Music made with my Micro Cassettes Ableton Live Pack: https://brianfunk.com/blog/2019/3/15/micro-cassette-ableton-live-pack

Micro Cassette Ableton Live Pack

march 2019

Micro Cassette Demo

250106 - It Was Ron's Idea!

4th song on the Country Punkin EP

I've been working all day in the sun
My boss is a jerk and this job is no fun
No matter how I try
It's never enough
And you're coming over here acting tough

Well my wife left me and my girlfriend is cheating
I got Diet Pepsi and I want whiskey
You have the nerve to say I don't have the right
Tonight you're messing with the Wrong Guy

My dog left me for the cat
And my best friend turned out to be a dirty rat
No matter how I try 
It's never enough
You gotta believe it's gonna add up

Well my wife left me and my girlfriend is cheating
I got Diet Pepsi and I want whiskey
You have the nerve to say I don't have the right
Tonight you're messing with the Wrong Guy
Yea you're pretty tough I can't deny
But tonight you're messing with the Wrong Guy

Country Punkin is a collection of 4 to-the-point no-nonsense songs, inspired lyrically by country music and musically by punk rock. There are no intros, outros, interludes, solos, or instrumentals. Every song begins right away with only the core meat-and-potatoes parts of the song. Recorded entirely on the Teenage Engineering OP-1's four track, using a Shure SM57 plugged straight into it.

WronGuy

3rd song on the Country Punkin EP

I open my eyes and prayed it was a dream
That you would be laying there next to me
I can't believe you left

Baby, why did you have to go

You're out the door without a trace
You already packed up your stuff and found a new place
But before you go
There's something I want to know

Baby, why did you have to go

Country Punkin is a collection of 4 to-the-point no-nonsense songs, inspired lyrically by country music and musically by punk rock. There are no intros, outros, interludes, solos, or instrumentals. Every song begins right away with only the core meat-and-potatoes parts of the song. Recorded entirely on the Teenage Engineering OP-1's four track, using a Shure SM57 plugged straight into it.

Why Did You Have To Go

2nd track on the Country Punkin EP

We got it made in the shade man
We were born in the Promise Land
But politician taking all he can
On the shoulders of Uncle Sam

Whose side are you on?

I don't want to vote for any more of these liars

You can talk about promises
But we all know how it ends
I've been up and down and all around
Underneath that suit there stands a clown

Whose side are you on
Tell me tell me tell me

I don't want to vote for any more of these liars
They got their hands in our pockets
And they're laughing right in our face

I don't want to vote for any more of these liars
Let's stop it right now 
And start us up a new race

I don't want to vote for you
I don't want to vote for you either 

I think we start a whole new race

Country Punkin is a collection of 4 to-the-point no-nonsense songs, inspired lyrically by country music and musically by punk rock. There are no intros, outros, interludes, solos, or instrumentals. Every song begins right away with only the core meat-and-potatoes parts of the song. Recorded entirely on the Teenage Engineering OP-1's four track, using a Shure SM57 plugged straight into it.

Whose Side Are You On

1st track off of the Country Punkin EP.

Before you turn your back again
Remember to settle the score
I'm sure nobody ever did anything
You did more

Tell me about it again
I need a reminder

Playing tricks and politics
Attacking from behind
This time we're starting back
At the beginning of time

Tell me about it again
I don't want to forget
Tell me about it again 
I need a reminder
Tell me about it again
I seem to forget
Someone tell me all about it
I need a reminder

Country Punkin is a collection of 4 to-the-point no-nonsense songs, inspired lyrically by country music and musically by punk rock. There are no intros, outros, interludes, solos, or instrumentals. Every song begins right away with only the core meat-and-potatoes parts of the song. Recorded entirely on the Teenage Engineering OP-1's four track, using a Shure SM57 plugged straight into it.

Tell Me About It Again

This is a live performance of some brand new 8-bit, chip tunes style music for the Long Island Retro Video Game Expo. Full disclosure: it did not go as I had hoped. I speak in depth about why on the Music Production Podcast: https://www.afrodjmac.com/podcast/2018/8/19/74-tough-lessons-from-a-live-performance
In retrospect, it was better than I thought. It's a good window into some new music I'm working on.

