boddicker.org http://boddicker.org en airborne combinator backdrop http://boddicker.org/?q=node/25 <p>final installment in today's post-apocalyptic photoshop adventures:</p> <p><a href="/media/backdrops/old-detroit-airborne-backdrop.jpg" target="_blank"><img width="400" src="/media/backdrops/old-detroit-airborne-backdrop.jpg" /></a></p> <p>and as a bonus, a semi-transparent device skin:</p> <p><a href="/media/backdrops/old-detroit-ghost-backdrop.jpg" target="_blank"><img width="400" src="/media/backdrops/old-detroit-ghost-backdrop.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a href="/media/backdrops/old-detroit-blood-backdrop.jpg" target="_blank"><img width="400" src="/media/backdrops/old-detroit-blood-backdrop.jpg" /></a></p> http://boddicker.org/?q=node/25#comments reason skins Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:13:47 +0000 boddicker 25 at http://boddicker.org noise unit combinator backdrop http://boddicker.org/?q=node/24 <p>an industrial skin i created for x-protocol; thought i would share with yall :)</p> <p><a href="/media/backdrops/old-detroit-noise-backdrop.jpg" target="_blank"><img width="400" src="/media/backdrops/old-detroit-noise-backdrop.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a href="/media/backdrops/old-detroit-rust-backdrop.jpg" target="_blank"><img width="400" src="/media/backdrops/old-detroit-rust-backdrop.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a href="/media/backdrops/old-detroit-oxidized-backdrop.jpg" target="_blank"><img width="400" src="/media/backdrops/old-detroit-oxidized-backdrop.jpg" /></a></p> http://boddicker.org/?q=node/24#comments reason skins Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:56:48 +0000 boddicker 24 at http://boddicker.org new reason combinator skins http://boddicker.org/?q=node/23 <p>reason in it's stock configuration is pretty aesthetically docile, so i 'shopped up some combinator skins to butch it up a bit. the 'zero' skin is fun :) enjoy!</p> <p><a href="/media/backdrops/old-detroit-skull-backdrop.jpg" target="_blank"><img width="400" src="/media/backdrops/old-detroit-skull-backdrop.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a href="/media/backdrops/old-detroit-crete-backdrop.jpg" target="_blank"><img width="400" src="/media/backdrops/old-detroit-crete-backdrop.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a href="/media/backdrops/old-detroit-zero-backdrop.jpg" target="_blank"><img width="400" src="/media/backdrops/old-detroit-zero-backdrop.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a href="/media/backdrops/old-detroit-white-backdrop.jpg" target="_blank"><img width="400" src="/media/backdrops/old-detroit-white-backdrop.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a href="/media/backdrops/r4-skin-distressed.jpg" target="_blank"><img width="400" src="/media/backdrops/r4-skin-distressed.jpg" /></a></p> http://boddicker.org/?q=node/23#comments reason skins Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:17:48 +0000 boddicker 23 at http://boddicker.org comb resonator device released http://boddicker.org/?q=node/22 <p><img src="/images/thor.png" class="image_alt" /><a href="/?q=node/13">this post</a> describes how to build resonator effects in reason using delay units. here we will explore the comb filter approach. <a href="/media/boddicker-comb-resonator-demo.mp3" target="_blank">this demo song</a> uses no synths or samples other than an (atonal) drum loop and a comb resonator. you will find this type of resonator makes it extremely easy to produce dissonant and spooky ambiences.</p> <p>for you knob-tweaking pleasure, <a href="/media/comb-resonator-demo.zip">the .rns</a></p> http://boddicker.org/?q=node/22#comments effects reason Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:02:06 +0000 boddicker 22 at http://boddicker.org advice for new producers http://boddicker.org/?q=node/21 <p>some people who are thinking about getting into production have asked my advice regarding the best way to go about it - should i get a degree? should i just start producing tracks and see where it takes me?</p> <p>a formal education in the field is not to be sneezed at, but if you look at the drug-addled faces of the producers ripping up <a href="http://beatport.com/" target="_blank">beatport</a> of late, it's clear that it is not essential. i am self-taught and not totally incompetent - in my experience, you can get very, very far teaching yourself, especially if your focus is electronic music, which is a far easier domain to master than the drum mic-ing, hum-cancelling hairiness of the physical recording world.</p> <p><a href="http://boddicker.org/?q=node/21" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://boddicker.org/?q=node/21#comments tutorial Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:06:58 +0000 boddicker 21 at http://boddicker.org side-chain compression tutorial http://boddicker.org/?q=node/20 <p>’side-chain compression’. ‘bass-ducking’. if you’ve been paying any attention to music production in the last few years, especially dance production, you know that these concepts play a huge role in the modern sound. virtually every dance track, and increasingly many rock and pop tracks, feature these techniques - so what are they, and how do you incorporate them into your productions using reason?</p> <p>view my <a href="http://www.reasontutorials.net/2009/04/side-chain-compresion-reason-tutorial/" target="_blank">tutorial on reasontutorials.net</a>.</p> http://boddicker.org/?q=node/20#comments reason tutorial Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:06:41 +0000 boddicker 20 at http://boddicker.org freezerburn [future edit] http://boddicker.org/?q=node/19 <p>japan: a suzuki jetcycle seethes through the holographic infrastructure. on the horizon stands a biomechanoid centaur with a plasma crossbow - time to intercept: 1:36</p> http://boddicker.org/?q=node/19#comments mp3 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:47:43 +0000 boddicker 19 at http://boddicker.org tutorial - how to create sub-basses http://boddicker.org/?q=node/18 <p>if you're into breaks, drum 'n bass, hip-hop or many other electronic genres, you will want to deliver a solid low-end - but you may find your bass patches under deliver at these frequencies. enter : the sub-bass.</p> <p>firstly, be sure you're using a subwoofer - the sub is often going to be more felt than heard, and without a subwoofer you're going to miss out on a lot of what you're working on.</p> <p><a href="http://boddicker.org/?q=node/18" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://boddicker.org/?q=node/18#comments tutorial Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:19:51 +0000 boddicker 18 at http://boddicker.org new track : analogic [afterparty suicide edit] http://boddicker.org/?q=node/17 <p>paul oakenfold is making out on my living room couch - outside the city is evaporating.</p> <p>some down-tempo house for your post-human pleasure.</p> http://boddicker.org/?q=node/17#comments mp3 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:12:06 +0000 boddicker 17 at http://boddicker.org boddicker spins with echo revolution :: sat 01.10.09 http://boddicker.org/?q=node/16 <p><img src="/images/boddicker_cd_200x200.jpg" class="image" />throwing down heavy with <a href="http://www.echorevolution.com/" target="_blank">echo revolution</a></p> <p><strong>where:</strong> <a href="http://beautybar.com/" target="_blank">beauty bar</a>, s.d.<br /> <strong>when:</strong> Sat. Jan. 1 9~2pm</p> <p>dancepunk, indie, electro</p> <p>more details forthcoming :)</p> http://boddicker.org/?q=node/16#comments events Thu, 25 Dec 2008 22:14:22 +0000 boddicker 16 at http://boddicker.org