First offering in about 8 years ; new studio, new home, new life, new direction --> Azimuth: featuring NDLR, MicroCosm, Hydrasynth and more. 

"Mostly" DAWless (performance, fx), with some snips, leveling and drums added in post.

Azimuth

Assembled from multi-track recording of live multi-synth jam ; Accelerate weaves a tale of interactive voices clamoring for the center while being pushed to the edge by a driving unfulfilled urge . . . when you don't know where you're going, or how you're going to get there . . . Accelerate.

Accelerate

TipToe Into Darkness

Processed and polished composition containing a loop pedal patch formerly known as Banjo Wah Cm.

Spurious Correlation

My first run-through: record/mixing/uploading . . . forgive the rawness and love the errors.

Most parts originally recorded on RC-50 loopstation, so the voices are not as independent as I would like . . . 

live instruments: cajon (x2), hi-hat + rimshot, banjo
electronic inst: bass, vibes, block 


Bedouin Tribulation - Raw

Cajon sample for the AR drum group.  No tempo track used -- this raw sample contains errors/nuances/unquantized swing and tempo/volume change characteristic of a human being playing an instrument.  Surely there's some steady bars in there that can be looped.  Embellish and enjoy!      

Tech specs:
Stereo recording (internal Sennheiser e604, external CAD condenser) of a Marco Mora  side-ported cajon -- "backside" (non-snare) side being played.





Cajoney

Rick Roller on bass, cajon, banjo, harmonica, shaker; recording, mixing, "mastering" . . . 

San Patricio

Live Loop with bass/cajon/synth . . . short, simple n' sweet

Flute Loop

A snippet for the AR Drum group to sample -- sometimes acoustic ambience and error goes a long way toward giving electronic music something a bit less programmed.

This kit played (pictured) is a vintage Slingerland 4-piece (cajon throne).
Recording: 
Left Channel - Senneheiser e604 on snare/tom/hi-hat
Right Channel - overhead CAD condenser on toms/crash(ride)/kick
Mono - 70's Calrad dynamic on kick

70's Slingerland kit ---   135 BPM

This track is an experiment in recording, mixing and conversion losses in audio quality.
Recording - 4 channels, 32-bit, 48kHz: 
-- Stereo overhead condensers (Behr C-4) to E-MU 1616m pre + A/D
-- Piezo pick-ups on kick + snare to Mackie XDR2 pre + Behr ADA8k A/D, ADAT to E-MU
Multiple piezo placement + attachments analyzed
Mixed in Cubase SX3 w/ a dash of compression/EQ/reverb
Downsampled to MP3 - 320kps 

10,000 sounds, No Rhythm

excerpt from the loop pedal.  fx (chorus, verb) on banjo from ME-50B bass pedal.

Live Loop snippet - work in progress

Another recording experiment for me, and drum loop for the DJs out there.  This one is particularly repetitive -- several different takes on the same lick.  

Multitrack recording with 6 mics and the Alesis Multimix 8 USB 2.0.
Modest editing in Cubase.

70's Slingerland Kit _02: 140bpm

a rare all-electronic piece for the fall holiday . . .  sounds mostly from E-MU (Proteus) plus Sylenth engine.

Dubmonk

Putting the RC-50 loop pedal to work.  All samples taken "on-the-fly".  Minimal post-process (just sequencing in Cubase, plus a little compression on the cajon).

Banjo wah Cm

I seek to blend acoustic and synthetic elements generally originally captured live/solo in home studio with a loop pedal.

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