The Music & Work of Eric Beam

One & One Project.

One Synth, One drummer improvisation.

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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.

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808 sample smashing.

Just smashing some Goldbaby 808 samples like one should. #SmashTest

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Oberheim SEM Pro / SEM (Original 1976)

Had the opportunity to compare the Oberheim SEM Pro against an SEM (Original 1976). I feel It’s safe to say, if it’s it an Oberheim SEM it’s synth magic.