I might have gotten a bit carried away with the Deluge challenge this month, to make a song using only ring mod synth sounds. I just really needed an escape from troubled thoughts, and this is partially a reflection of inner turmoil and trying…

This was a more experimental composition for the Deluge Discord group challenge for October 2024, to make a song using no overlapping sounds. I started with an arp, then a structured beat, then a drone sound, then made some combinations of them…

This was my contribution to the REM Drone Orchestra for October 2024. I used my Deluge to build the structure of having a new voice come in at 1 minute intervals, then drop out over the last minute. Setting it to 64 bpm made it easy to lay out…

Made for the Record Every Month Challenge for October 2024. On a sunny, warm, and windy autumn afternoon, I took my Deluge groovebox outside for a change and admired the golden maple trees swaying in the wind and dropping leaves with the waxing…

I made this on my Deluge groovebox as part of a challenge to make a song using only staccato notes. It's a more arranged piece than is standard for me. While that method is not as spontaneous, it allows for a more complex and detailed story to…

A relatively simple jam, just using an arpeggio of two notes one octave apart to drive a patch I made on the Typhon. I adjusted various parameters to transform the sound. Adding in granular and delay effects created some very complex behaviors.

I made a track for the REM Drone Orchestra for September 2024, and I thought it sounded good enough to work as a standalone. I made this using only the Minilogue xd, using a patch I made a long time ago. I did a bit of modulation, and a few chords…

I made another acid house track. The Deluge and Typhon are so fun together. This time I played my tenor recorder a bit to add another layer. I think I might be addicted to acid now. But that's okay. Everyone can use more acid. Though I laid…

A simple jam I made a couple of days ago to celebrate my successful design/build of a 3D printed stand for my Dreadbox Typhon. I made a beat with the Deluge to match the odd rhythms I was getting out of the Typhon driven by the Keystep. I eventually…

For the Deluge Discord group monthly challenge of May 2024, I was given the duty of suggesting the two potential topics. The group settled on my suggestion of making a cover/remix with a drastic tonal shift from the original. I chose TMBG's track…

The Challenge posted on the Deluge Discord group for April 2024 was to make an ambient drone track, and to share some new patches. I wanted to see if the new effects in the Community Firmware v1.1 Beta were up to it, and they seemed to be! I crafted…

Keys improv with my Symphonita patch on the xd, a drone patch called Dreamz on the Typhon, and a generative rhythm track I recorded from a browser-based game I made using p5play, Tone.js, and twenty-four TR-808 samples. Made for the "record every…

I used a few Minilogue xd patches (Pizza Time, Adagio Strings, Brass Hero) to lay down the main parts over a basic metronome kick. I recorded the sequences in live into the Deluge and then edited them as needed. I started with the plucks, using…

Made a beat using the LINN 9000 kit on the Deluge, recorded alto recorder improvisation clip, played Pianet multisample along to that using Keystep 37, recorded audio of an arpeggiated patch from the Typhon into another clip while tweaking some…

I wanted to use some of my more experimental Minilogue xd patches (Sacred Calls, Jormungandr, and Vocal Oddity), so I dusted off an old beat I had made all the way back in 2020, in my first months with the Deluge, and fine-tuned it a bit. It used…

I found a great acid bass sound on my Dreadbox Typhon, and just played around with it while it was driven by an arpeggio on my Keystep 37, at 183 bpm. I recorded it into my Model 12 Mixer, then I did that a second time with a different sequence…

I made this within the constraints of the February 2024 challenge topic on the Deluge (synth) Discord group. "February's challenge is to NOT use the sequencer for any clip. Record your playing directly into the clip. Try not to use quantization…

Improvisation recorded on 10-30-2023. I was messing around with different instruments on the Arturia V intro, and found the "Funk AD" Clavinet preset to have a really nice sound. I messed around with it for a while, then found a few chords…

I created my own stylophone app last winter using p5.js (https://openprocessing.org/sketch/1779333), and I added in a lot of exotic musical scales, which got me interested in Indian music and scales. For this song I used the Raga Sindhura Kafi…

I made this on Friday afternoon as a late entry to a contest that may not have been legit, but oh well, I had fun and made a danceable jam. I had to use at least two samples from a specific sample pack featuring synths and saxophones. I built…