Tag: tech

Best Of 2018: Eurorack Modules

Once again, I listed some of the highlights of eurorack modules from the year. You can check out my roundup here: https://ask.audio/articles/best-of-2018-eurorack-modules

Review: Qu-Bit Electronix Synapse

In December 2018, I continued getting to know the Qu-Bit lineup, this time with Synapse. My thoughts and demos can be found here: https://ask.audio/articles/review-qubit-electronix-synapse

Review: Expert Sleepers Disting Mk4, Swiss Army Knife Of Eurorack Synth Modules?

The Expert Sleepers Disting Mk4 is the ultimate swiss army knife of eurorack modules. A staggering 76 algorithms that completely change the behaviour of the unit, in a mere 4HP. It has become almost comical how reliably Disting has become the answer to the question: I want a module that does X but I only have 4HP left, what should I get? Naturally I’ve been curious for some time to find out how well this little wonder module stacks up to all this praise. Luckily Andrew Ostler from Expert Sleepers was kind enough to lend me one to check out. Continue reading “Review: Expert Sleepers Disting Mk4, Swiss Army Knife Of Eurorack Synth Modules?” →

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Warming the Winter With Belizean Heat

At long last I’m excited to say that I can start sharing Belizean Heat, the follow up to Sonidos de Cuba! I’m really pleased with how this album turned out. It’s quite eclectic, stylistically spanning from ambient and downtempo to progressive house and synthwave, but manages to be cohesive as a whole. It features a wide array of acoustic and electronic instruments, including trumpet, trombone, melodica, xaphoon, shakers, hand percussion, electric guitar and bass, Sonic Forest, Arturia MicroBrute, Elektron Octatrack Analog Four and RYTM, MFB Kraftzwerg, Dave Smith Poly Evolver, Novation Nova, and modular synthesizer. Continue reading “Warming the Winter With Belizean Heat” →

Time To Talk About Jobs!

Back in the spring I came across this video when my friend posted it on his Facebook timeline. My wife and I got a pretty big kick out of the dark cynical sense of humour contained in Russell Holman’s Spoken Word piece. As we’re both artists we’ve often felt the pressure of expectations that we get “Real Jobs” and start a family and such, so the anti-career theme here certainly struck a chord.

Naturally, I thought it would make great material for a remix so I commented, a dialog was started, and this is the result.

Continue reading “Time To Talk About Jobs!” →