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

Master The Skies

If you enjoy my music, please be sure to buy at my Bandcampas this is the only way Indie artists like me make a living. Master The Skies is a broad theme around the concept of birds and how they live. Their worldview must be different from that of humans. Birds have communities and cities … Continue reading Master The Skies

R3-500: Analog Rooms Reverb VST

R3-500 Analog Rooms is a Windows VST3 Reverb effect Plugin Purchase from Ko-fi for $7.50 This is Windows 64 Bit VST3 only. There is no Demo but you can freely try/use other units I have made available for free to learn my style. You can hear the unit in the video below. I have made … Continue reading R3-500: Analog Rooms Reverb VST

Effective Music – make music-making effective

This article is a holder for a series of videos focused on the composing part of the music-making process. If the music itself is flawed, it will not matter how amazing the mix is, the track will feel unfulfilling. If however, the music itself functions well, everything else gets easier. Following this process (which is … Continue reading Effective Music – make music-making effective