Pride (2024)
A modern remake of a tune I originally recorded way back in 2001. Made with Monster Drums, Mono Fury, OB-Xd, SynthMaster Player, Yamaha P-115 Digital Piano and a smattering of instruments from MuLab, including 808 kit.
34 Counts
Made with Spitfire Labs “Classic Synths” pack, Monster Drums, Full Bucket MonoFury, and OB-Xd, with a smattering of samples and MuLab synths mixed in.
Gearbox-L
A jaunty little tune inspired by the stylings of Harold Faltermeyer (“Axel-F”). Featuring sounds from Spitfire Labs “Classic Synths” pack, Monster Drums, Mono Fury, Sonatina Choir, Analog V “Clean Funk Clav” and the Yamaha P-115 “Strings”.
Discobobulate
Made with Love-Fi 3 Lite, LANDR Chromatic, SINE Player, Monster Drums, OB-Xd and a smattering of MuLab instruments.
Tossed in the Water
Made with instruments from MuLab, Blue Arp and the Casio CTK-650.
Fargo’s Frenzie
Composed entirely of hardware synths in my studio collection, including a Yamaha MM6, Yamaha YTP-320, Roland D-5 and Casio CTK-650. No VST synths, with the exception of a simple kick drum from Monster Drums VST. I thought this was going to be a simple session… no fussing around with VSTs, just all readily accessible hardware keys within reach. But this experiment turned into a nightmare when I tried to route MIDI to and from, so I could have the flexibility to use quantization. The MIDI routing created so many more problems than I’d expected. But I must admit, the end result sounded pretty good. Will I try this approach again? Probably not.
A Windy Day in Whisperville
Made with a collection of MuLab sounds, some controlled by BlueArp VST, as well as sounds from BBC Symphony Orchestra (Spitfire Audio), Fluid Soundfont, OB-Xd VST and MonsterDrums.
The Freakin’ Pen is Blue!
Started out with a custom auto-accompaniment built from several layered arps. Instruments from MuLab, SynthMaster Player, Syntronik, Monster Drums, PG-8X and an old Casio CTK-650.
Brandon’s Lunar Odyssey
Made with a Chrystal Pad synth in Kontakt, Hydro Lead Light in Syntronik, Distant Majestic Lead in Vital, SEQ Elements in Synthmaster Player, Swept Away in Crystal Soft Synth, and horns in BBC Symphony Orchestra, all pulled along a throbbing rhythm generated by the Tattoo Percussion Synthesizer. Other assorted instruments from MuLab DAW and strings from a Yamaha P115 digital piano.
The Lost Prince
Made with layers of hardware synths including Yamaha YPT-320, Yamama MM6, Yamaha TG-33 and Roland D-5, as well as the VSTs Monster Drums, Vital and Synthmaster Player, along with a smattering of MuTools synths.
