Loose the Metaltron
Hard rock? Heavy metal? This is very much a keyboard player’s attempt at something resembling either, or both. The result is somewhat PS2-ish. Enjoy!
Battery Operated Blues
This tune is a more traditional, laid-back blues rock. Much more minimalist than most of my creations, with a groovy drum track provided by MODO DRUM, a GM fretless bass, a blend of stage electric piano and Wurlitzer, a MuLab B3 organ and a cool bluesy guitar courtesy of the Yamaha MM6.
February Rose
Inspired by a beautiful bouquet of roses gifted to me by my fiancé for Valentine’s Day. This song is a bit more minimalist than most of my creations, with just a few racks featuring Monster Drums, Analog Lab V, a fretless bass from MuLab and a layered piano-strings generated from a multitude of hardware synths in the TranSan studio.
The Last of Its Kind
Time to slow the tempo down for a bit o’ chill. This tune grew out of a ballad-style drum groove courtesy of MODO Drum (by way of Monster Drum performing) and a deep piano triggering a MuLab bass under BlueArp, with various strings, pads and a lead from an old 70’s Korg MS-10.
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.
Dah’ren Sunrise
Another experiment in slaving a collection of VST instruments to a malfunctioning Korg i3 Workstation (1993). This time, I capture a pop rock style preset. This old i3 doesn’t produce sound anymore, so by capturing the multiple MIDI channels of a preset style pattern, I’m able to breath new life into it by assigning those channels to a sandwich of VSTs.
The Jewel in the Eye of the Robot
This tune is built upon a looped sample of my bff Julie, from a band rehearsal in which she was playing the drums for “Honkey Tonk Woman”. This song is nothing like that song, but the drums sound very much like Julie. 🙂