Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Feb 3, 2012, 5:29 pm
If you like reverb, then download these samples and tweak away. They're a bit quieter than the regular stuff I post, but I really wanted you to hear the cleanliness of the reverb-tails. Just turn up the volume on your speakers or headphones. Have a good weekend!
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Feb 1, 2012, 4:51 pm
I just recorded this after watching this video.  Although the pattern may have been used in a famous song, my WAV file is free for you to download and manipulate.  96 BPM.
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Jan 30, 2012, 12:20 pm
While playing on a certain grey keyboard this past Saturday evening, I accidentally created a bit of music that's reminiscent of a hotel I stayed at a few months ago.  My room key was the ace of diamonds.
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Jan 27, 2012, 4:29 pm
Today I'm going to erase everything from my OP-1 and start fresh.  Now that I have a slightly better grasp of what it can do, I thought a brand new start would be good.  If you don't have songs or complex projects already going on in your unit, join me on this new beginning.  Have a listen to the...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Jan 24, 2012, 4:32 pm
I happened to pass by a car show room recently, so I thought I'd dream a bit and snap a pic. Sorry for the long absence, but I've been finishing up some tracks, and an album is on the horizon. In the meantime, I've been learning the OP-1. Here are some basic sounds, running on the latest OS 12470...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Dec 1, 2011, 11:52 am
Here's a remix I did for the King Deluxe label.  The track is called Mass by Vaetxh.  Have a listen!
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Dec 1, 2011, 11:40 am
December 1st!  Christmas is just around the corner.  Seasons Greetings and Happy Holidays to you!
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Nov 18, 2011, 5:40 pm
U-he Diva Patches They Sound Like the Real Deal to Me 1 by Calvin Cardioid Don't mind me, dunno what I'm doing here. It's just my 2nd day playing with U-he's DIVA Beta 360, and my goodness does it ever sound good. It really does have moments that sound completely convincing as analog. I can only ...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Nov 14, 2011, 5:32 pm
Playing around with U-he ACE softsynth.  Although it eats a bit of CPU if set to accurate quality while playing at 96k, just choose fewer voices or primarily do mono-type sounds and you're in for a treat.  It's capable of audio-rate modulation with oscillators, filter FM, and even on PWM!  Here's...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Oct 26, 2011, 6:57 am
Beats from a Voyager! Download the WAV files and chop'em up. I need coffee. Beats from a Voyager 126 by Calvin Cardioid Beats from a Voyager 118 by Calvin Cardioid Beats from a Voyager 102 by Calvin Cardioid
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Oct 17, 2011, 3:50 pm
Smartphone by Calvin Cardioid Dark Bells by Calvin Cardioid I assume if you visit my blog, you're at least somewhat interested in making your own tracks. How much of a role does loudness play in your process? In other words, if you weren't concerned about loudness at all, how different would y...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Sep 30, 2011, 3:07 pm

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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Sep 12, 2011, 3:16 pm
Are TR-909 samples still relevant these days? I know I've posted 909 samples before, but this set's more complete: 456 mono 24bit 44.1khz WAV files, each containing about 8 hits - just enough so you can "round robin" them. That's over 3600 hits. I know they're not chopped up perfectly, but I'm givi...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Sep 10, 2011, 6:49 pm
If I remember correctly, it rained hard in Manhattan the night before.  I got a haircut and was drenched by the time I got home to Water St.  In the morning, I ate some toast but didn't even have time to let my green tea cool, and then I was off.  With my books and a sandwich in my knapsack, I'd ...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Sep 8, 2011, 4:17 pm
First bits of music made at my new "writing station" since losing my studio. Basically all in-the-box and the only piece of hardware used is the Virus TI2 Polar. No speakers, only headphones! Definitely not as loud as my older pieces, so just turn up your volume! Writing Station Pieces by Calv...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Sep 1, 2011, 12:27 am
Here's hoping your September begins on a good note. Over the past month, I've met some really nice folks who have decided to share their downtown Toronto studio space with me, and as a result, I've been able to set up a small "writing station" to at least get some ideas down.  Gone are the days of ...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Jul 25, 2011, 11:23 am
To My Dear Readers, Since March 2009, our adventures together have been fun. Many of you have even taken time to write either through blog comments, Youtube comments, or private email, and I'm glad to hear your thoughts throughout this time. Over the past month, some crazy stuff has gone down, a...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Jun 10, 2011, 2:35 pm
Tried to post this earlier, but my darned internet's been down for a total of over 25 hours past day and half. Anyway, this is the Warmest Moog Voyager playing a little summer tune. All sounds 100% Moog Voyager, enjoy!
