Hi,
While at NAMM I stopped by the Akai booth and asked for an in depth interview about Force, and I was happy to have the team there oblige. Demos at their booth really only allowed for a superficial product pitch in quite a noisy environment, and there are enough of those...
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2019-01-31 20:21:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi!
NAMM might be over but I've got two more videos coming off the editing table. This is the first, and in it Cenk (aka "Dataline") kindly agreed to share his tips and tricks for live electronic music performance.
If you're not familiar with his work, you have GOT to check out ...
2019-01-29 16:10:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi there!
I managed to get my hands on the new Sirin from Moog announced here at NAMM - and here's my review. It's very similar to Minitaur except the oscillators have been modified to support a broader range - but since so much has changed in the Minitaur since it was laun...
2019-01-25 16:33:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi!
Here's the latest update to Loopop's In-Complete but-growing-quite-a-bit-thanks-to-you Book of Electronic Music Ideas, Tips and Tricks...
Here's what's new:
1. I take requests! Patron Stefan W. asked that I expand on the topic of AC and DC coupled i...
2019-01-18 22:11:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi!
Ease of use vs. features - I can only assume that whenever the discussion came up in product discussions when the Octatrack was put together and updated over the years, features won, obviously at the expense of a steeper learning curve.
This video...
2019-01-14 16:55:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Good Friday!
A video about a cable?
I recently uploaded a video where I used both ends of a Stackcable (split cables made by Tiptop Audio) as a three way splitter, and I got a few comments from people who didn’t know that was possible, so I thought make a dedicated ...
2019-01-11 13:22:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello!
Alongside the really positive response to last week's "0-Coast Hacks" video, I got a lot of requests for a follow up with pairing ideas - so here goes!
In a nutshell, pairings explored are:
Hello!
Last video for the year! This time I'm taking a look at Make Noise's 0-Coast - and there's a lot to learn from this little synth.
First thing, it sounds different.
Second, it's original. 0-Coast takes care of the "problem" of instin...
2018-12-27 17:11:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Friends of Loopop!
Here it is, attached to this post - thanks to you - the December 2018 update to my ever growing book of Electronic Music Ideas, Tips and Tricks.
My goal has been and will remain quality and brevity over quantity, but that said,...
2018-12-24 19:34:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello!
I’m especially excited about this little trick. While this video demos this “hack” on Peak, it can potentially work on other synths too.
Ever since I got Peak one thought kept bugging me – that it wasn’t bi-timbral. When comparing its “...
2018-12-20 10:22:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi!
Peak got quite an update with firmware 1.2, with 40+ new wavetables, 2 new LFOs and much more.
This video gives a brief overview of Peak if you're not familiar with it, covers all the new features as well as gives 10 patch examples inspired by what's new.
These patches and se...
2018-12-17 11:46:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi!
I've never had this much fun with a mod matrix ;)
Arturia just released Pigments and I got a sneak peak at it (it's a free, very liberal demo, so you can too) - and I just love their new "mod oscilloscope" center-strip feature.
Sound is subjective, but from a user interface perspec...
2018-12-11 17:57:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi!
I love knob-per-function analog synths, and MODX is neither... but what it does do, is show how far technology can go if you're willing to give those two up.
The menu diving on MODX is intense, but once it clicks (and it takes a while), it actually quite makes sense, and gives you progra...
2018-12-05 13:52:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi!
A double feature out today - the promised ContinuuMini review, and an update to the book. Here's what's new:
Hi! Haken Audio just launched their KickStarter, and I'm happy to say I was included in the small pre-launch beta, and I happen to have one... I'm putting together a review to be released soon - so feel free to ask me anything!
Also, there seem to be quite a limited amount at the launch price - ch...
2018-11-20 17:21:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello!
The beauty of Eurorack is the amazing amount of unique modules that do things regular synths just can't touch. Ornament and Crime comes to mind immediately, as does Rene 2 on the sequencing side, and Plaits and Rings just don't sound like off-the-shelf non eurorack synths.
That ...
2018-11-19 15:21:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello!
