Quick tip on how to create lo-fi sounds from hi-fi samples and instruments Some years ago I was looking into some of Arturia’s less talked synth emulations and found a great video about the Farlight CMI V. The video is quite long, but the stuff about sampling and resynthesis caught my eye since I never really thought about it. Basically, …
Category: Music
I like music.
Changing music services is a miserable experience
Why does changing streaming services, or even music player software, have to be an experience so hostile? The first time I moved from one “music service” to another was when I moved from Winamp to iTunes. Heresy, I know, but my music collection was growing fast and I wanted an easy way to manage all the files, and iTunes provided …
I made some chiptune music
Well, I finally released my chiptune/fakebit album, made in Renoise and with sounds synthesized on Plogue Chipsynth C64. If the sounds don’t seem too much videogame-y, it’s because I was driving the filter with resonance while trying to create more “realistic” sounds. I was trying to push the chip emulation to its limits rather than bending the tracker itself to my will. There …
New ambient EP
After a long while, I released two new ambient songs in a new EP. You can listen to it now on bandcamp, link below, and in a week or so it should hit all the streaming services and YouTube. A Day in the Life of by lokeloski
All Along the Watchtower
Here’s a compilation of my favorite “All Along the Watchtower” covers on YouTube for no good reason and in no particular order. I don’t know what’s up with this song, but I love the expressivity musicians show when playing it. So, this is the original one, from Bob Dylan. This is Jimi Hendrix’s version, which became the most popular …
I’m obsessed with the band Jinjer
Before I say anything, if you never heard Jinjer, watch this music clip first. The video was so tastefully shot it’s almost a crime. But ok, anyway, now we can talk. People not used to listening to metal – and to be honest, a lot that do listen to metal – always get shocked when the singer starts to growl, …
New music!
After a year of procrastination and/or being busy with other stuff, I released some new songs! Secluded Quill by lokeloski