Live Performance 8/11/18 - Long Island Retro Gaming Expo

Sparrow

losing to myself,
i'm no good at this,
i think i'm having a bad dream,
unreal feeling,
minor thoughts,
bad dreams,
minor thoughts in my head,
bad dreams i'm still in bed,
losing to myself,
i'm no good at this,
i think i'm having a bad dream,
unreal feeling

Written & Produced by Divorce Court
Mixing, Guitar, & Master by William Hayward
Artwork by Kevin Castaneda (Lately.fm)

Minor Thoughts

Micro Trench was an unnamed & unfinished track that had been languishing on my hard drive for way too long (since 2015).

Now, using samples from AfroDJMac's Ableton Live Packs it is complete.  The packs that helped it along in the last 2 weeks include:

The Micro Cassette Ableton Live Pack

https://www.afrodjmac.com/blog/2019/3/15/micro-cassette-ableton-live-pack

The VHS DRUMS Ableton Live Pack

https://www.afrodjmac.com/blog/vhsdrums

If you use Ableton Live (or any other DAW for that matter) you should to check out his website, Music Production Club and Music Production Podcast.  There is something here for everyone.

Big thanks goes to AfroDJMac for creating these Ableton Live packs and all the other work he does, without which, this track would never have been finished.

Micro Trench

Dusted off an old Ableton Set from 2015 that was really nothing more than just a riff.  The result is Fuse Trip which features sample packs from www.afrodjmac.com including:

The Haze Ableton Live Pack

	https://www.afrodjmac.com/blog/haze

The Taste of Analog Drums Ableton Live Pack

	https://www.afrodjmac.com/blog/2015/5/13/a-taste-of-analog-drums-free-ableton-live-pack-122

The Round Wavetable Ableton Live Pack (the EL Phase Bass WT preset by Thomas Glendinning)
	
	https://www.afrodjmac.com/blog/roundwavetable
	
The Micro Cassette Ableton Live Pack

	www.afrodjmac.com/blog/2019/3/15/m…bleton-live-pack

The VHS DRUMS Ableton Live Pack

	www.afrodjmac.com/blog/vhsdrums



If you're looking for new sounds and inspiration check out http://www.afrodjmac.com and 
https://elphnt.io (Thomas Glendinning's Website)

Fuse Trip

The Flyover features sample packs from https://brianfunk.com including:

AfroDJMac's Noises, Risers, Swooshes Rack Project

https://brianfunk.com/blog/2011/06/29/free-weekly-ableton-live-rack-14-noises-risers-swooshes

AfroDJMac's WASHED Ableton Live Pack - FX-Drenched Synths

https://brianfunk.com/blog/2018/11/7/washed-ableton-live-pack-fx-drenced-synth

The Round Wavetable Ableton Live Pack (the p mod veel vurst bass WT preset by Patches)

https://brianfunk.com/blog/roundwavetable

If you're looking for new sounds and inspiration check out https://brianfunk.com and 
https://patches.zone/

The Flyover

'Single Haze' features sample packs created by Brian Funk and Huston Singletary:


Brian's Presets

	Haze Project							https://brianfunk.com/blog/haze
	REEL SYNTHS V2 MOOG MG1 Project			https://brianfunk.com/blog/2019/4/19/reel-synths-v2-moog-mg-1-ableton-live-pack
	Micro Cassette Project					https://brianfunk.com/blog/2019/3/15/micro-cassette-ableton-live-pack?rq=micro%20cassette
	Noises, Risers, Swooshes Rack Project	https://brianfunk.com/blog/2011/06/29/free-weekly-ableton-live-rack-14-noises-risers-swooshes

Huston's Presets:

	Singularities							https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/singularities/							
										


Big thanks goes to Brian Funk and Huston Singletary for creating these Ableton Live packs and sounds.

Single Haze

Sneak peek at my latest track - released Friday 28th February

Room 101 - snippet

Musician, Producer, and Educator from New York. 
Host of the Music Production Podcast. 
Author of 5-Minute Music Producer. 
Berklee Online teacher. 
Ableton Certified Trainer.

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