The Music & Work of Eric Beam

One & One Project.

One Synth, One drummer improvisation.

QRS Software control VIA Virtual machine.

I’ve had this Quantec QRS XL laying around & I felt guilty it wasn’t getting used. Without the control software, you can only use the factory presets. The last thing anyone wants is another computer making noise in your Continue reading →

Purple Audio MC77 / Hairball Rev A comparison.

Purple Audio MC77 and a Hairball Rev A smashing a soloed kick.

Dynamic Mic on CAB comparison.

A shoot-out between six dynamics on a 2×12 fitted with greenbacks.

Elektron Analog Heat = Properly smashed to hell drum sounds!

Finally got a day to test/play with it & the whole drum chain #GearAbuse

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Undo Test

I did something I don’t usually do. I purchased a sample pack. Why? Because the UnDo Sample Library is pretty F$%^&*( cool.

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Protected: Synth Waveforms For Chris Randall

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New Orleans Park Ambience

Put the newly acquired Tascam DR-100mkIII to the test on a recent NOLA visit. Captured some great Cicada ambience from a lonely little park on Algiers Point.

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SSL Duende / Pro Tools 12.6 Work Around

Pro Tools 12.6 & the SSL Duende plug-ins do not play nice. After a few hours of trial & error, I got a workaround!

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Will that other Lunchbox sound different?

I recently got into a debate that triggered a call for analysis. Are lunchbox PSU’s/Shielding drastically different between products? Curiosity got the best of me and had to find out. I use three different manufactures myself API, BAE, & RND. Being all respected brands I wasn’t expecting to see drastic differences. Two of three have built-in PSU’s and thought that might have some impact.

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Video tape deck noise/artifact clips

I’ve created a handful of noise/artifact clips with the intention to liven-up digital video production. These have been captured from various vintage & modern video decks. Some you can use ‘as is’, others with the green content should be KEYed out in post.

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Valhalla Space Modulator Experiments

Giving the new Valhalla Space Modulator a go. Processing the 106 & Kit via the Space Modulator.

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Rhodes ribbon + harp mic test

Rhodes rec test. 1st time ever mic’n up the harp. I like the hammer/key sound. Few things can be as melancholy & beautifully dissonant as the Rhodes. Now if I could only play keys worth 1/2 a shit.