think+sync – The Runner

https://youtu.be/NdH82nDu_o8?si=_jaYKNzJECS2Dokz https://youtu.be/e-EFAi-C6tw?si=Zh0MqiR3GTcIy13x You may not quite get it at first but after the third listenyou should be humming and noticing smaller parts Please buy The Runnerat Bandcamp from $7 The meta-story of The Runner is of those who find themselves always on the outside of society. We frame our protagonist as the object of a … Continue reading think+sync – The Runner

Missed Moments + Captured Moments

Missed Moments are a bittersweet thing. Sometimes we feel like we could/should be doing something else, living another life, but for one reason or another we are living the life we are and that is what we have to handle in the moment. If you enjoy my music,please purchase at Bandcampthis is the only way … Continue reading Missed Moments + Captured Moments

Some Sought Sanctuary: Some Found It

Some Sought Sanctuary: Some Found It is an odd title, especially for a modern record. The idea behind the music is equally different from the typical. The record looks at the passage from death to the afterlife. We start at the moment of death and move through a few states before crossing to the next … Continue reading Some Sought Sanctuary: Some Found It

Scene Stealer ReFill

The Scene Stealer ReFill contains synthesizer 64 patches: Europa - 16 Thor - 16 Subtractor - 16 Malstrom - 16 Combinator II - 1 Effect The sounds are designed for use as background to build a scene. Most have a very "film" feel to them. The video below gives a taste of the sounds and … Continue reading Scene Stealer ReFill

Tape Deco – analog echoes VST3

Tape Deco is a 64-bit Windows VST3 focused on characterful analog-style echoes. While Tape Deco can do the basics of a delay unit, this is not its forte - if you are looking for simple delay lines, might I suggest my 2020 Modulating Delay. That said, the default Tape Deco setting on just about anything … Continue reading Tape Deco – analog echoes VST3

Are you Mixing or Brutalizing your Song?

I see a lot of Indie mixes and people complaining that they can't get it right. Worse, these people tend to struggle more over the years rather than get better/find it easier. Nothing I will say here is new but it is well worth saying again as people step over it, with the results as … Continue reading Are you Mixing or Brutalizing your Song?

PareQ – FREE Paragraphic EQ VST3

PareQ is a free EQ. The name is a play on the word to pare or cut away. PareQ: Walkthrough + Manual https://youtu.be/-6uQB1bnbDc This EQ has a slightly different workflow from the typical modern device. I borrow some from older styles. The big differences are that you have to work a bit more by feel … Continue reading PareQ – FREE Paragraphic EQ VST3

Mixing Myths

The Needle & The Damage Done Sadly many myths about music making have been passed around so many times that they have taken on the seeming of truth. Most of these myths are more attractive to a certain mindset than the truth so not only do they propagate but people defend them, often very aggressively. … Continue reading Mixing Myths

Elegantly Drifting Apart

The album started with the working title of "Fragmented Documents" a reference to an earlier album I felt this material may have had an affinity with. When I showed the new title and cover art to my partner she asked if the title was about us. Oh sad face. No. It is about accepting that … Continue reading Elegantly Drifting Apart

Battlefields: Glory & Memories

Battlefields: Glory & Memories is a look into how we remember dramatic events. Some events we remember with exaggerated glory, others we carry anger and loss. Both approaches have value for us for different reasons: For people who lose a loved one in a battle, it is sadness and anger. For people whose lifestyle is … Continue reading Battlefields: Glory & Memories