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Expert Sleepers ES-5 and Bitwig

Expert Sleepers ES-5 and Bitwig

I previously wrote about the Expert Sleepers ES-9 a “Eurorack 16-in/16-out USB audio interface, with DC-coupled inputs and outputs that can be used for both audio and CVs”. While it is advertised as having 16 outputs it can be expanded to much more than that. Recently I decided I wanted to expand the ES-9 and I figured I would write […]

Recording CV with Bitwig

Recording CV with Bitwig

Someone recently asked about how to go about rendering CV with Bitwig. For this demo I created an audio track with a HW CV Out device. I put a sine wave LFO on the CV out so that we would have some output for our demo. Note: I did not bother to map the CV Out Output as we are […]

Expert Sleepers ES-9

Expert Sleepers ES-9

While getting deeper into modular I realized I needed to better integrate it into my computer workflow, that’s where the Expert Sleepers ES-9 came in. The ES-9 is a Eurorack 16-in/16-out USB audio interface, with DC-coupled inputs and outputs that can be used for both audio and CVs. With it’s balanced 1/4″ main outputs & headphone socket, it’s the perfect […]

Instinctive Drowning Response

Instinctive Drowning Response

Sometimes the most common indication that someone is drowning is that they don’t look like they’re drowning. “Instinctive Drowning Response” is an album documenting some of the most difficult years of my life and my slow journey back to the surface. Available for free download from Bandcamp: https://schemawound.bandcamp.com/album/instinctive-drowning-response Also available on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer and a number […]

Drone Control

Drone Control

When experimenting in the Bitwig grid I will often remove any sort of envelope while trying to build an interesting drone. This generate something akin to the classic Reaktor patch “Space Drone”. I’ve always been inspired by Space Drone but have found it painful to work with because it will generate audio continuously even when nothing is playing. This can […]

Taming Probabilities in Bitwig

Taming Probabilities in Bitwig

Anyone who has been following my blog for a while know I am a fan of probabilities and randomization in my music. While they are a great compositional aid they can become problematic later on in the creative process. It can be frustrating rendering out a piece multiple times in the hopes that the random seed generates something compelling. To […]

Six Tones for Spotify

Six Tones for Spotify

My most recently released album “Six Tones for Sleep (or Death)” is now available for streaming on Spotify: The album is also available as a free download from Bandcamp and should be posted to Apple Music, Amazon, etc soon as well.

Six Tones for Sleep (or Death)

Six Tones for Sleep (or Death)

Hello world. It has been five years since my last album release. “Six Tones for Sleep (or Death)” contains six tones intended to aid your transition from one state to another. Sleep well. Six Tones for Sleep (or Death) by Schemawound

Disquiet Junto 0461: Hunting Goldilocks

Disquiet Junto 0461: Hunting Goldilocks

I helped Kiggler with his current Disquiet Junto project. I mostly provided some textures and arpeggios from the modular and Kiggler expanded it out into a whole universe. His comment on the track: “This project was a collaboration between myself and Schemawound for the Oct 29th-Nov2 Disquiet Junto. This track takes the listener on a journey from outside a solar […]

Disquiet Junto 0450: Texture Analysis

Disquiet Junto 0450: Texture Analysis

The Assignment: Create a piece of music from sounds related to working with rocks. This project is the third of three that are being done over the course of as many months in collaboration with the 2020 Musikfestival Bern, which will be held in Switzerland from September 2 through 6 under the motto “Tektonik” (“Tectonics”). We are working at the […]