Transistor Sandwich

Funky Tune

groovy dancers silhouette on funky space background

Another in my series of sound-alike tunes. This one is inspired by the classic synth hit “Funky Town”, both the Lipps Inc. and Pseudo Echo versions. PREVIEW

Christmas ’88

perspective lines overlaid on space background

An 80’s-styled original for the holidays, featuring instruments from Drumtastic, Nil’s Kawai K1v, OB-Xd, Analog Lab V, Monster Drum, Mega Soundfont and a smattering of MuLab sounds. Watch this song being made with highlights from the TranSan Labs live stream:

Flying High

phoenix bird against space nebula backdrop

This tune began with inspiration from a bass arp provided by Melda Productions’ MPowerSynth VST, and grew into this final version with help from Analog Lab V, TyrellN6, Odin 2, Monster Drums and a few MuLab synths.

My Personal Hero

superhero man standing on a mountain peak

For this 80s style song, my muse was a newly discovered (but not new by any means) VST synth called Vaporizer2 by VAST Dynamics. The bulk of the sounds are from this plugin, with a few extra layers sandwiched in from MuTools, Monster Drums and LANDR Chromatic. Watch this song being made with highlights from the TranSan Labs live stream:

8-Bit BOB

robots working on power generator with colourful floppy disks in foreground

A few selections from the GarageBand for iPad SoundPack “8-Bit Legends”, with some OB-Xd (Oberheim) VST and U-he Tyrell N6 VST sandwiched in.

Retro Split

piano keyboard wedged between two bananas in front of a retro TV

This song grew out of a test run of a newly released free VST called RetroGrit Lite by Audiolatry, accompanied by the Yamaha YPT-320 with a little smattering of a Mulab synth sandwiched in.

Voyager 66

Little alien dude walking on a moon in warped space.

A decidedly 80’s anthemic synth-rock blaster with a catchy melody and uplifting spirit.

Elkasampler E-19

elka e-19 organ

An up-tempo tune made from samples recorded from the Elka E-19 organ, with a little modern interlude sandwiched in.

Alternative Epilogue

giant book in a field on alien planet

A happy little tune composed on a thrift store rescue, the Yamaha PSR-12 (with some modern strings at the end).

Strolling in the Glades

happy man strolling through the glades

Here’s a happy little pop tune that grew from a persistent melody I had running through my head one day. When I transcribed that melody, it found its muse in a whistle, and everything else just fell into place from there.

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