Silver Spoons
A perky little ditty built primarily of selections from the Kontakt Komplete VST, with just a few assists sandwiched in.
A Song of Earth and Wind
Here’s a sprightly tune built around a melodic bass line featuring the u-he TyrellN6 VST plugin preset “Oddy Wow”. With a few other virtual instruments and drum loop sandwiched in, as always.
Bug-in-a-Box
Here’s a happy little tune put together whilst playing with the iOS Moog app Model D, based on the infamous Minimoog synthesizer from the 70s. PopUpliftingHappyDance Pop
Caught in the Filter
In a continuation of getting to know the MuLab software better, I decided to try some track automation for frequency filters. A few arps and a PortaTone dance rhythm later, and we have this upbeat tune!
Poking the Machine
It all started out with a drum pattern captured from the vintage Korg i3 synth and played by GarageBand on the Mac. From there I built it up with a percolating bass line, twinkling arpeggiator strikes and a catchy little melody you’ll be whistling all day long.
Two Point Oh
I was challenged to do a Kpop-inspired song, so that’s what I set out to do. Does it sound like a Kpop song? Maybe… maybe not… but it was definitely inspired by observations made when I took a couple of days to listen to some.
The Tank Rolled Over The Piano
While this tune was intended as a spotlight on the iOS app “SampleTank”, the end of the tune was supposed to have been accompanied by a minimal piano part. Instead, and unbeknownst to me at the time, the part had instead recorded a synth sound in its place. But we liked it! So the tank rolled over the piano, and it was good! 😉
Pipes & Silver Clouds
This tune was a spotlight on one of my vintage synth modules, a Yamaha TG-33 tabletop unit from 1990. Airy bell pads and breathy flutes held up by a strong EDM rhythm from Garageband and a slap bass from the Korg i3, all wrapped in a popcorn-ish arpeggiator.