Motivation The more I use and study MIDI (usually in that order), the more I enjoy it. A decade or… Read more exciting progress and prototype- demos of MIDI gear from German innovators Future Artist
Category: audio hardware
drums machines, samplers, synthesizers, microphones…
tools and toys to capture, mix, process, or convert.
…MIDI and other catch-22s…
“where the WIRE things are”
MicroSampler becomes a DB-90
…some people spend their Sunday “making beats,” I spend mine “making metronomes”
Repair of MPC1000 for THE PercussioNeuron.
Motivation: As you may know, I plug drum triggers into a MIDI sound module in an elecronic-drum-accessory (to my acoustic… Read more Repair of MPC1000 for THE PercussioNeuron.
My OctaTrack ideas, after 2 years
after 2 years of flirtation and experimentation with the Elektron OctaTrack, I check in a to share my thoughts and ideas.
Video(s) of my performance(s) at Oberlin “TalberTronics” festival
I got to perform some electronic music to honor the retirement of John Talbert, the professor who got me started. Enjoy videos here !
AiPh grad Callum McQueen continues work on custom MIDI controllers
Callum McQueen continues development on his USB/MIDI controller, a project I advised as his Senior Project and support as an Independent Study toward his graduation at AiPh.
TalberTronics Concert 3 – “Repeater Slow” applause
At the end of my presentation/remix of Phil Raath’s drone track “Repeater Slow” as a rhythmic exercise of my modified MS1, I recorded the warm reception of our Oberlin TIMARA friends.
Installing 8-jack remote (foot)switch patch bay on Korg MicroSampler
photo-essay on my electronic hack / modification work on my Korg MS-1 MicroSampler keyboard, in which I affix jacks for foot-switch control of several vital buttons.
my Live Sound class visits the Union Transfer (again)
Some Thoughts and photos from my (latest) visit to Philadelphia’s premier venue, the Union Transfer, with my advanced Live Sound class.
Alesis SamplePad Pro: thoughts and application of features
Personal experience, feature comparison, and other product-review thoughts on the Alesis SamplePad Pro, the newest (and cheapest) self-contained electronic percussion pad that supports using your your own sound files.
