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Dave Smith Instruments & Roger Linn Design Tempest

Dave Smith Instruments & Roger Linn Tempest Introduction The Dave Smith Instruments & Roger Linn Design Tempest is truly a one-of-a-kind collaboration between two legendary electronic music instrument makers. Combining 6 of the original Prophet voices inside of a 4 oscillator (2 analog, 2 digital) synthesizer with a unique Roger Linn inspired drum machine and pad interface. Basic Features Dynamic sequencer, Onboard controls for most synth features Bright multi-modal OLED screen Two vertical touch strips 2 LFOs High and low pass filters Pros 32 sounds (including sound bank B) per beat 16 beats per project OLED display Modulation 6 stereo voice outs (!) Onboard distortion & compressor…

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Gear Review: Native Instruments Maschine MK3+

Native Instruments Maschine MK3 Introduction The Native Instruments Maschine MK3 is a DAW-tethered MIDI controller with 16 velocity sensitive pads (& aftertouch?), 8 touch-sensitive knobs, one select knob, two color LCD screens and several onboard button controls. These all link up with a software application that contains it's own DAW, specifically for the Maschine "instrument" or ecosystem. The app can also operate as a plug-in on software instrument tracks in popular DAWs like Apple's Logic Pro or Ableton Live. First, I “only” have the MK3 not the +, so my review will be on the shared feature set. Also, this is in my studio…

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Live Mystik YouTube Video Mix on Synthstrom Deluge

Mystik - Live Mix on Synthstrom Deluge This began as a proof of concept to do a full live mix seamlessly mixing between projects on the Deluge for what would constitute an hour long set. I ended up stepping backwards through 10 of my most recent projects and then up a couple after I'd reached down to my newest set... So, I went from 248-238, then 249-251. I was transitioning blindly in the sense that I didn't know what was coming next, which key it would be in, nor what level of intensity it would drop with. So, it was an experiment. One that, after several listens,…

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Mystik Luminate – Live EP YouTube Video Mix

Cover Image Hi Friends! So, you may know that I'm involved in several music projects... One of the original projects I contribute to is a live and studio project with my brother Dave called Mystik Luminate. I've just posted a video edit I just finished of a live mix I did on the Akai Force for my Mystik Luminate project with my brother Dave (aka Luminate). We recorded the material over the New Year in 2022/3 down in Austin Texas during a family vacation. Unfortunately Dave got Covid and so we were recording in separate studios. This is a summary of the…

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Starlight Game Soundtrack

Starlight - Game Audio Concepts Hi Friends!We have a winner, folks! Check out the latest soundtrack audio below! Summer is finally upon us, here in California. Following up on our video game soundtrack project with Alien Science Games and the space exploration epic Starlight, here's the latest for you to enjoy! By mid-June, I had worked up a few further tightening rounds of revisions with the Starlight game audio concept and sent a revised soundtrack to Greg at Superframe. Greg is now over in Amsterdam, NL, working remotely and testing his bourgeoning suite of games with users across Europe. In addition to Starlight, he is…

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