A few years ago I bought a MIDI keyboard with a bundled copy of Ableton Live Lite, opened it up, and was quite intimidated by all the options... step by step, I forced myself to learn it and every time I stumbled upon something non-intuitive, I'd note it. This clip contains some of those in...
2018-11-06 19:50:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi!
This week's video is a deep dive into Squarp's Pyramid, probably as close as you can get to a DAW in terms of features, but all condensed into a hardware based workflow. There's certainly a learning curve to it but once understood, this is one of the best and most capable.
... 2018-10-29 12:26:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi!
A MIDI keyboard is probably one of the first core purchases one makes when first building a computer based set-up, and these keyboards are getting quite smart and "knobby" - way more powerful than just sending out MIDI. I already dug keep into Novation's SL MkIII, and in this video I'm e...
2018-10-22 12:20:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi!
This video addresses the fundamental problem of noise - not the kind you want to make, but the annoying kind that's either in the wiring of your setup or coming in through your mic.
These tips and a lot more have been added to the now updated and even more expanded...
2018-10-15 12:05:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi!
Novation just announced the new version of their SL controller - the SL MkIII and it's quite a departure from the previous versions with an added "brain" - an internal sequencer and arpeggiator, bigger screens and more, in addition to controlling external hardware and a ...
2018-10-10 16:19:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi!
The original René released in 2009 is Eurorack's most popular sequencer according to modular grid - so when Make Noise announced an update after close to 10 years, I was intrigued... the concept of Cartesian sequencing (jumping around a 2D grid rather than a ...
2018-10-01 12:39:20 +0000 UTC View Post![loopop post [Archive post] Quad Part 1: Interview with Suzanne Ciani from patreon](https://img5.creatorsdot.com/storage/1/ua/ce/2eca4d-019e87a1-afab-74be-ad17-dba6e76809be.jpg)
Hi!
Per Pete's request I'm adding a post with my Master Class interview with Suzanne Ciani - Part 1 of my Quadraphonic series (Part 2 was already posted previously) - in case anyone wants to comment or add insight to one of the many ideas brought up in that ...
2018-09-28 15:19:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi!
The Digitakt is quite a special box! This clip is part of my effort to dive deeper into samplers and expand the sampling section of my ebook (which is admittedly too thin now... hence why I'm working on it!)
There are quite a few tricks in this video and I recommend you have a look even ...
2018-09-24 12:24:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello!
I've never done this before - a "double feature" review, but these two instruments seemed so different and yet so alike in their uniqueness that I just had to put them together.
SoftPop and Loopsynth aren't your typical synths... they're not for everyone but they're special for sure a...
2018-09-17 12:48:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear WaveShapers!
Now, with 20% more content!
Attached to this post is the first update to my In-Complete Book of Electronic Music Ideas, Tips and Tricks. My goal was and always will be quality and brevity, but when you start out with a relavitely small book, a 20% inc...
2018-09-16 09:26:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi there!
A couple of quick updates:
1. I'm taking that hard earned Patreon money from your support - with a bit more of my own ;) - and flying out to Knobcon - the plan isn't to make a lot of videos but rather focus on getting to know what's going on so I can report back if I find something...
2018-09-06 13:28:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Following up on yesterday's post with the quadraphonic audio files, here's the full tutorial including four setups for quad music making, depending on your preferred environment - a DAW, Eurorack, VCV or a DAWless setup.
I've also included as a Patreon exclusive download the VCV Rack project templ...
2018-09-04 09:55:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi!
I'm really excited about this one - as you may have seen, a few weeks ago I interviewed Suzanne Ciani about her experience creating quadraphonic music using her Buchla system.
As I write this, I'm putting the finishing touches on the follow up "mega-tutorial" video, which includes ...
2018-09-03 19:33:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear friends of Loopop!
First, I just really want to say thanks. It's an unsettling experience hitting the "go live" button on a Patreon page and seeing "zero patrons" show up, and you all fixed that very quickly... so thanks very much!
I don't take this support lightly or f...
2018-08-27 11:13:18 +0000 UTC View Post