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Jun 5, 2011, 3:35 pm
Here are some rudimentary drum patterns I recorded from the standard Korg iElectribe on iPad2. The patterns and patches might be a bit basic in this one, but I tried to make the sound quality beefy and useful. (More limited use if it gets too sci-fi.) Sample away! Korg iElectribe Drums by Calv...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - May 13, 2011, 1:35 pm
Lots of reverb tails here. I've been checking out a lot of the Eventide Space demos online. While going through the Space manual, I noticed they refer back to some of the presets in the H8000. So here are some audio clips of the Omega 8 going through a few presets, some loud, some soft. Sample a...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - May 3, 2011, 2:34 pm
Just a quick video showing some simple sound sources available on the iPad2. Apps used include Snowdrift, Polychord, Pulsate, NodeBeat HD, Thicket, Slewpi, and SoundPrism. I wanted this video to show the fun and visual apps that are really easy to get into, rather than the deeper and technical ones...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Apr 18, 2011, 1:23 am
Cable company, cell phone company, gas bill, electrical bill, Native Instrument support… I don't know who you have to call. But sometimes you just do, right? And they keep you holding on the phone, minute after minute… Other than my voice here processed by Sonic Charge Bitspeek, this is a 100...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Apr 12, 2011, 5:20 pm
Generic Virtual Analog Sounds by Calvin Cardioid Here are some very generic virtual analog sounds from a hardware synth.  Correction: what I meant to say was, here are some sounds of a VA trying to do generic analog tones.
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Apr 5, 2011, 11:06 pm
With Vermona about to release a whole bunch of cool new products at Musikmesse, I thought it'd be nice to take one last look at the older "mark one" stuff. This isn't the Retroverb. Here's what the Vermona ReTubeVerb sounds like.
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Mar 24, 2011, 6:19 pm
Approximately 100 seconds of video here.  Remember the 3 minute audio file of Virus Multi's from the previous blog post?  All I did was load up that single WAV into the Octatrack, plus an additional 909 kick sample.  Then I programmed in 4 separate parts over 4 patterns using a lot of Flex machin...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Mar 21, 2011, 11:13 pm
About 3 minutes of audio here, just playing around with some multi patches on the Polar.   virus-ti2-polar-multis-march by Calvin Cardioid
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Feb 25, 2011, 9:44 am
The Virus TI2 Polar is certainly a versatile instrument, and as much as I wanted these 6 minutes to show what this synth can do, this video's more about potentially sparking new ideas that have yet to form in the viewer's mind. The scenes here range from very playable patches to heavy modulations t...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Feb 8, 2011, 12:10 am
Is this really what the Omega 8 logo looks like... I never notice. But now that it got my attention, I find it... hard to believe. 70 seconds of somewhat diverse samples from the Omega 8 here. Omega 8 November Presets by Calvin Cardioid
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Jan 20, 2011, 7:22 pm
To celebrate everyone's soon-to-be arriving Octatrack units, I put together some raw analog sounds which might be useful as source materials. These crazy modulations originate from either the Analogue Solutions Tereshkova or the Moog Voyager, with no additional pedals in the signal chain. The wave...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Jan 17, 2011, 9:50 pm
Vermona Perfourmer Multi-Track Demo by Calvin Cardioid Several layers of Vermona Perfourmer stitched together. Downloadable WAV file. I dunno, it was really cold today, alright? Minus TWENTY celsius.
