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works of the Patrick Richardson

sounds, signals, studies, soul, ETC…

Category: product reviews

As electronic music instruments get more complex,
they create workflow(s), psychology, and even handicaps
in our relationship to express music through them.

I lose sleep about what these toys really CAN or CANNOT do,
While I’ve studied operation manual and feature-sets of more music gear than I (will ever) afford,
I assert the most pointed scrutiny on what I (have) own(ed).

Product Review for Future Artist’s MIDI Looper, part 1: “motivation”

Posted on 13 Jun 201810 Mar 2020 by thepatrickrichardson

German company Future Artists have been developing and advertising a an interesting product, their MIDI Looper. Let’s see what this… Read more Product Review for Future Artist’s MIDI Looper, part 1: “motivation”

exciting progress and prototype- demos of MIDI gear from German innovators Future Artist

Posted on 16 May 201831 May 2018 by thepatrickrichardson

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

My OctaTrack ideas, after 2 years

Posted on 1 Jul 20176 May 2018 by thepatrickrichardson

after 2 years of flirtation and experimentation with the Elektron OctaTrack, I check in a to share my thoughts and ideas.

Alesis SamplePad Pro: thoughts and application of features

Posted on 16 Feb 201712 Jan 2019 by thepatrickrichardson

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.

Review of Korg MS-1 “MicroSampler” for a tool for creative warfare

Posted on 24 Jan 201716 Aug 2018 by thepatrickrichardson

review of Korg MS-1 MicroSampler; exploring usability, some hidden features, and the psychology of a “secrete weapon” sampler.

thoughts on looping with the RC-202

Posted on 14 Sep 201627 Mar 2018 by thepatrickrichardson

The following is derived from various posts I made over at Electronauts forum. Get Looping ! I bought the RC-202… Read more thoughts on looping with the RC-202

Thoughts on the OctaTrack (after a year)

Posted on 1 Jun 20166 Jul 2017 by thepatrickrichardson

 The OT’s place…within the larger evolution of the “live-groovebox” control Swedish electronic music-instrument maker Elektron gets (and deserves) a reputation… Read more Thoughts on the OctaTrack (after a year)

Updated drum hardware (products) for cymbal mount toppers

Posted on 15 Jan 201616 Mar 2017 by thepatrickrichardson

I try various store-bought alternatives to the taped-together one-piece cymbal mounts explored in a previous post.
Perhaps my idea made its way up the corporate ladder…

THE PILE gets an OctaTrack

Posted on 21 Jun 20157 Mar 2017 by thepatrickrichardson

the PILE of rhythm robots now has an dedicated, even-more-powerful looper/sampler/effector, in the Elektron OctaTrack !

The MIDI Pile get to 3.0 (with switchable FX BUSSing )

Posted on 17 Nov 201427 Jan 2019 by thepatrickrichardson

the PILE of rhythm robots gets (yet) another upgrade with even more flexible mixing

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