templates

  • Fragments

    Photo Credit: Fragments from The Tithonus poem by Sappho (630-580 BC), about a singer who will lose her beauty as she ages but retain her musical abilities. • Quickly commit then slowly edit. I spend little time finding a sound, but a lot of time finessing it into a more interesting version of itself. Altering… Continue reading

  • Templates, No Template

    A workflow adjustment I’ve made in recent months is using a DAW template with most of the instruments I like working with. Prior to doing this, I would begin a piece with a piano sound. I still often begin with piano, but the problem with beginning with only a single (and familiar) sound, I realized,… Continue reading