examples of ADAT pops/clicks inspire something somewhere.  

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MicTrix_Test4_Scarlett_Conga_M179

MicTrix_Test4_Scarlett_Conga_R40

MicTrix_Test4_Scarlett_Glock_EV635A

MicTrix_Test4_Scarlett_Glock_H44

MicTrix_Test4_Scarlett_Glock_SM57

MicTrix_Test4_Scarlett_Conga_SM57

MicTrix_Test4_Scarlett_Conga_EV635A

Date: March 31, 2025
Station: Audarium
Project: Jam_ROAT_KMD_mixing_31Mar2025
Description: 
Kinda random jam
Setup the Audarium to get a groove 
(Sort of repeating pattern of rhythmic gating, etc…)
This was recorded onto Track 1 of the Reaper project 
This is just the first 30 seconds that track 
This was the Audarium "pattern" the ROAT and Korg Monotron Delay were "introduced to" ("released into"?) 
The longer improv recording with the ROAT, KMD, and experimental mixing (and laser pointer!) is 
https://soundcloud.com/elvishpaisleysounds/audarium-jam-improv-roat-korg-monotron-mixing-march-31-2025 

Audarium Jam Initial Setup Pattern (Pre-Improv w/ ROAT, Monotron, mixing), March 31, 2025

edit: Mono Mix! (oops...)
here is Stereo Mix 
https://soundcloud.com/elvishpaisleysounds/synthops-midi-looper-test-jam-feat-microfreak-solo-and-micron-gltich-stereo

SynthOps Test
Got synths (Uno, Micron, BSII) setup with CME, Nexus, mixer (no Aux FX yet…)
Got a jam onto the Bsstl MIDI Looper (wonky, don’t really know how to use yet…)
Solo with MF (no MIDI connection yet…)
Liked enough to record into Reaper (audio only, no MIDI, despite CME, forgot/don’t know yet…)
~1:30 Micron glitches and changes patches to a drum sample…?
I try to role with it and transition
Makes some kinda cool drum sounds, solo channel for sampling (kinda want to chop up and turn into kit and add drums…)
Tried to keep soloing, kinda lost the plot, Micron glitched some more and started playing a “pattern” (beat and accompaniment), might have been my fault messing with it… 
Exported clip (best part of solo and glitch) 

Oh, and is there a stuck MIDI note somewhere? Sounds like one constant drone in the the mix… BSII?

File: Jam_MIDILooper_MFsolo_SetupTestGlitch_NoAuxFX_07042025_fades.wav

SynthOps MIDI Looper Test Jam feat. Microfreak solo and Micron gltich [Mono]

edit: Stereo Mix!
originally posted Mono Mix here synthops-midi-looper-test-jam-no-fx
 
SynthOps Test
Got synths (Uno, Micron, BSII) setup with CME, Nexus, mixer (no Aux FX yet…)
Got a jam onto the Bsstl MIDI Looper (wonky, don’t really know how to use yet…)
Solo with MF (no MIDI connection yet…)
Liked enough to record into Reaper (audio only, no MIDI, despite CME, forgot/don’t know yet…)
~1:30 Micron glitches and changes patches to a drum sample…?
I try to role with it and transition
Makes some kinda cool drum sounds, solo channel for sampling (kinda want to chop up and turn into kit and add drums…)
Tried to keep soloing, kinda lost the plot, Micron glitched some more and started playing a “pattern” (beat and accompaniment), might have been my fault messing with it… 
Exported clip (best part of solo and glitch) 

Oh, and is there a stuck MIDI note somewhere? Sounds like one constant drone in the the mix… BSII?

File: Jam_MIDILooper_MFsolo_SetupTestGlitch_NoAuxFX_07042025_fades_PAN.wav

SynthOps MIDI Looper Test Jam feat. Microfreak solo and Micron gltich [Stereo]

My submission for the TrackLib Ninja Tunes contest.  I was inspired by the amazing YouTube video they made, very cool! 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpaoCUEhZJM 

Cruising through their library I did like this track, especially the "take one".  I guess it's an instrumental version done before the singers joined, which made it more fun to make something out of.  It also has the multitrack files, which seemed interesting.  
Ben Aiken - Handle With Care (Take 1)
https://www.tracklib.com/music/artists/ben-aiken/handle-with-care-take-1

I chopped up some samples and jammed with them on a looped bass sample and some 909 drums in Ableton.  I also played the song through my Audarium and sampled parts of it on the MicroGranny in that setup.  I ended up making a whole little noise jam with just a looped granulated sample.  I just mixed that in with the beat I made and added some effects.  

It was fun, but came out very rough.  I didn't think I would make anything.  I've been slowly getting back into music and it's been a long time since I tried to make a track.  It was fun to have an excuse to make something different.  

Congrats @simfane for winning!

Elvish Paisley - Take One (Tracklib Contest 2025)

Audarium Samples recorded on the Bastl Microgranny. 

ElvishPaisley_AudM_MG_BK2_2May2025_09

ElvishPaisley_AudM_MG_BK2_2May2025_08

ElvishPaisley_AudM_MG_BK2_2May2025_011

ElvishPaisley_AudM_MG_BK2_2May2025_010

ElvishPaisley_AudM_MG_BK2_2May2025_07

Arturia MicroFreak preset explorations. File: SynthOps_Jam_MF_2PreFavR_Hackney_ChromaticRiff

Microfreak: Hackney - Chromatic Riff

Arturia MicroFreak preset explorations. File: SynOps_Jam_MF_2PresFavR_USObj_beat

Microfreak: USObj - beat

Arturia MicroFreak preset explorations. File: SynthOps_Jam_MF_2PresFavR_RetroPad_RetroRiff

Microfreak: RetroPad - Retro Riff

Arturia MicroFreak preset explorations. File: SynthOps_Jam_MF_2FavR_ChaosTheory_GoneDC

Microfreak: ChaosTheory - GoneDC theme

Arturia MicroFreak preset explorations. File: SynthOps_Jam_MF_2PresFavR_Brutality_RetroRiff

Microfreak: Brutality - Retro Riff

Arturia MicroFreak preset explorations. File: SynthOps_Jam_MF_2PresFavR_ToyishFlute_GoneDC

Microfreak: ToyishFlute - GoneDC theme

Arturia MicroFreak preset explorations. File: SynthOps_Jam_MF_2FavR_Sovereign_ChromaticRiff

Microfreak: Sovereign - Chromatic Riff

Arturia MicroFreak preset explorations. File: SynthOps_Jam_MF_2PresFavR_GongDC

Microfreak: Gong - GongDC theme

Continuing part 1

Microfreak audio recorded through Rane SM82 line mixer to Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 gen 3 into Reaper v7.33. Recorded and rendered (with Normalization) at 24-bit 48kHz. No other processing or effects.

MF_2PresFavR_Onira_EmRetro

MF_2PreFavR_Voyager_GoneDC

MF_2PreFavR_CortinizeMe_ChromaticRiff-ish

Temp album for SynthOps: Arturia MicroFreak Presets and Explorations 2 missing 

MF_2PreFavR_Xcite_AcidBassDnbDubstep

MF_PresFavR_Betel_DmAmPads

second round for SynthOps: Arturia MicroFreak Presets and Explorations.  File MF_2PresFavR_Malibu_GoneDC 

Microfreak: Malibu - GoneDC theme

MF_2PresFavR_TheQuest_AmDmRetro

MF_2PresFavR_Raver_AcidBass

MF_2PresFavR_Yggdrasuk_GoneDC_NotFav

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