Last week, my Novation Circuit booted up in a rather worrisome state. It was generating a flurry of random notes,… Read more composition from Novation Circuit boot-glitch(es)
Author: thepatrickrichardson
Creator/Educator in Music Technology, including
Drum kits, drum machines, and ALL the analog/digital/hardware/software/MIDI/triggers/etc that we can find in the middle.
Available for private or group education in any of the above.
OctaTrack FIXED with NEW UI-board !
after trying to fix the faulty-switch myself, I settle for buying/installing a whole new a replacement PCB panel for my Elektron OctaTrack.
Live Sound guest-lecture from AiPhilly alumni Jack Marron
Motivation: Occasionally I get alumni coming back to campus to show-and-tell what they’re up to in their professional word. Background… Read more Live Sound guest-lecture from AiPhilly alumni Jack Marron
Working with drum trigger godfather/innovator Dan Dauz to (try to) improve (one of) his products.
Motivation Since 2005-ish, I’ve had a frustrated love-hate relationship with electronic drum pads. This was even part of the passion… Read more Working with drum trigger godfather/innovator Dan Dauz to (try to) improve (one of) his products.
the amazing electronic drum kit of Jim “Mouth” Parole
A SoCal performer/comedian shows me his a kit somewhere between overkill and engineering marvel.
Product Review for Future Artist’s MIDI Looper, part 1: “motivation”
German company Future Artists have been developing and advertising a an interesting product, their MIDI Looper. Let’s see what this… Read more Product Review for Future Artist’s MIDI Looper, part 1: “motivation”
exciting progress and prototype- demos of MIDI gear from German innovators Future Artist
Motivation The more I use and study MIDI (usually in that order), the more I enjoy it. A decade or… Read more exciting progress and prototype- demos of MIDI gear from German innovators Future Artist
many “bars” from liquid soap
….but I’m SO glad it still dispenses soap.
MicroSampler becomes a DB-90
…some people spend their Sunday “making beats,” I spend mine “making metronomes”
Alesis DM Pro surgery 3; donor face-transplants
Motivation After my efforts to repair the (old) Alesis DM Pro drum-trigger module by solder-rework had Comparison my “old”… Read more Alesis DM Pro surgery 3; donor face-transplants
Music Lessons and More with ThePatrickRicahrdson 