A path in the dark | Sequential Prophet VS and Rhodes Piano ambient soundscape

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"Two years ago I was playing with my kids with a little yamaha piano, the christmas tree lit, we were looking forward to a relaxing and fun holiday... but that's when my mom called me and asked, "Did you mean what you said? Would you really be willing to come down to be with me?" She was so scared. I dropped everything and drove down (about 1.5 hr drive) to be with her. I'll never forget the look on her face - panic, fear, anguish... I don't know how to describe the look, but it was painful to see. I gave her a big hug as she cried. Looking back, I think she knew it was time, I think she knew her body was failing and was failing fast. I was determined to stay positive, but I watched her move. The exhaustion after only a few steps. I'm glad I didn't realize that it would be only 4 more days before I would lose her forever......."

The Soul Keeper | Prophet VS and Rhodes piano ambient improvisation soundscape

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"Used the Fractal Audio FM3 for FX."

#ProphetVS #rhodespiano #fractalaudiofm3

The midnight dreams | Roland Juno 60 and Rhodes piano improvisation ambient soundscape

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"My last track with my friend’s Roland Juno 60. I finally got the dust shields, installed them, put everything back together, made it all nice and neat. Felt great to play through it one last time and check everything. Forgot how much I loved the Juno. Miss my Juno 6. Not sure why I ever thought the System 8 was good enough. Sadly, I got rid of the Juno 60 plug out for the Jupiter 4 plug out and the release phase of the ADSR is WAY too short. I don't like it. Sadly, there are two System 8's for sale locally so I don't think I'll be able to sell mine for some time, but it feels like something that should go.

Fractal Audio FM3 used for FX

#fractalaudiofm3 #rhodespiano #juno60"

Roland Juno 60 | Ambient soundscape with Fractal Audio FM3

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"I decided to help a friend and replaced all of his Roland Juno 60 sliders. I figured I’d done a lot of similar work for myself, and I’ve had a lot of people help me out so I wanted to pass it forward. Well, after spending 3 hours replacing the sliders, it was 12:30AM and I turned on the unit to test it out. But it went horribly wrong. Nothing sounded right. Noise was always present, the Attack slider didn’t work, Sub was always on, you get the picture. By this point, I was totally stressed out. I had destroyed a $3000 synth!

I tried going to sleep, but it was around 3AM before I could. I woke up the next day, stressed. I ran downstairs to see if it was just something simple I missed, but nothing seemed wrong. All the pins had continuity to the traces they were going towards.

By 5PM that day, I finally wrote on a facebook group. Someone mentioned something regarding the new sliders from Syntaur. He said they’re chassis legs are too short. Specifically, the Attack slider chassis provides ground to IC5, pin 8. But when I checked, there was continuity from the pad to IC5 pin 8. HOWEVER, the pad was NOT connected to the chassis. I quickly threw the old slider in, and magically… it all worked. I couldn’t believe it. That was about 24 hours of terror as I tried to figure out what went wrong.

However, it is now going strong, perfectly. I’m very thankful to that facebook group!

Fractal Audio FM3 used for delay/reverb/fx."

MIDERA | Ever Present | Kawai SX-240 and Fender Rhodes Piano Improvisation

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"Fractal Audio FM3 for reverb and delay

#sx240 #fractalaudiofm3 #rhodespiano"

The Roland Jupiter 6 | A series of random performances

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"I don't know what I was doing making this - honestly, I just sat there and played some stuff. Whatever it is, I hope you enjoy a little bit of it.

The first thing I play is a (poorly done) version of "Bone Bottom" from Silksong. Everything else is just messing around."

Roland Jupiter 6 and Rhodes piano somber improvisation

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"It just keeps coming. An HVAC company installed a mini-split in 2020, right after the warranty goes out, we find that they likely didn't connect the flare nuts right, causing it to slowly leak. They haven't responded about my complaint... but they did tell me it would be $3600 to repair.

I woke up to my wife asking me to help me find our second oldest cat who wouldn't come for food, which wasn't typical. All day she sat, unmoved. Her breath rate at 70. It finally dropped. And, tonight we finally got her to eat some tuna. But I've forced her to drink water... and, well, it just sucks to have your furry friend so sick, and we have lots of them to share their pain.

And our car has had a strange issue... all of this, right before we go on a trip. Makes sense.

Oh well - guess this is just life. I'll take it over the alternative.

Rhodes piano through Fractal Audio FM3
Roland Jupiter 6 through Native Instruments RAUM

#Rolandjupiter #rhodespiano #fractalaudiofm3"

Last Kings | Spectralis 2 and Virus TI

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"Five months into my wife not finding a job (anyone know any open software engineer positions?). What a wild time out there. Seems like things just get worse and worse. Found out our AC is leaking coolant too. Can't wait to figure out the bill on that. Sooner than later will have to sell off a bunch of my gear. Guess it was fun while it lasted.

