Return to Tomorrow
Another in the Instrument Category Series, this upbeat tune is led by several examples of synthesized guitar, with an assist from some punchy brass synth in the chorus. Almost all of the guitar sounds are courtesy of the Yamaha MM6 synth, with heavy metal drum kit from Monster Drum, some Analog Lab V and some Love-Fi 3 Lite, amidst a handful of MuLab synths sandwiched in.
The Need for Steed
Part of the Instrument Category Series, this tune is composed around the organ category of instruments. Featuring sounds from Analog Lab V, Surge XT, MuLab, Monster Drum and an old breakbeat loop I dug up from a random backup CD.
Don’t Like to Blow My Own Horn, But…
This tune is part of a series where I’ve selected a category of instrument as the primary focus, which in this case is brass instruments. The main brass sound is from the FluidR3 General MIDI soundfont, accompanied by the trumpet section from BBC Symphony Orchestra and a “brassy” synth from the Surge XT VST. Also, one of the bass layers is tuba from BBC Symphony Orchestra. Sandwiched in are select instruments from MuLab, a drum loop from Looperman artist gdbcrew and additional percussion from Monster Drums.
Quit Playin’ With My Heart Again
This song grew out of a melody idea that came to me on a brisk, early morning walk. Made with sounds from Monster Drum, Analog Lab V, Audiolatry Grand Piano, and a smattering of sounds from MuLab.
Spirit of Atlantis
Made with Behringer Vintage VST, Analog Lab V, Nils’ Kawai K1v, Surge XT, Monster Drum and a smattering of sounds from MuLab.
Falling Into Autumn
Inspired by the season at the time of writing, as well as by some free loops available from Cymatics.fm, along with some MuLab, Analog Lab V, Vital and Monster Drums sandwiched in. Watch this song being made with highlights from the TranSan Labs live stream:
AdrenaLynn
Inspired by a wicked loop created by Looperman creator @wesleywebbers, along with some MuLab synths, Monster Drums, Analog Lab V, Surrealistic MG-1 Plus, Odin 2 and Sonatina Choir sandwiched in. Watch this song being made with highlights from the TranSan Labs live stream:
Flight to Valhalla
This song is an exploration of sounds available from the Odin II VST synth, with a smattering of MuDrums, Monster Drums and a few MuLab synths sandwiched in. Watch this song being made with highlights from the TranSan Labs live stream:
My Personal Hero
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:
Telecommunication Breakdown
Built using a collection of samples from Looperman.com with a smattering of MuLab, Surge XT and Monster Drums instruments sandwiched in. Watch this song being made with highlights from the TranSan Labs live stream: