My guitar work for Why I Write by Bob Gaulke
On the new album Why I Write by the New York artist Bob Gaulke I play guitar on three songs (1,2 & 9). Available now.
Josh Homme’s secret weapon
In the documentary series by Apple TV, Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson guitar player Josh Homme talks about his secret weapon.
Having fun with Mimic by Reason Studios
The new sampler from Reason Studios, Mimic (a CREATIVE sampler) is great fun. It’s great for quick and dirty sample mangling.
My Scandi Noir Pack has been released for Reason+
My first Pack for Reason+ has been released. This Pack has a haunted feeling to them. Some of the patches feel almost like a mix between a sample and a preset.
Reason 12 announced: new sampler and new Combinator!
Reason Studios has announced an update for Reason: Reason 12. It will be released on September 1st but Reason+ subscribers get the new stuff as soon as it’s available. What new stuff?
My now favourite compressor: Fircomp 1 (a freebie!)
How many compressors do you need? I have bought many compressors in my life. Way too much I should say. Because at the moment I am only using one, the Fircomp 1.
Hear me perform on guitar for Dutch tv
Last week I did a gig in Tilvoli Vredenburg, Utrecht, for Dutch television. It was a live recording for a new music series called On Stage by the VPRO and it was broadcasted yesterday evening.
Hooray! I am now a Reason+ Sound Pack Designer!
Today Reason Studios announced Reason+, a subscription based version of Reason which includes all Reason Studios instruments, effects and players. The coolest part of the deal is that every subscriber will be able to add new Sound Packs to R+ which Reason Studios will make available weekly.
Spotify loudness norms [UPDATE]
Spotify uses loudness references for normalising the loudness of a track. Creating new sound issues…
Sign of the times: Junkie XL is selling all his gear
Maybe you’ve seen the video of Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL) in which he’s making the announcement that he’s selling all his gear. It’s a great story.
It was 20 years ago today…
Reason 1.0 was released on November 22, 2000. I fell in love with the program and bought it straight away.
EQ is a (sort of) dynamic effect
EQ changes the levels of the frequencies in an audio signal. It doesn’t change the dynamics of these frequencies though. But it can change the overall dynamics. How?