Spectralis 2
Access Virus TI
Microcosm Hologram
Native Instruments RAUM

#radikaltechnologies #accessvirus #hologrammicrocosm"

What we hope for | Meditative soundscape

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"Enjoy

#accessvirus #meditationmusic #ambientmusic"

Access Virus TI Soundscape | Sit and Rest

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"I wish I could say what's been going on in my life, to complain about some of the stuff that has happened. It's not good, but not something I want to share publicly (nothing health related or anything). Just... huge letdowns.

Anyway - I'm here, still trying. I want to come back to something and say: I think the Virus TI is still my favorite synth in my studio... Coming back from the Moog Muse and thinking 'Huh, I didn't know I could do this on the TI.' The only thing I really wish the TI had was Filter FM, that's kind of a bummer - but I guess since it has oscillator FM, that can be maybe a more exact approach to a similar sound? And I know the LFOs can't go fast enough to simulate Filter FM (I tried, but after a certain frequency, pitch won't affect the rate like it should, so it won't work).

But... the Virus is something. After all these years it still impresses me. It STILL gets me feeling joy. Something not a lot of synths offer.

Like, the fact that it has those 'analog' filters (which are supposed to model the Moog filters?), they sound damn good. And something you might not think about is OSC VOLUME Saturation Type which can affect how the filter resonance sounds? I mean, this stuff can really change the sound in the most interesting way.

Don't know why I have half the crap I have to be honest... I've thought about selling the Prophet VS, Jupiter 6, and a whole lot of other things. They don't really bring me joy. But the Virus... it still does, and I've had this thing since 2012."

Moog Muse | Farewell

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"This is the last track I made with the Muse. Not very special, but it's all I've got left.

No external FX."

Moog Muse Whimsical Interlude

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"A new ambient track. I really liked the sound of the filter oscillating in this pleasing sort of way.

No external FX."

DSI Poly Evolver sequencer soundscape with Fractal Audio FM3 for FX

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"Yesterday was a good day. Just one of those memorable days that I'll cherish, with some things that I can't talk about, but other things that I can. I played some games with my youngest daughter while my wife picked up our older kid from school. When she came home, she asked me to pull out a loose tooth. I did - blood everywhere. The joy on her face when it came out, and the follow up pain and tears and "Wow this is different" was just exciting to watch. She is growing up and I love being such an integral part of that. It makes me so happy. Then, the three of us played board games for another hour or two while it rained outside.

Honestly, there could not have been a better day.

Oh yeah, and I bought Silksong and started playing that."

DSI Poly Evolver soundscape with emotive pads

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"Just pulled this out to see what it can do for me. Sometimes I forget how interesting it can sound, and, maybe more to the point, how good a 4 voice synth can sound.

I’ve just been going back and forth between trading this for a Moog Muse. In the one hand, I haven’t played my Poly Evolver much, on the other hand, if I sell it, the prices are getting crazy and I’d probably never get one again.

Sigh… no idea.

NI Raum for reverb"

Moog Muse Soundscape | Ambient melody

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"I am borrowing a Moog Muse from a friend. This is the first piece I made with it.

No external FX."

Life's Window | Prophet 10 soundscape

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"It was my Dad's birthday today. He didn't make it to this birthday, or the last 14 birthday's either. Time just goes on and takes everything away from us. But I wanted to write something on his Birthday. I miss him. I miss my mom too. I miss them both.

Meanwhile, I'm just barely hanging on. My wife still hasn't found a job and I sometimes think she won't get one before I lose mine due to all the awesome stuff going on in the federal government. We've been worried about what will happen when we're both without jobs. I couldn't get a job if I tried (and I have). I guess no one wants someone who has a really niche background. It's just not a great place to be.

Life goes on anyway.

Prophet 10
NI Raum for reverb"

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The eleventh hour | Elektron Monomachines IDM jam

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"Eleventh Monomachine track in my latest series.
#elektron #monomachine #nativeinstruments

Native Instruments RAUM used for reverb

Recorded on 8/16/2025"

Authoritarium | Elektron Monomachines IDM jam

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"Tenth Monomachine track in my latest series.

#elektron #monomachine #nativeinstruments

Native Instruments RAUM used for reverb

Recorded on 8/14/2025"

Darkfinding | Elektron Monomachines IDM jam

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"Eighth Monomachine track in my latest series.

#elektron #monomachine #nativeinstruments

Native Instruments RAUM used for reverb

Recorded on 8/6/2025"

Seven | Elektron Monomachines IDM jam

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"Seventh Monomachine track in my latest series.

#elektron #monomachine #nativeinstruments

Native Instruments RAUM used for reverb

Recorded on 7/26/2025"