Hey Everyone,
Here's my closing set from the 33 hour party at Flash in DC on NYE/NYD. I played right after Jovonn, who was playing a lot of classic and soulful house. It was a fun challenge to try to quickly change the vibe as smooth as poss...
2023-02-10 11:35:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Everyone, back one more time for this demo. I start with automating the bass throughout the arrangement for more character and excitement. Then there's a ton of random little changes like finessing automation, sending various elements to my Au...
2023-02-08 20:29:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Everyone, back again with this demo.
I start off by turning the background bells into a transitional element at certain points in the song using Shifter. This is a nice little example of how using processing chains (or single fx) can hel...
2023-02-03 19:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Everyone, continuing on with this track, starting by adjusting the mixdown on my headphones (I've got SoundID on for a bit FYI - the Sennheiser 650 profile). I like to switch back and forth between monitors and headphones at various times thro...
2023-01-29 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Everyone, back with the next video for what I think I'm gonna call "Good For Me". Starting off here by replacing the lead arp with a new patch. I quickly happen upon a solid preset as a starting point and tame it a little bit to be more clean ...
2023-01-26 19:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Everyone, back onto this WIP after a couple months off. The break was mostly because of my cross-country move, the holidays, etc. but I also saw that this one had some good potential yet it wasn't quite clicking in the first couple sessions. F...
2023-01-22 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostHey Everyone, here is the recording from today's feedback livestream (Session #2). So many great tracks this month!
2023-01-19 00:58:51 +0000 UTC View PostHey Everyone, here is the recording from today's feedback livestream (Session #1).
2023-01-17 01:24:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Everyone, back with the next video in this series and again, it was spurred during a session on a new track. Just a quick one showing you how Auto-Pan can be used more creatively and hopefully get you thinking a little bit about the math behin...
2023-01-14 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Everyone, here's the walkthrough of my bootleg of The White Lotus theme song. I used an AI stem splitter to get 4 rough stems of the track to work with, and I also used the full song for the breakdowns and other little bits and fills. This req...
2023-01-12 02:13:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Everyone, I meant to post this a while back for posterity even though it's on my YouTube channel. Definitely check it out if you haven't yet--some really good insights on using/mixing vocals, among many other things. A lot went into this track...
2023-01-07 00:02:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Everyone,
Picking up where I left off in the last video, I start by really finessing the main build-up/transition into the drop by using a resampling technique. I then mess around with a few other ideas that may or may not make the final...
2022-12-27 18:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is the recording from yesterday's feedback livestream (Session #2).
Hey Everyone,
Before going too much further on the track from the "Messing with Velocity" video, I started recording. This session is a great demo of taking a 32 bar loop to full arrangement, among other things.
I start by demo-i...
2022-12-22 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is the recording from yesterday's feedback livestream (Session #1). Some great insights plus a short Q&A at the end with the extra time we had.
2022-12-19 19:50:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Everyone,
Here's the much anticipated extended set from my going away party back in October. Clocking in at just over 5 hours, it's a journey through all of the styles I love. Best listened to in one sitting if you can manage it. Enjoy!<...
2022-12-17 22:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Everyone,
Here's a short video on how I'm using Velocity to add a lot of character and liveliness to a synth in Diva, as well pushing the modulation to extremes to develop the lead for other uses in the song. The tips apply to any synth ...
2022-12-12 18:59:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Everyone,
Happy to share my bootleg of the White Lotus theme song--it's been such a fun moment in my sets since season 1 last year. Enjoy!
2022-12-08 19:23:41 +0000 UTC View PostHey Everyone, this year I made stuffing for my Thanksgiving potluck and it was such a huge hit I figured I had to share the recipe with you all. It's adapted from a few different recipes with my own spin. Enjoy!
Ingredients:...
2022-12-05 22:55:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Everyone, back with another FGF--this time on sidechain compression and how I use it to mix my lowend (kick, bass, sometimes toms) with my specific settings and EQ technique. I also show how I use Trackspacer for the same purpose, as well as s...
2022-12-03 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is the recording from today's feedback livestream (Session #2). Some great insights for everyone here, especially on plucky bass patterns.2022-11-30 22:58:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone, here is the next exclusive, unreleased track for Patrons only. This one is a bootleg I made of an electronica track that I love from Merrian Karras (Chymera's ambient alias). The original track is mostly untouched--I just added the d...
2022-11-30 18:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is the recording from today's feedback livestream (Session #1).
Hey Everyone, back with another FGF--this time on EQ! I frequently find myself recommending less EQ...a majority of the time it's just to low cutting less and with a more gradual slope. In the video, I cover a few other recommendations and the rea...
2022-11-28 02:49:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Everyone, with the move to my a new studio, I thought it would be a good time to show you how I'm connecting all of my synths to Ableton. I cover audio and MIDI routing + some tips to deal with common issues. Let me know if you have any questi...
2022-11-22 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Everyone, continuing on with this demo, this time mostly refining the main verse, the build-into-drop moment, and enhancing the drums. I don't always work in this order but for the concept of this track, I thought it was important to really na...
2022-11-04 15:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Everyone,
Here's my latest set from this past weekend--halloween in Costa Rica. Includes an ID from our very own SnowedIn, which he submitted to October's feedback stream. Enjoy!
2022-11-03 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Everyone, continuing on this project--now trying to work on a concept for the build and drop. For the first 25 minutes I experiment with some different ideas and land on a pretty nasty synth riff that's almost acting as a B-section or one-time...
2022-10-29 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is the recording from yesterday's feedback livestream. Going forward I think I'm going to start doing two sessions per month (same week or back-to-back days) but you can only submit for one day (though you can join both to spectate). This way...
2022-10-27 14:43:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Everyone,
This next session starts with me adding some drum parts to give the track a bit more of a call and response groove and extending the overall pattern. I then continue messing with the vocal, pushing the Texture warp mode t...
2022-10-25 16:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post