Introduction and welcome to my blog
It feels a bit weird to be writing an introduction to my blog when I've published well over 500 posts and it's been running for 8 years. I’ve delayed publishing…
Review of MuLab 8 DAW by MuTools
Introduction It's hard to believe it's been about four years since I reviewed MuLab 6 and over two years since I reviewed MuLab 7. Version 8 was released earlier…
It’s time to stop thinking in terms of ‘old music’ and ‘new music’. Here’s why.
I originally posted this on Steemit a while ago, thought I'd update and repost it on my blog. I read a tweet from Doom Trip Records saying there's no such…
Review of B Step Sequencer 2.1 by Monoplugs
The best way to think about B Step 2 is as a bass guitar with standard tuning ( E A D G ). The bass string can be tuned to…
Have you got or ever had a bad case of STI – Sample Transmitted Ignominy?
Let's be honest. You like to be faithful to your music creating your own sounds but sometimes, just sometimes, you want to experiment with someone else. And there's nothing wrong…
Software limitations don't have to be a block to creativity
That sounds a strange thing to say, because after all if you're using a lite version or demo version of a DAW for instance, a VST or track limit is absolute,…
Ideas, unfamiliar styles and a big dollop of synchronicity
As ideas go, it was one of those that seemed good at the time and a bit bonkers in hindsight. And also one of those that led to several other…