Since the week or so I’ve been working with the Volca Beats I shifted towards Uptempo Patterns, but I’ve been really inspired by the Downtempo sounds of the 90s. The Drum Pattern is inspired by Breath From Another by Esthero. Sounds from the FM1 and Keys are some simple pads and bendy bass noises for some more atmosphere. Hoping to extend the sequence and grow it into a blend of DnB and Downtempo. For now, I jam!
Wanted to call it ‘Volca Jams!’ but the requirements stopped me! I recently received a Volca Keys and Beats from a super kind Redditor who caught my first synth jam post. I just started playing around with the Keys today and grooved into this gritty space sound. Still working on my ideal recording setup but for now I jam on!
Taking a second to appreciate how my face has changed in this first year of HRT. Of course, my makeup style has also changed quite a bit, and I thinned out my brows! The brows alone made a remarkable difference in my face. I also started wearing foundation as opposed to being concealer-only. Can’t imagine makeup w/o foundation now haha!
Part 3 of my journey with my VolcaFM1! Today I played this sequence live using my Casio CTK-491 as a MIDI Controller. A clunky heirloom from my grandma. I picked up my first MIDI Cable this week and it’s been so much easier to experiment with ideas/sounds. I never got the hang of the QWERTY keyboard plunking (and now the MiniSynth!) so this is much more fun for me. I played with the Arpeggiator to create some tension/release, but it’s mostly just grooving to some classic FM sounds that I patched! (Thank you OscillatorSink 🙏) looking to add some lead/percussion next; looking at Volca Drums and the PO series so let me know if you have any suggestions for that matter!