Really, I need to prove a point with someone on the AudioBus forum.  Here's how I crafted this short example.

The sidechain source is Recife's CHat Detroit, no IFX.

The kick is Recife's Kick Detroit 1, no IFX.  The clap is Recife's Clap Detroit, with a highpass filter on the IFX.  The hat is Recife's OHat Chicago 2 with a highpass on the IFX.  The crash is Recife's Cym Chicago 1 with a reverb and highpass filter on the IFX.  The tom fill is Recife's Tom Tropical 3, and on the IFX are a reverb, EQ, and highpass filter.

The subbass is Chiangmai with a Saturator and Sidechain on the IFX.  The M1 Organ Bass is found in Marseille, and on the IFX are an exciter, reverb, sidechain, and highpass filter.

The M1 Piano is also from Marseille, and the IFX are a reverb, two EQs, a sidechain, and a highpass filter.  The high string is also Marseille with a reverb, EQ, sidechain, and highpass filter on the IFX.

The chiptune lead is Kingston with an exciter, reverb, eq, sidechain, and highpass filter on the IFX.

Finally, the riser at the end is Wolfsburg with a compressor, reverb, sidechain, and highpass filter.

I turned on Gadget's default limiter and raised that until it sounded right.  The only external app I used was TwistedWave to get the signal normalised to -3dB so it didn't distort when uploaded to SoundCloud.

"All the good instruments are an extra charge on top of the price of apps" my foot!  I don't want to hear or read any excuses that you can't produce Deep House with the stock gadgets!

JWM - Hold My Beer

And now a little Lofi number done in Nanostudio 2 on my iPad Mini 6.

JWM - The Lofi Lounge

"Koala Stock" is an uninspired title for an otherwise nice Lofi beat I made in Koala Sampler.  The title refers to the fact I mostly used stock samples in Koala to create the beat (except the vinyl crackle which I got from freesound.org Can't have Lofi without some vinyl crackle).

I made sure to make good use of the new mixer feature in Koala, and now I can see myself using Koala much more to craft my tracks in!  Everything was mixed and mastered and recorded in Koala Sampler with only Youlean's Audio Meter to tell me if the mix was around -14 LuFS.

Everything was done on the iPhone 14 Pro Max, including adding text to the album art (Koala screenshot lol) in ProCreate Pocket.  The only thing I'm using the iPad for is uploading to SoundCloud since it doesn't seem I can add proper tags to the piece in the SoundCloud app itself.

Cheers and enjoy.

JWM - Koala Stock

This was to be the first track of an EP called "2005", which I had started back in December 2023 when I had a huge obsession with early 2000s Brooklyn Bounce.  The premise of the EP was remakes of my older tracks from around the year 2005, give or take a year.  Of course this EP never materialised beyond this track, because I swiftly lost interest. 😂

Regardless, enjoy this corny, cheesy track.  Cheers.

JWM - I Am The DJ

I made this track in honour of "808 Day", where the only drums used come from the 808 drum machine.  I hope you enjoy this track created in Nanostudio 2 on iPhone.  Cheers.

JWM - The Light Amidst the Darkness

Continuing my exploration of electronic music with an Ambient twist, I present to you a Rondo.  Based on the Western Classical song form, this is somewhat Neo-Classical but done with synths.  It reminds me of 70s Jean-Michel Jarre.

Hope you all enjoy.  Cheers.

JWM - Rondo

(Caution - One Explicit Word in the Lyrics)

This song is about people who we thought were friends who turn out to be two-faced snakes.  In my case, there is this guy I was good friends with in a gaming server for a couple of years.  We'd talk about sports, his band practice, and other mutual interests.  I supported him during his ups and downs.

Ever since he got a girlfriend, he became more withdrawn.  That's cool and all, but then about three days ago he told me I "literally annoy his girlfriend"?!  So inspired by KMFDM and Industrial Techno in general, I created this song as a response.

Produced in Nanostudio 2, most everything in this track was synthesised from scratch using the Obsidian synth except for a barely-audible high choir pad (Module Pro), the choir riser (Module Pro), the rock guitar (Santa Ana), and my altered vocals recorded and processed in Cubasis 3 and imported into Slate.

Cheers and enjoy.

JWM - Snake (E)

Original title, I know (not really lol), but here is my tribute to Brian Eno.  Produced in Cubasis 3 and mastered with Doctor Vibe, Grand Finale 2, a brickwall limiter set to -1dB, and Youlean's Loudness Meter.

JWM - Oney Ianbrey

This piece is "just okay".  The challenge I gave to myself was to produce the piece entirely on iPhone in Cubasis 3.  I asked a couple of friends, and come to find out that Flowtones is an excellent "modulation monster" synth, and Cascade is possibly the best reverb app available on iPhone and iPad.

The idea behind the piece was to be as minimalist as possible.  That said, I think I prefer producing on the iPad Mini 7 more than the iPhone.  Ymmv.

Anyways, do enjoy. :)

JWM - A Minimal Attempt

Crafted in Cubasis 3, using Moog plugins as the only sound source.  The pad and arp are both Animoog Z, the bass being Mariana, and the random stabby notes driven by Ioniarics being Model D.

