Category: Noise Libré
Sounds & Pondering’s
Thank you 800 Times
Delighted to get a review in such a prestigious magazine.
Really delighted how well my new toy has been received
From the very Wonderful Jeff Rona
“Modwheel’s new WaveSkimmer is a deceptively simple and incredibly powerful instrument. I am always looking for ways to add subtle movement and rhythms to my cues, and WaveSkimmer has pretty close to infinite sonic and musical possibilities. It’s helping me with my deadline right now!”
AN Apple, passed through a Camels eye.
Some kind words about my new toy.
Seems to like it!
Not Strictly EXS24
Got tasked to make some samples useful in EXS24…
Decided to take it up a notch…
ALCHEMY is rather GOOD.
This looks Useful
The Only Good Reich, is a STEVE Reich!
Im starting to LIKE this…
Aftermath
Time Out,
Been head down in instrument design, needed a short spell thinking in a different way to clear my head so…
LowDown V2
So, more strangeness to come.
Via the ModWheel.co.nz
Perc+
MODWHEEL
Revises & Relaunches
PERC+ Percussion Library
PERC+ features 128 patches for Kontakt 5.5 or higher. It includes cymbals, bells, gongs, objects, small percussions, tuned instruments as well as upright piano and a viola da gamba. With up to 10 round robins and 20 layer velocities depending on the instrument.
We bought it back in 2014 and having used it extensively we’ve had some ideas on how to make it an even better user experience. So the interface has been streamlined to make this huge library more immediately useable. The patches are the same but following MODWHEEL’S simple principle of ‘less is more’ we’ve redesigned the GUI curating a few choice functions on the front page for the user.
These include Envelope, Tuning, Body, Reverb, Delay, Arpeggiator and Stutter Key. And of course all the usual Kontakt functionality is still available via the spanner tool.
Get your copy by making a NZ$45 donation to Tironui Music Trust
As with the original concept proceeds of sales will go to a music charity – this time one based in New Zealand.
We’re supporting Tironui Music Trust who are based in South Auckland, NZ. http://www.tironui.org.nz
They provide instruments and tuition to kids aged between 8 -12 at low decile schools (schools in lower socio-economic communities) They can play string or band instruments and learn the basics of reading music, playing an orchestral instrument and performing as a group.
SO SO good.
UltraBeats
Also Not an 808.
Just messing around with the Grids and the AI
Want it? Have it!
BlumRutBeat-kg
Not an 808
In Case… you need a detailed explanation of the Timphonia library…
Timphonia Tutorial Walkthrough from MODWHEEL on Vimeo.
Timphonia
So over the last couple of months love been working with the very VERY brilliant www.ModWheel.co.nz guys building a Timpani Library.
Im delighted to say its released and is seriously Brilliant.
Go out and buy it!

http://www.modwheel.co.nz/timphonia
Giving SoundCloud a go.
Time Machine in full effect!
2 Old Blokes make old noises
Given that i spend most of my time playing with the more bleeding edge sounds generators, its been an interesting discipline to keep within the bounds of this somewhat retro oeuvre!
How Things Are
TechnoCheese
Teaching aid… When trying to learn a bit of software, i make scratch tracks.
Heres one of them:
Chase Sequence that just Fizzles out?
Underscore for a non existent movie.
Another ‘found file’ imagining a somewhat steely image of robots trying to chat each other up in a bus station.
Chthonic4V6
Ok so I’m having a moment or two of Reverie…
Rather proud of my synthetic scratch DJ patch.
2010
AcidOpholis
My iTunes decided to throw this rather strange noise, done with a modular software synth sampler Gate/CV thing…
It gets interesting about 20 seconds or so In.
Listenener discretion advised
Alchemy AHOY
Really enjoying LogicX’s new Alchemy synth. (was a Camel Audio product)
Made this little noise using only 1 Oscillator and 1 filter and 1 held note.
This toy is a beast.
Sound Design Geekery
Foundling…
Came across this track i did a couple of years ago, while trying to sort my rather messy iTunes library.
Early onset Alzheimer’s has meant i have no idea how this track came about.
Enjoy…
Rather repetitive visuals from a trip to sydney
Questions
Pond
Some Pond,erousness
Musings @ 160bpm part4
Musings @ 160bpm part3
Musings @ 160bpm part2
Also 160