Music Producer Diaries

So, something that bugged me about my music for a LONG time was my drums- especially with my house music because the pro’s- my favorite artists- their drums had this bounce and polish to them that I could never seem to figure out. I was sure that it was some ...

Alright so, as long as I’ve been making music I’ve always searched low and high for ways to make my own sound unique- to make everything that I make stand out in some way that differs from the rest. Now, probably to my own detriment, I’m going to share with ...

Many people are upset that Behringer has copied the Arturia Keystep with their new product Swing. It looks to most like an almost exact replica. What’s more strange to me is how everybody is criticizing Behringer when in fact they’re not unique by copying the product of another company. It ...

  Hardware synthesizers: Elektron Digitone – the simple fact that it’s sitting on my desk, just to the right of my computer keyboard staring me in the face forces me to make sounds in it. While I use my VSTs to make sounds all the time, and technically they’re more ...

I’ve heard of some confusion on how to sync the Roland TR-8S with their computer- when should I use USB audio? Why is the timing off when I use MIDI sync over USB? How can I tighten up the timing when recording my drum tracks? In this video I’ve addressed ...