3ee sent me his recent soundpack for Zebra, so I decided to have a little jam with them. This is all made of presets from his Battery Leak soundset, apart from the drums, which are from his Level 3-E chiptune soundset, both for Zebra. They're mostly raw, with a bit of chorus, delay, rhythmic gate and master buss compression, and the sounds are unedited. The final mix was edited in Cool Edit Pro to add a few flourishes here and there.

Overall, I find it a bit strange using other people's presets, so this was an interesting exercise.  I quite like the groove I got going here and I might expand the track in an acid direction with a remix. The Battery Leak soundset is full of bright, raspy and juicy DCO-style presets, all based on a unique set of wavetables emulating phase-locked layered oscillators with a bit of a digital character. His chiptune pack also comes recommended - if I didn't make my own sounds, I'd be all over his presets* ;) He's particularly good at nailing the classic sound effects of the NES.

Here's the link:

http://3ee-sounddesign.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/battery-leak-soundset-for-u-he-zebra.html

* - note: There was a time when I did use mostly presets, so I have a good memory of what it's like to find a rich vein of good ones, lol.

Theme From Battery Leak (Zebra soundset)

Long time ago I started tweaking sounds with my computer and became addicted to the art of sampling. I try to tell small stories with my music, so if images appear in your head when my sound comes out of the speakers, my job is accomplished. 
Thanks for listening. Please let me hear your stories too! 
And, by the way, I believe in sharing, so all my songs are under the Creative Commons licence. Collaborations and remixing are encouraged. 


Basic audio demos of various software synthesizers I own and use regularly, either to show off the synth, my programming work or both! Got it? Good!

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Music from the self-proclaimed Grand High Witch of breakbeat meddling.

I make post-punk post-goth post-rock post-breakcore progressive synth music with a focus on big energy, intricate flowing rhythms, plenty of Organized Chaos and fun! Dance, listen, block your ears, it's all good :)

I've been making music with computers, synths and samplers since the early 90's. As well as hoping for people to enjoy my albums and whatever else I create, I am looking for soundtrack work - especially chiptune styled stuff. I am also involved in 2D level design work and have a full campaign that ships with the indie platformer VVVVVV by Terry Cavanagh, sitting alongsides the likes of contributors such as Notch of Minecraft fame. I LOVE designing game levels and virtual worlds.

Gear reviewer and synthesis writer at Bedroom Producer's Blog

Otherwise known as: Sendy, Absurdist Lover, Experimental Accident and The Phrase Agency

See also my synth demos at http://soundcloud.com/sendysynthdemos

Theme From Battery Leak (Zebra soundset)

Sendy's Synth Demos