Category: Blog
Enjoy the latest updates and musings from the studio.
The latter part of 2020 was an intense period of Touchdesigner study. Treating my study like a college course, I dedicated up to 30 hours a week to working through lessons and tutorials, and experimenting on my own. The samples below are some of the initial experiments from this period ...
This post is a supplement to a presentation I gave for TE-MP0 on Twitch on 11/17/2020. The presentation focused on how to incorporate graphical features into an OBS stream. The talk was geared toward electronic musicians, but the techniques can be used by anyone. What follows is a summary of ...
Recorded on November 12, 2019 by Scott Herzog (Third Story Recording) at David Ford’s home in West Philly, then mixed/mastered by me in Jan/Feb 2020, this album is now available on Bandcamp. Everything on “Spontaneous Oasis” was played live, no overdubs, and improvised. I first met Sonic Sandbox after seeing ...
Important info for event artistsCreated 4/22/2020 – Updated V 4.5 12/9/2020Migrated from my .net to .com site 10/1/21Pending review for updates. NOTE: THIS GUIDE ALSO APPLIES TO EVENTS OF A SIMILAR NATURE BEYOND COSMIC STREAM FEST In early April 2020, I served as “stream consultant” for the virtual video/audio version ...
Someone recently asked me (probably because I am on Mac most of the time) why I wasn’t using Logic as my DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). It’s complicated. Three things I do not often discuss or want to get into with anyone: Let’s start with a timeline… Early 90s – Cakewalk ...
Humming With The Gods is a 4-song Limited Edition EP born as a result of some different approaches I was taking to recording/writing in late 2017. I was working with some very evocative instruments, and suddenly found myself creating a lot of material in a particular universe of sound. Originally, ...
As part of Kickstarter’s MAKE 100 program, I am starting a campaign for my next Limited Edition EP, Humming With The Gods. ...
Over the years, I’ve come to view recording like making pizzas. Not just because historically albums have been round, but because I think the steps involved in both pizza making and album production are similar. The blog post below covers the concept in more detail, and the video demonstrates the ...
After the relocation to Philly, I was really missing my electronic workbench. We no longer have the space to sprawl out with an entire loft dedicated to this activity. But there is hope yet… Recent issues with an electric bass pickup system, and a shoddy video synth from Ebay prompted ...
“Tales from Imperial Towers: Live from Nick’s Garage” is an 86 minute sonic journey created primarily using VCV Rack, an open source, virtual modular sound design environment. Consisting of 13 pieces that each explore different facets of VCV Rack, this collection of soundscapes often explores Euclidian and other aleatoric approaches ...
From earlier in Part I: “… allow for exploration and experiment once we drop the cultural, political and commercial shackles around us.” This may have rubbed a couple people the wrong way, so I think it’s worthy of further comment and clarification. Having an interest in cultural awareness and intercultural ...