This weekend I was in need of a different approach in the studio. So I picked up my Roland GR-1 that I've had since the mid-90's. My goal was to use it for the whole track. Now of course many of the sounds in the Roland GR-1 are dated. They sound very 90's. However, the guitar synth offers articulation possibility that I can't get from a keyboard controller. When using strings in the GR-1 I can get more realistic sounding phrases. Of course the ability to use the language of guitar playing that I've developed over the past 30 years allows me to create pieces that are more complex. Now all the above being said I can't live and compose with sounds stuck in the 90's; so it's important to connect it with a sampler and new virtual synths. I'm always looking for better ways to get the music out of my head and new ways to manipulate the waveforms and notes on the screen. I'm definitely looking into using pen and touch more when working in my DAW. I w
Posts
Showing posts from October, 2015