This is a digitised version of a mix tape I did from all the way back in the 1990's. I'm surprised the sound quality is so good now I listen to it again but it was a high quality chrome tape. This was when I was experimenting with mixing together techno and using ambient/chillout tracks as a bridge to the next track. Considering those two genres are assumed to be as incompatible as water and oil I think the experiment gets some interesting results ;)

Aphex Twin, Planetary Assault Systems And Various.

BTW does anyone know if Soundcloud is legally OK with DJ mixes ?  Also where is the auto track ID'ing ? I uploaded on mixcloud as well but still no track ID's :(

Lift it Up

MixLift It Up !

A recording of a session drummer at Falmouth University AMATA studios as part of a BA Hons Creative Music Technology assessment. Thank you to my class mates Jess Heley-Powell and Conner Huggins who also worked on this mix as my fellow studio engineers (I have to mention the word Slay here, LOL).

The session drummer was recorded playing along to a play along track. The play along track does not have any drums in it.

The play along track was 'Satch and Diz' and is from The Art of Bop Drumming by John Riley (Manhattan Music Publications).  According to the session drummer the copyright on the play along track allows publication.

I had to quite carefully balance the levels and panning. I used the overhead and stereo mikes but only one mike that was actually directly on the drum kit, on the kick. The other mikes seemed to interfere with the mix in some way and the syncopation was lost until I removed them.

Satch and Diz

'Satch and Diz' Falmouth Creative Music Technology Drum Recording Assessment (with play along)

Recorded as part of the POP recording sessions of the BA Hons in Creative Music Technology (CMT) at AMATA studios. This was a collaboration between the Pop Music course and CMT. This was the first time the band had recorded in the studio. The band were really happy to hear the final recording.

Thank you to the band Side Tracked who gave full permission to upload this track !

CREDITS:

Chard Faul, guitar. 
Lily Thompson, vocals. 
Eloise Simpson, vocals. 
Peter Holmes, piano. 

Michael Z Freeman, studio engineering and post production.
Conner Huggins, studio engineering and post production.
Tom Gillespie, studio engineering and post production.

Pop Song

Pop Song by Side Tracked, Falmouth Uni Creative Music Technology Studio Assessment

Breezeblock - Revolvo - 2002-06-11

Than you Roland ! - https://www.rolandcloud.com/news/tb-303-now-available

Original track recorded by me in celebration of #303day and the release of the 303 VST plugin onto Roland Cloud.

Copyright reserved. Possible commercial release depending on demand.

303 Day

303 Day - Michael Z Freeman - SUR Recordings

On Ba Hons Creative Technology, Falmouth Uni

Michael Z Freeman

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