Happy Sunday! Â 🙂
Download the track here.
Just uploaded a new live looping improvisation to YouTube. I’m starting to get a better feel for the amazing Ditto X4 Looper from TC Electronic, but still feel like I’m only scratching the surface of what it can do. Â That’s always the mark of a good piece of gear — when one knows it will take a while to exhaust its creative possibilities, if ever.
You can also download the track on SoundCloud.
Thanks for watching! Â 😀
Recently upgraded my pedalboard with the new Ditto X4 Looper from TC Electronics. I was using my trusty Boss RC-2 for years, but the following features on the Ditto X4 hooked me:
– two independent loop buffers that can be run simultaneously or serially;
– MIDI syncable;
– decay knob removes earlier layers to combat loop monotony;
– effects that are actually useful — half/double speed, buffer lock, fade out;
Still getting to know this new piece of kit, but so far I’m quite impressed. Will definitely make it easier to create the live soundscapes I’ve been focused on of late.  Here’s a quick video of some layered improvisation:
I’ve been participating in the 2016 weeklybeats.com project wherein an artist is tasked with writing a new track every week for a year.  I am focusing on live looping improvisation, creating spontaneous guitar soundscapes in one take.  The Music page now features a playlist of these works, and I’ve uploaded a video of one of the performances to YouTube.  I also submitted this video to NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest, if you’d prefer to check it out on their site.
Thanks for listening! Â 🙂
My partner, John from highlyliquid.com, and I have designed and built the NTH Music Synthesizer.  More information, pics, and a video are available at nthsynth.com .
We will be launching a Kickstarter campaign and creating a small production run in the near future.
The NTH will be showcased for the first time at the December Frequency Friday show hosted by the Fuse Factory. Â Come out and see what we’ve been up to.
Getting ready to attend the Cycling ’74 Expo this weekend, I uploaded a small video of the pendulum/photoresistor/Arduino/Max/Nanokontrol instrument I’ll be presenting as part of their Science Fair. Â It’s generating some nice music and I’m content with the state things are in.
If anyone is also attending, please introduce yourself. Â I’m excited to meet people in person that until now I’ve only had virtual contact with.
The video is simply a phone recording. Â Disclaimers about sound quality apply.
Tonight’s the Frequency Friday show at Fuse Factory!  I made another track using Qbloop with my homemade electronic instruments to give an idea of the kind of sound you’ll hear at the gig.  Doors open at 8 PM.  Admission is $5.  Here’s information on the location, Wild Goose Creative.
Looking forward to seeing everyone there! Â 😀
For those that have been to past sineqube shows, you may be expecting ambient guitar looping. Â While there will likely be some of that, I’ll also be showcasing some of the hacked and homemade electronic instruments at the performance. Â To give you a taste, here’s a little recording I made today using my custom live looping software, Qbloop.
I’ll be performing at Wild Goose Creative as part of the Fuse Factory’s Frequency Friday series at 2491 Summit St. in Columbus, OH. Â Doors open at 8 PM. Â Admission is $5.
 I will be playing guitar using my custom looping software, and it will mark the debut of my homemade electronic instruments in a live setting. Hopefully nothing blows up. The show will also feature an interactive component using a repurposed game controller similar to the Art Pad shows, so come out and play along with me.  😀
Richard Bowers conducted interviews of the performers and put together this video to give you a taste of what you can expect Friday night: