Korgs I’ve Owned Part 8 — Opsix: A New Approach to FM
The opsix aims to change not only the interface shortcomings of most FM synthesizers, but also enhance the sound design capabilities by moving beyond the use of simple sine waves…
2022
Lemondrop, Very Pretty …
The newest addition to my studio … er … collection of music creation gear is the nanobox|lemondrop from 1010Music. It’s a very portable granular synthesizer that I initially mentioned in
How A Russian Composer And An Australian Inventor Created The Most Iconic Sound In Popular Music
This is post 12 of 14 in the series “Synth Pioneers” This series highlights pioneers in electronic music. It is not intended to be a deep dive, but rather a
After The Storm
A few shots taken after the hella storm we had. No damage at our place, but we ended up without power for almost 12 hours, which knocked out our internet
Histories of the Modular Synthesizer
This is post 11 of 14 in the series “Synth Pioneers” This series highlights pioneers in electronic music. It is not intended to be a deep dive, but rather a
New Music — Work In Progress
Ableton Live has fairly quickly blown my mind open creatively. With little more than my laptop, I can quickly sketch out an idea. Within the first week, I was able
If I Had It To Over Again … The Music Gear Edition
The recent discontinuation of the Korg Kronus, and the difficulty that people have already reported in getting repair parts has gotten me thinking about what I would do in the