Sound Design – Acoustic Guitar using Grain

It has been a while since I did one of these and with my newfound ability to make talkies (with poor audio balance I admit) I figured I might show off - sorry I mean "show you" - the hows and whys of my new Acoustic Guitar patch made using Grain from the new Reason 10. … Continue reading Sound Design – Acoustic Guitar using Grain

In Phantasus Cum Morpheus

Cover Painting: detail from Le Soir ou Morphée by Charles Le Brun in Galerie d'Apollon, Musée du Louvre The theme for In Phantasus Cum Morpheus is that of a person in a hospital bed weighed down with morphine* so they are below consciousness but dreaming. I leave it open to the listener to decide the who, where, when, why, etc. … Continue reading In Phantasus Cum Morpheus

Kron – the Thor of CV devices and why I think this matters

The word Kron seems to have several (almost random) meanings in Urban parlance but here Kron refers to the Lord of Time, Chronos. Why I say this is because time is a commonly overlooked part of the creation of music. I have also covered some of what I will write here before in an article on … Continue reading Kron – the Thor of CV devices and why I think this matters

The trick to making your art unique and unmistakable in a sea of sameness

In the last few weeks, I found myself talking to two talented singer/songwriters who both have issues with letting their talent out. These musicians are really trying to copy established acts instead of using their own unique voices. It makes them effectively unrecordable. Sure I could wack em on tape and hand over the masters and … Continue reading The trick to making your art unique and unmistakable in a sea of sameness

Mirror

With Micro done I intended to immerse myself in some instrument design for a while. But life being what it is I was offered a project straight away that yielded a double album with each of us taking a side. Using the time honored tradition of the faster tracks being on side one Peter gets … Continue reading Mirror

Albums vs Shuffle All Songs

Yes, you probably read that title right; this post is about the difference between playing a whole Album and popping your whole collection into a Play All Songs Randomly mode. Now it is entirely probable that you are thinking "who cares" and working out what you want to click off to instead. Sure, you can … Continue reading Albums vs Shuffle All Songs

Micro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VtaGgf1mug&feature=youtu.be Micro is a journey through the world that lies beneath the level we inhabit. These small creatures and their lives form the basis for the world we know. This music was written to the footage Mike Rosecope gave kind permission for me to use from his YouTube videos of the world beneath our sight. The … Continue reading Micro

Waters Are My Sky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb9jfqSV2Es&feature=youtu.be Like the last album, "Waters Are My Sky" was written with a screensaver in mind. I actually started with the idea of using a fish tank screensaver for the Spaceship: Continuum album but space was what that record was. What you see in the video is Serene Screen's Marine Aquarium 3.2. It is a … Continue reading Waters Are My Sky

Gas Grooves – L.O.V.E

I got handed this CD the other week by a guy I know. That guy is Tony from Gas Grooves and he is lucky he had the CD because I was about to give him some more grief for not having the CD yet. I was introduced to Tony by my brother who has a copy … Continue reading Gas Grooves – L.O.V.E

Reason Sound vs VST Sound

After yet another of the never-ending Reason doesn't sound as good or "modern" as other DAWs or VST X, I threw down a challenge: What I would hope from this thread is not for more of that endless opinion (and sniping) but actual results. Can YOU deliver a comparable sound in a similarly simple Reason … Continue reading Reason Sound vs VST Sound