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Bernadette !!!

Today was interesting. First of all, the temperature was SO LOW that it never got above a Trump dating age.

Second of all, I got this new plug in for the MicroKorg 2 that takes two 6 sawtooth waves and allows you to detune them. So I recorded a few loops, then tried to do drums on them. It sucked. Everytime I try to do drums it saps all the fun out of trying to make music. I was pissed. So I texted my friend Dave (who has 2 Roland SP-404 samplers… I’ve been calling him the king of sampling). I told him, “Come thru. I’m makin music tonight!” He showed up a little late but all good.

We broke out the beer and whiskey and created this from the crappy loops I made. The drums are still mine, but considering how good everything else is arranged? WE BOTH FEEL that this is the most magical thing we’ve done together thus far.

ENJOY! And most of all, LISTEN IN HEADPHONES or WITH SPEAKERS SPREAD APART. Listening from a phone will not provide the “effect” required.

Things used:

  • Ableton Studio 12
  • Korg MicroKorg 2 with new RiffOsc oscillator plug-in.
  • Korg Kaossilator Pro
  • Korg MiniKP (the legendary red box)
  • The samples came from Dave (the sample king).

And yes, that is Bernadette in that image above!! Feels kinda dumb and MAGA… Yeah whatevers!

Stupid Twiki Shit

What do Godzilla, Buck Rogers and Twiki, Gloria Estefan, Prince, and the word “Booty” have in common?

This video above is the answer.

This is a song made after a Phillies NLCS game, late night, and drunk.

Concept was by Mike Ortiz. We pressed the buttons, I made the video, and made this miraculous concept a reality.

Things used:

Ableton 9 (too cheap to upgrade it) for the music.
Arturia Keystep 37 (to play godzilla noises).
Novation Launchpad Pro (to trigger the samples).
PowerPoint to make the video.

In summary, “Bidi bidi bidi, booty booty booty, B-b-b-b-buck!”