Thanks for listening to these two tracks. They are both based on the same basic pattern but in one I've used a major scale and the other I've switched it to D minor. All sequenced using the brilliant Oxi One and a modular rack comprising of an Oxi Coral, patched via a Mimeophon to the audio output. 

As ever I've not named any of my tracks other than to use the project and file name taken straight off my Bluebox, the device I use for mixing and recording to audio files.

GEN1-02 - 2-00001

GEN1-02 - 2-00000

I think buying the Polyend Tracker is going to open a new creative part of my brain, as in this track I explore guitar, vocal, synth and house style drum beats a lot more than in my other work, which is more ambient/chillout. 

Feels like a new chapter might be about to unfold, which is exciting.

The track ended up as a well rounded long pattern last night on the tracker. This morning I added more slots in the song design screen, creating space for some other variations and indeed further samples at a later point.

When complete, you'll find it on my Bandcamp profile.

Polyend Tracker - a late night's jam (work in progress)

Second Foray Into Ambience

The other evening I was exploring UVI's new version of Falcon alongside Ableton. I love it!

I switched through various libraries with the product and recorded this collection of ideas. All fairly raw, no editing, just a bit of reverb on the send.

Cinematic - Medley - 1

Naming tracks is difficult but listening to this a few times, for some reason reminded me of the recent Northern Lights that many people witnessed around the world. 

Created using the Roland S1, SP404 mkII and the Oxi One sequencer.

Borealis

This track was produced with the highly innovative Tardigrain granular synthesizer by developer Humbletune. Enjoy this experimental journey!

Tardigrain 1

This track was composed with film in mind, the idea of storytelling and listening back to my recording once I’d mastered it in Logic conjured up an image of the sea, the vastness of our oceans. So that image resonated with me.

The story of the sea

Quite a departure from my usual works and that I suspect is because the approach I took was different. Normally I work with a synth/drum/bass setup and simply jam, which works well. However here, I’ve created an arrangement that is perhaps more akin to rock or a film score, a different genre for me. 

It revolves around the key of Am with plenty of inversions on  the theme and has more of a band feel about it. 

I hope you like it. I’m rather proud of it.

Voyage

Striving to come up with something frequently is a challenge for sure but it will help you develop key skills in music production, including ways of generating more notes than you need when using sequencing tools and then filtering some of it out. In this instance, I am using

Axon 3
Synthmaster 2
Monolit
Twin 3
Along with Bleass Delay (really shapes the sound in this massively), GlitchCore, Cascade, Weeping Wall and Eventide Blackhole for effects.
The Oxi one was connected via Bluetooth and the whole setup routed through my Arturia Minifuse 4 for monitoring. This I will bring along with me to the next event I perform at this summer, which will be the very first time in my entire life I have done such a thing.

I’ve hidden for many years behind the computer, releasing stuff on Soundcloud for ages but have never performed in front of people. So I shall let you know when I do and give you the wrong dates, as I am as shy as f**k. Except I’m not, I just think I am.

I know Ben from ModCaf is probably reading this.

So the Oxi was running in Stochastic mode C Phyrigian I think I’d set it to, as that is a favourite scale, commonly used too from what I’ve read.

As a side note, I am writing this on my iPad but using a regular Apple wireless keyboard to do so, it works very well. I never tried this with the old tablet.

Sonic log 3

A little bit of a sample mix from within AUM on this hot sticky day

Mix - 31/07/24

1. Elektron Syntakt plus Oxi L+R - 120 bpm - 007.wav

I’ve named this Atomic Blipbox because two of the plugins I used for this one were Atoms by Baby Audio and Blip Box amongst many others.

Atomic Blip Box

Created, sequenced using AUM on the iPad with a live guitar synth over the top. 

Jam 121124

Recorded in the Mexican rainforests of the Yucatan peninsular last year and the first sound you hear in the track is the sample I used for the majority of the track, with the main drone being that same sample processed in PaulXStretch. I alsoused Granulator III in Ableton Live, created a bunch of layers.

monkeys

I create electronic music using a combination of hardware and software instruments from my cosy home studio in Berkshire. I also run a Podcast called Modulations that features recent found sounds and created soundscapes.

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