Personally, I’m deeply drawn to minimalism and space in the music I listen to. But when I sit down at my battle station, most of what comes out is a wall of 80’s poly synth sounds. Here’s an eloquent two-minute perspective on minimalism from Caterina Barbieri, from a Loop event hosted by Ableton.
Category: Techniques
Dynamic, Grooving Atmospheric Pads
This is a chill, improvisational, synth-forward track. What struck me was the way it incorporates atmospheric pads, occasionally slightly distorted / overdriven (which I love), in a way that is extremely dynamic. They’ll soar briefly before falling back, and they bob and groove with the beat. It happens all over; it’s quite noticeable between 5:20… Continue reading Dynamic, Grooving Atmospheric Pads
Tempo-synced LFOs
Got some stuff I’m working on for an audio or video demo around creative ways of using tempo-synced LFOs. This is a wee draft placeholder, but wanted to share this brilliant use of synced LFOs by Rival Consoles. Right from 0:05, listen to how they rapidly adjust the rate of the LFOs. Each rate they… Continue reading Tempo-synced LFOs