August saw two new releases: Fade Away and Mish. Fade Away is a resurrected Aiera track from 2013, and would’ve been one of my final releases under that alias. Spruced up for 2024, it features a buzzy bassline that carries melodic arpeggios and synth lines into a beautiful break and big drop typical of modern …
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Fix LFOTool Sync Issue in FL Studio
Short Version Open LFOTool and click the gear icon top left next to the name. Just below, click ‘VST wrapper settings’, and navigate to Troubleshooting. In the menu, uncheck the ‘Use time offset’ option. This will fix LFOTool’s sync in FL Studio. LFOTool LFOTool by Xfer Records is a handy plugin, especially for quickly creating …
New Music for July ’23
As fashionably late as I can possibly be, this July update is really for June, which saw my second release with Emergent Cities in the form of ‘By Your Side’. ‘By Your Side’ started life as an Aiera track named ‘Bayside’, which was to be an album opener for a tale never finished. The slow …
New Music for March ’23
New music is out today, with Emergent Cities releasing my track ‘Getting There’. Started in June last year and finished around January, ‘Getting There’ was a product of many moments, but most notably the monstrous slog to complete my thesis for university. I am still catching up sleep, and probably will be for a couple …
Looking Back, Looking Ahead
2021 was, by most metrics, an eventful year for many. It’s been a challenging year for myself as well, with many things getting in the way of music, such as hardware failures, computer issues, lost time due to high university demands, and more. However, there were many silver linings with my music for Kinesthetics, with …
Synth Presets
Presets and soundbanks are often the first point of contact when trying a new software synth, and a quick flick through the supplied patches gives a strong example of what your newly-obtained tool is capable of doing. Each synth will have their own sonic ground and featured strengths, most of which are often well demonstrated …
Kick Length
Short Version Divide 60000 by the track BPM, then again by 2, to get half a beat in milliseconds. Use this information for Kick 2’s Pitch and Amplitude lengths. This is how short your kick should be per beat to avoid clashing with offbeat sub bass. This is as long as an 8th note. Long …
New Music for June ’21
It’s been a quiet couple of months between posts, but new music is on the horizon. One of three tracks mentioned back in March has now been released, with another due in July. Drive is a new track on Max Freegrant’s great Big Toys label, inspired by artists such as PROFF and Jaytech. Delta-v, a …
New Music for March ’21
March 2021 sees the completion of new music: one remix, and three others under wraps pending label response. After spending most to all of 2020 improving technically and productively, it’s nice to see direct benefits of that time spent. Below is a remix completed for the Mat Zo remix competition hosted by Anjunabeats and Metapop …
Abbey Road Reverb
Short Version On a reverb bus, put an EQ before the reverb. Cut 600Hz off the low end and 10kHz off the high. Use 12dB/oct steepness. Notch cut about 3db around 2kHz for strong vocals. Long Version Bobby Owsinski, an audio engineer and producer, is a treasure trove of information. With vast industry experience, he …