I call the piece "A Question Mark" because the piece starts as a musical question mark in G7, which then resolves to C Major, but eventually reverts back to G7 to close the piece out.

I hope you all enjoy this piece. :)

JWM - A Question Mark

So today, I decided to create the longest piece of Ambient I've done to date, in C Phrygian, and this is the result.  I used Cubasis 3 to bring everything together.

For the "acoustic" instruments, I used an Upright Piano and Cello from the Halion IAP (both driven by Ioniarics), and the Glockenspiel from Iconica Sketch (I programmed those notes).  For the synths, I used Moog Model D for the bass, ToneBooster's Flowtones for the pads, and Bleass Monolit for the arps.  Finally, I used one of Cubasis' Classic Machines for the ambient "Trap" drums.  (Not to worry, the beat fits nicely in the background rather than obnoxiously ruining the Ambient vibe.)

Mastered with the usual suspects of Doctor Vibe, Grand Finale 2, Cubasis' Brickwall Limiter set to -2dB instead of -1dB (a "dumb brain" error, but the result sounds fine to my ears), and Youlean's Loudness Meter.

Cheers and enjoy.

JWM - Spending Time at the Coffee Shop

This is my first foray using the newly released Groove Rider 2!  Used some favourite soundfonts, GR-II's internal synth, and my favourite drum samples.

This is a recreation of a track I originally made back in 2006.  I hope you all enjoy.  Cheers. ❤️

JWM - Dragon Skies (Radio Edit)

And now, the extended version of "Dragon Skies", but this time mastered with Grand Finale 2 and NoLimits2 limiter.  Again, created in Groove Rider 2 on iPad.

JWM - Dragon Skies (Xtended Version)

A remake of an older track, this time done in Groove Rider 2!  Hope you enjoy this Irish-inspired tune. ❤️

JWM - Erin Go Braugh (Radio Edit)

An instrumental Country track created for a client in Cubasis 3.  I really love this track a lot!  I hope you all do too.

JWM - Crossing Rivers

This is a track from a now-cancelled album project which was to be called "The Xperience".  Inspired by 90s Trance and Rave music.  Hope you all enjoy it. ❤️

JWM - Transcendent (Single Version)

A bit of a departure from my usual standard fare, this is possibly the raunchiest song I've ever written and produced, lol.  Anja is the main singer, and Malleous raps in the Middle 8.  Produced in Cubasis 3.  I had fun with this one.

JWM ft Anja and Malleous - Personal Stripper

A commission done for a client, it's Lofi HipHop inspired by a certain cosy game.

JWM - Dewdrops

The first piece of music I've created in a week.  I decided to return to my old Trance roots for this one.  I hope you all enjoy this piece.  Cheers.

JWM - Life After Love

I made this track for a client who wanted a Eurodance instrumental that sound like it came straight from the "Ultimate Dance Party 1997" compilation.  So here is the result of that.  Please enjoy. :) 

JWM - 90s All Night Long

Decided to try something just a bit different than my normal fare.  This time, it's glitchy Drum & Bass inspired by Dedf1sh music from the Splatoon series.  All done in Cubasis.  Please enjoy. 😊 

JWM - Splat

A fusion of Drum & Bass with Reggaeton.  Both genres seem to be of similar BPMs, just Reggaeton is half the BPM of Drum & Bass.  Made in Cubasis 3 on the iPad.  Cheers and enjoy.

JWM - Vibra 175

So the idea for this piece of Ambient originated from the piece of Abstract art I created titled "Lost Worlds".  I made the traditional art using oil pastels on mixed media paper, and I proceeded to create the piece of Ambient using Cubasis.  No real meaning behind the art or the Ambient, just having fun exploring colours and sound. 😂

Please enjoy.

JWM - Lost Worlds

Well, this track is a doozy.  I'll just let the lyrics speak for themselves and just say I created, produced, and mastered this song in Cubasis 3 on iPad.

JWM - Natalie

Made for Drone Day, this piece of music was created on a Ugee UT3 Android tablet in FL Studio Mobile.  I even mastered it within the project itself with Leveler, Multiband Compressor, Limiter, and Analyzer (to measure the LuFS levels).  Please enjoy.

JWM - Frigidity

This track was 100% created, mixed, and mastered on my Ugee UT3 Android tablet in FL Studio Mobile!  I'm back to producing an EP/Album on my Android tablet.

(Also, no AI was used in the production of this piece.)

JWM - The Android Returns

A fun Future Bass tune done for a client.  Made on Android.

JWM - Peters Theme

A Lofi remix of the previously uploaded track "Peter's Theme".  Hope you all enjoy! :) 

JWM - Peters Theme (Lofi Remix)

A piece of Trance music inspired by my old style of making music from 19 years ago.  I even use the same old drum samples I've had for nearly 2 decades!

JWM - 2006

A track in the style of Tujamo, created 100% on Android, and serves as the second single for my upcoming album "Across the Platforms".

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