Digital Geist Online http://digitalgeist.com A beam of light. Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:27:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Beats 4 Change Compilation http://digitalgeist.com/beats-4-change-compilation/ http://digitalgeist.com/beats-4-change-compilation/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:27:30 +0000 Digital Geist http://digitalgeist.com/?p=1172 Hey guys,

I submitted a track to the compilation Beats4Change.  The track is “Off the Shoulder of Orion (Vinyl Mix)” and you can check out the entire compilation right here.

I’m extremely proud to be a part of this compilation and I hope you can find in you to donate to this cause and forward the link to a friend if you think it’s appropriate.  I very rarely get political in the direction of DG, but I do believe this is a great cause.

]]> http://digitalgeist.com/beats-4-change-compilation/feed/ 0 The Final Sample Pack! http://digitalgeist.com/the-final-sample-pack/ http://digitalgeist.com/the-final-sample-pack/#comments Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:56:57 +0000 Digital Geist http://digitalgeist.com/?p=1168 Here it is folks!  The third and final DG Sample Pack.  This one is 241mb large.

Download Sample Pack #3 here.

Want the other 2?

Download Sample Pack #2 here.

Download Sample Pack #1 here. 

There it is folks!  Over 1.1GB of free loops created by yours truly!  These will be available until April 1st.  Make your next fucking demo with these.  Please.

]]> http://digitalgeist.com/the-final-sample-pack/feed/ 0 Waldorf Blofeld http://digitalgeist.com/waldorf-blofeld/ http://digitalgeist.com/waldorf-blofeld/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 05:11:35 +0000 Digital Geist http://digitalgeist.com/?p=1157 The latest addition to my studio, and you can hear me tinkering with it here.

Waldorf Blofeld Demo

Everything is done live in the demo.  Enjoy!

]]> http://digitalgeist.com/waldorf-blofeld/feed/ 0 Getting Weird http://digitalgeist.com/getting-weird/ http://digitalgeist.com/getting-weird/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:00:06 +0000 Digital Geist http://digitalgeist.com/?p=1141 Lately I’ve been all about getting into “weird” music, or really the older analog sounds that piqued my interest in electronic music to begin with.  I mean I’ve been listening to the weirdos that use analog gear like Sven Vath, Add N to X and Six Finger Satellite.

These guys in particular were very influential on me at an early age; I remember going to a record store in Buffalo and picking up On the Wires of Our Nerves by Add N to X because it had a picture of two guys in doctor outfits stuffing a Moog synthesizer into a woman’s stomach on the cover.  Six Finger Satellite’s Machine Cuisine was a 7″ vinyl my older brother got me for Christmas when I was in high school and it blew my mind. 

Devo – Chango

Six Finger Satellite – Pick Up and Move

Anthony King – Maladjusted Moogie

Add N to X – fyuz

 Two Lone Swordsmen – Sticky

Six Finger Satellite – Simian Fever (this one is…harsh haha)

Listening to this…weird…music has made me move to get some new equipment in the studio and prompted some creativity for me.  Sometimes all it takes is to just get a bit weird!  You never know what will happen.

 

]]> http://digitalgeist.com/getting-weird/feed/ 1 Sample Pack #2 http://digitalgeist.com/sample-pack-2/ http://digitalgeist.com/sample-pack-2/#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:03:11 +0000 Digital Geist http://digitalgeist.com/?p=1127 Here it is folks!  A whole new 535mb worth of loops from DG!

Download here.

Make sure you read the info file included and thanks for downloading!

]]> http://digitalgeist.com/sample-pack-2/feed/ 0 You like free things, right? http://digitalgeist.com/you-like-free-things-right/ http://digitalgeist.com/you-like-free-things-right/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:52:38 +0000 Digital Geist http://digitalgeist.com/?p=1121 Download Sample Pack 1 

Here it is!  My first pack of samples in an offering of free stuff from Digital Geist!  These are free for you to download and use as you wish.  Make sure you read the readme file that’s included as well, and enjoy!

