Arturia’s MiniFreak If you’ve read some posts on this blog you’ll know I’ve been leaning into an 80s synthpop thing in the last 12 or so months. It started by sketching together some songs which then grew into an album which I’ve been releasing songs under the moniker Doxkyn. The Read more…
The Proliferation Of Pitch Correction Did you know that 82% of people who quote data to support their point are making it up? That’s not true, I made that up. My point is, 84% of music made in 2023 used some form of pitch correction… again, I made that up. Read more…
Get Adele’s Vocal Chain—On Your Mix! … announced the cleverly crafted email newsletter title from a well known plugin manufacturer. I thought to myself, “But I’m not mixing Adele?”. Marketing VS Better Mixes I know a bit about marketing. Marketing, good marketing, should not sell the features of a product. Read more…
I enjoy watching/listening to other creatives talk about their process. It’s always encouraging and inspirational, which is never a bad thing – unless you need to finish the project you’re working on before starting a new one – but I digress. Christian Henson is a media composer, one of the Read more…
Speed Song Writing I sort of have this thing I do semi-regularly where I will set a timer on my phone for 30-mins, pull up LoopCloud and then see what I can pull together in that time. It’s fun and it’ll take you in some unexpected directions creatively. I don’t Read more…