Flavius Maximus
This tune was made with a rhythm and auto-accompaniment generated by the Optimus MD-1600 keyboard, driving software instruments loaded into MuLab including Monster Drums, Analog Lab V, OB-Xd, Surge XT and a few built-in MuLab synths.
Plop Goes the World
Here’s a tune that is of the most delightful piece of cheese! Constructed solely from a 90s-era portable keyboard, the Optimus MD-1600. This is the type of keyboard you would have found in a Radio Shack during the holiday season. And oh, what a perfect fit for the TranSan Studio! It has its strengths, it has its weaknesses… but it inspired this tune, crafted from the rhythm and auto accompaniment pattern “World Pop”.
Moo Juice
This tune was built as a test run for a new studio hardware upgrade. During this test, I discovered that none of my VST plugins worked, so it’s made entirely from the sounds that come with my preferred DAW, MuLab.
Pop and Bubble
Here’s a little bubblegum pop for ya, courtesy of MIDI data supplied by the auto-accompaniment of a Casio CTK-650.
On Course for Endicor
This tune is built using the Dance/Pop arrangement from the 1993 Korg i3 Workstation, triggering sounds set up in the DAW.
Kangaroo Nebula
A pop song with a spacey vibe, built upon some rhythm patterns triggered from an old Korg i3 Workstation (circa 1993) and rendered by Monster Drums.
Funky Tune
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
A Walk in the Park
Another GarageBand experiment, with a whistleable hook. PREVIEW
Melted Butter
Similar to a previous song I built, titled Quasar, this tune is a tribute to and inspired by an old song I grew up hearing called Popcorn. I think the Hot Butter version from 1972 is the one I’m most familiar with, though I definitely recall hearing the original recording from 1969 as well. This tune features a sample of my husband making a popping sound with his mouth. Anybody can be a musician! 😉 PREVIEW
Quasar
My heartfelt tribute to one of my very first synth heroes, Vangelis. Based on his synthesizer classic “Pulstar”, released way back in 1976 on the album Albedo 0.39. This is not a cover. PREVIEW