Info:
363mb
75 audio loops
140bpm
Root note of all loops is C

 This will be available until March 1.  :D

]]> http://digitalgeist.com/you-like-free-things-right/feed/ 1 New Sample Set Coming http://digitalgeist.com/new-sample-set-coming/ http://digitalgeist.com/new-sample-set-coming/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:26:40 +0000 Digital Geist http://digitalgeist.com/?p=1115 I was setting up the new computer and using the APC40 last night messing around with some of the material I have that’s been archived in my massive “DG Audio” drive (2TB if you’re wondering).  It occurred to me that I have a lot of odd snips lying around that I haven’t used yet that I’m not interested in threading into new songs, so why not let somebody – or everybody – else have them?  A real pity is there’s a whole bank of loops that I made that don’t loop well so they won’t be included in anything and will probably be deleted.  Other than that there’s lots of stuff to go through and upload; however I don’t mind giving them up for free.

If I have the time, I hope to put them up by Sunday.  Chances are it’ll be done before then if I get bored though.

]]> http://digitalgeist.com/new-sample-set-coming/feed/ 0 Extreme Makeover: Living Room Studio Edition http://digitalgeist.com/extreme-makeover-living-room-studio-edition/ http://digitalgeist.com/extreme-makeover-living-room-studio-edition/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:14:19 +0000 Digital Geist http://digitalgeist.com/?p=1110 One of the things that’s prompted this site makeover this month was the addition of a new iMac into our home.  Now we’ve got the new workhorse computer and I’ve got it set up with the essentials:  Ableton Live, Cubase, all my plugins, Photoshop….Starcraft II… :D   That means that it’s time to change the way I work again, right?

Well, kinda yeah.  I sold my Novation ZeRO SL mkII on eBay two weeks ago and used the cash to pick up an Akai APC40 – which is a lot a custom MIDI controller for Ableton Live.  I’ve gotten exactly no work done with it so far, but it does look nice.  The lights are very pretty.  Aside from that and the new computer, over the last few months I’ve collected a few new things like bluetooth headphones, an iPad (ok so I got it for my wife but she lets me borrow it sometimes if I’m nice), an M-Audio Keystation 61 MIDI keyboard and I downgraded from the Virus TI Desktop to the TI Snow.

Add N to (X) “Plug Me In”

So I’m going to be trying a few new things – notably my Ableton Live workflow.  I have controller apps now for my iPhone and iPad to go with the APC40; who knows maybe with some time I can integrate that into a live set.  What’s more important is that I’m still in that creative state of mind lately and the new gadgets play on that quite a bit.  So maybe we’ll see some more DG stuff coming.  :)

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So for fun today I checked the most popular cities that have looked at my site recently and I was really surprised!  I thought for sure Buffalo would be #1 followed by NYC – but look at the results and how varied and international they are!

Where are you from?

Listing by most visits, top 10 cities

Yes, I did have to look up where Pelotas, Sutton, Milton and Svenborg were on the map.  ;)

Say hi from wherever you are!  I’m saying hi back.  :D

]]> http://digitalgeist.com/hello-to-the-world/feed/ 0 The Transition http://digitalgeist.com/the-transition/ http://digitalgeist.com/the-transition/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:16:40 +0000 Digital Geist http://ca7f548d-7f44-4339-ae8e-57d991b4838a A new idea: All of my tracks will soon be online in 160kbps .MP3 format. Every single one I’ve made since I started making music in 1999. It’ll be a massive undertaking. You’ll be able to download them at that bitrate for free. Take ‘em, they’re yours. If you want the .WAV file in CD quality, it’ll cost you $1US and I’ll email it to you. Don’t worry, physical CDs will still be available at the SHOP page for those that love having limited-edition product!

I’m doing this because I create music faster than I can afford to release it. This gives me an opportunity to continue creating music while putting my budget to work getting things like shirts, stickers and other stuff made for the fans who don’t see the need for CDs anymore. Let’s face it, the name is DIGITAL Geist, not ANALOG Geist!

Much more to come soon!

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