Music Why I'm not a classically trained musician I'm not a classically trained musician. I was kicked out of second grade music class because I blew into the practice flute while the instructor was talking. It was something that a kid
Music A New Sound Experience I just received a new shipment from Sweetwater music. I ordered some studio monitors (speakers). I just got them hooked up. I decided to try them out by listening to Metallica's Master of
Music Reason won't load my VST plugin (Softube modular) - macos In this post, I discuss how I solved the issue of not being able to load a VST in Reason 10.
Music The New (and arguably improved) Tangerine Dream I've been a Tangerine Dream fan since 1990. Since that time, when someone asked me who my favorite band was, I instantly answered "Tangerine Dream". I was usually met with blank
Programming Is the feedback loop the key to a learning computer? When I was in my early 20's, I setup my Korg Poly-Six synthesizer so that the audio output fed into a Radio Shack (Realistic) Reverb Machine with the output of that going back
Electronics The Hand-MIDI Interface Project - Adafruit Feather 32u4 with Magnetometer A few months ago, I had an idea to create a new musical instrument that mounted on a glove. I used a cycling glove that I had from that time that I bought
Programming Why modular synthesis is like programming I am a professional software developer. Most of my spare time is spent writing code for side projects. When I'm not writing code or hanging out with my wife, I'm creating music. I'm
Synthesizers Softube Modular DAW Plugin Review testing.jpg --> I spent a few hours with the Softube Modular over the weekend and I am very impressed. If you're unfamiliar with modular synthesis, I highly recommend watching the video below.
Electronics Why I really got back into electronics Why I really got back into this hobby### A few weeks ago, I stumbled on a DIY synthesizer community based on synthesizers called "Lunettas" (after Stanley Lunetta, the guy who pioneered