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Jan 9, 2011, 11:53 pm
Tereshkova Synth Multi-Track Demo by Calvin Cardioid Here's another completely "in-the-box" multi-track demo for my first post of 2011. Every sound in this quick 2-minute piece originated from the Analogue Solutions Tereshkova synth. Scrappy visual accompaniment served via Vimeo, but this post is ...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Dec 29, 2010, 1:54 am
Last Days of 2010: Pure Moog Voyager Demo by Calvin Cardioid New Year's Eve is coming up, festive celebrations for some. Made me think about parties and lights... loud music, and champagne. With that in mind, I made this track tonight and it is 100% Moog Voyager, even the drums. DI straight into ...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Dec 9, 2010, 4:08 pm
Not a synth, I know, but still worth sharing I feel.  I was fiddling around in Logic and came up with a nice fake piano sound from Synthogy Ivory's Steinway.  I didn't even upload to Soundcloud because most of the musical ideas here aren't my own.  I'm just blown away by such an inspiring piano s...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Dec 1, 2010, 1:37 am
While I might not be a vintage Korg expert (and I probably won't be getting a retro t-shirt), I have personally owned the Trident Mk1 (VIDEO), VC-10, and the Mono/Poly. In my opinion, and based on my experience, I can truly say this Korg Legacy Edition Mono/Poly is an amazing soft synth. Running i...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Dec 1, 2010, 1:07 am
Well, the holiday season is upon us, and I just wanted to share my Christmas song again, since this year I think I have slightly more readers than before.  It's not really a track meant for the synth crowd, but oh what the heck, it's Christmas!  (The Soundcloud version has compromised sound qualit...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Nov 27, 2010, 7:22 pm
Just playing through some presets...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Nov 14, 2010, 1:08 am
Quick video showing the Analogue Solutions Europa sequencing the Omega 8 and Perfourmer.  I really wanted the groove to be kept constant in this video.   It's pretty much just the two synths, Machinedrum providing tempo and drums, and a little bit of Waves H-Delay.  The Europa certainly wasn't ...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Nov 3, 2010, 11:39 pm
I've got a loaner Virus TI2 Desktop Whiteout Edition in the studio right now. (Click here for a really early Virus TI2 post.) Brought it here because I want to test whether the new OS 4.1.0.16 beta has gotten rid of the crazy random noises and sneezes that the TI2 used to produce. Those glitches ...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Oct 29, 2010, 5:29 pm
Photos only.  Traktor S4 in the house!  4 decks of control in one controller.  What an awesome way to create crazy soundscapes with a hands-on feel.  Some folks use it to mix tunes, but I see it as a 4-track looper that can playback at varispeed, scratch to your heart's content, browse what file...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Oct 23, 2010, 3:24 pm
Free synth bass Saturday! Just add water! Ok maybe not water, but here are 8 synth bass grooves just waiting for you to add drums, melodies, other parts, etc. Give them a shot, you might find they'll fit into your mix nicely. Or build up something brand new around them! If you make something co...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Oct 8, 2010, 3:47 pm
So I've been away for a bit, I was invited to Hong Kong for about 2 weeks. I took footage sporadically and decided to edit it to some music. (An original tune that features a lot of Machinedrum Userwave MkII. Other synths include the Voyager and Omega 8.)  It was a good trip overall - visited a v...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Sep 17, 2010, 11:07 am
With all the recent talk about the upcoming Moog Voyager XL, I thought I'd take the Voyager out for a spin. I've already made a video trying to thicken up the Voyager's sound, so this one's a bit different. Everything played here exited the Voyager's left mono output only, making use of the dual f...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Sep 10, 2010, 7:37 pm
Six Delays in September. In light of all the recent hoopla about the Eventide Timefactor and the Strymon El Capistan, I thought I'd do a quick video with a few other delay pedals that might have been overlooked. (For the record, I used to have the Timefactor, and with the El Capistan, I'll probabl...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Aug 23, 2010, 4:49 pm
Vermona Perfourmer as a drum machine. Although I've seen many clips and demos of Vermona's DRM1 MK3 out there, I don't personally have access to one. So I thought I'd crank out 3 quick drum loops pretending the Perfourmer is a drum machine.  From the Soundcloud player, grab the downloadable WAV w...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Aug 1, 2010, 10:14 pm
So I finally racked up the Sherman, Moroco and Oberkorn together. Much better than having them sitting individually on a tabletop. This is my little modular setup now - not quite the conventional modular that most folks have, but still experimental enough to get me some weirder sounds. For your l...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Jul 26, 2010, 11:35 pm
I usually try not to post old stuff - I like to keep the blog fresh, and almost all the posts have been that way.  But I was going through old bits of audio and photos on the computer, and I really wanted to share this.  The photo was taken from an LCA+ Lomo camera, and the music was from about 5 ...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Jul 22, 2010, 8:57 am
Here are 4 free mono simple filtered loops going from a Machinedrum into a Resonator. No Rights Reserved. No reverbs or delays used - background space kept clear so you can add your own. All are 105 BPM except the 2nd one, which is 110 BPM. Simple Machinedrum to Resonator by Calvin Cardioid I ...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Jul 12, 2010, 12:31 am
Here's a short video after spending some quality time with the Analogue Solutions Tereshkova. I wanted to show both a melodic and noisy side to the instrument. I also wanted to give curious eyes a closer look at the front panel, as well as show a few of the features.
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Jul 6, 2010, 11:50 am
Here are some clips of the Tereshkova being sequenced as I slowly become more familiar with the unit. The more time I spend with it, the more I wish it had an additional mixer onboard. Because of this, 99% of the time I've got a Moog CP-251 hanging out with the 1/8 to 1/4 inch adapters near the bo...
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Calvin Cardioid posted an article on CL516 blog - Jun 30, 2010, 5:25 pm
Please note this is just a short intro to the Analogue Solutions Tereshkova. The demos barely scratch the surface. I've spent very little time with it so far, but already I've gotten some crazy sounds! It's similar to their Vostok unit, but instead of VU meter and pin matrix, there's 1 extra LFO ...
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