RSSMay 31 minNEW EP RELEASEDI released a 4 track EP. Get it here; https://robinsutcliffe.bandcamp.com/album/starseed-ep
RSSMay 29, 20211 minROLAND MV8000 VGA OUTPUT BOARD (DIY)Recently I got a Roland MV8000. It is a fabulous piece of kit, and I have been really enjoying making tunes with it. I enjoy chaotic...
RSSApr 14, 20211 minCurrent Studio Tour!I made a short video touring my current audio studio set up. It's most of the devices anyway. I have a few in progress being made or...
RSSApr 14, 20211 minMODIFIED NANOVERB2I modified the clock speed circuit of the Alesis Nanoverb2. See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO2Gjvz72UM&t=1s Digital...
RSSMar 23, 20211 minMUSIC PODCAST RADIOSEE THRU HANDS playing some of my music on the radio slot; 1200 GMT Wednesday 24th March 2021! Listen here: https://buenavida.co.uk/
RSSMar 10, 20213 minAMDEK MIXER MODIFICATION (PART II)Regular readers of the blog will perhaps remember the Amdek Mixer mods post a while back (link). It had a very small AC/AC transformer,...
RSSMar 9, 20215 minTASCAM 238 SYNCASET REFURB:I've been repairing, refurbishing and modding a lot of multi track cassette tape portable studios lately. I very much enjoy recording...
RSSJan 29, 20211 minDATABASS and PORTABASSI made a couple of demo videos on youtube to showcase and explain a little on how to use the sinewave generators I made, which are for...
RSSJan 28, 20211 minNew EP Launched (Free Download)A few years ago I used an OP1 synth to make this music. I arranged it recently into a 'sampler' style micro EP, of just over 12 minutes....
RSSDec 3, 20203 minCMOS ACID LOGIC - 5000 SERIESI wanted to create very random voltage patterns, using the CV sources from my 0 Coast and Leploop synths (both of which produce a lot of...
RSSNov 7, 20204 minEMULATOR E64 MODERNIZATION AND REFURBSome months ago I picked up an EMU SYSTEMS E64. This was model two out of the first pair of samplers released in the Emulator IV range. ...
RSSNov 7, 20202 minAMDEK-MXK-600 (DIY ROLAND) MIXER MODIFICATIONSI bought this lovely little mixer from a friend. Thanks Joep! I'd been looking for a small and simple mixer for a while. The MXK-600...
RSSNov 6, 20202 minPOWER UTILITY BOX (#1)I have a couple of very clean PSUs at 12v. They can deliver 5A(!) of current. As this is an extremely high amp rating (for most of my...
RSSJul 26, 20202 minFOSTEX X15 RESTORE > CLEAN, REPAIR, MODIFY I found a very dirty looking Fostex X15 multitracker (Four track cassette deck) for sale online. It was listed as spares or repair:...
RSSJul 25, 20202 minBOSS DR-220A LIPO-BATTERY MODIFICATIONLast year I bought a DR-220A (A=analogue; the drum set samples, E=electronic) It's a beefy drum machine for it's size, I really enjoy it....
RSSJul 4, 20201 minNEW ALBUM "LIFE AND SOUND" LAUNCHED!Edited from various improvisation pieces, field recordings, nature sounds and other samples. I very much enjoyed putting this together,...
RSSJun 12, 20201 minONLINE GALLERY EXHIBITION OF SCULPTURES:I decided to move my sculptures off Etsy and into an online art gallery. I feel that they are much more at home in a gallery. At the...
RSSJun 11, 20203 minFROM EWASTE TO ARTWORK >DMG GAMEBOYI found a very yellow, though otherwise good condition DMG Gameboy in the ewaste bin at the local supermarket last November 2019. (I...
RSSMay 11, 20201 minBANDCAMP ALBUMI launched an album on Bandcamp today, of various musical works. I'm creating more (sample pack style) albums with themes, for download...
RSSApr 21, 20201 min40% SALE IN ETSY SHOP!https://www.etsy.com/shop/ARTWORKFROMEWASTE I'm having a sale in the Etsy shop. All sculptures are reduced by 40% for two weeks. Grab a...