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Solder Practice
Lately with my focus on modular synthesizer hardware I’ve found soldering, and a basic understanding of electrical circuitry, to be an essential skill. It really helps to be able to quickly fix minor...
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New Song (16 Bit Police Car)
Imagine if you will a 16 bit police car speeding through a sketchy 2d neighborhood… I wasn’t really going for it at the outset, but this track soon took of in the direction of old game music some how…...
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Not really news…
Posts are rare these days, but rest assure there are a lot of things cooking in the Glitzerstrahl labs. The modular synth is taking up a lot of time, but most of it is pure explorations and learnings...
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New Song (Cumulus 2 – The Bridge)
Part two in the tentatively named Cumulus series. Based entirely on the modular synth, with the exception of the kick drum. This track continues to explore the theme of sound textures started with the...
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The Cumulus Machine is growing…
They say once you get into the modular synth scene you never turn back… Not sure about that part, but I will admit that this is definitely the most fun I’ve had with a musical instrument so far. When I...
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New Song (Cumulus 3 – The Quarters)
This is the 3rd track in the Cumulus series. As always this is coming from multiple live overdubs using my modular synth and NI’s maschine. This is music for very late nights, dark rooms and...
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Modular Synth Dust Covers
I’m about to embark on a 2 week trip away from home, but against all odds I wont be bringing my modular synth with me. Naturally dust is a concern when leaving gear unattended for extended periods of...
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New Song (ML1 Chopped Up Cuts)
First exploration in a more more chopped up, broken rhythmic style. No loops used, all percussion was handcrafted in Live. (Handcrafted as in even the samples are chopped up and modified.) You will...
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New Song (ML2 Un-less)
This is the second track in my new Clicks and Cuts / chopped up crackle and pop direction. It is a bit more ambient than the previous one, but my intention is to keep going up and down the spectrum …...
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Meeting with Dave Smith
A couple of days ago I had the great honor to meet with Dave Smith of Dave Smith’s Instruments. Dave is perhaps most famous for being one of the two inventors of the MIDI protocol, but for the last 30...
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