Author: Sonny Worsley

The composition starts with a salt tub which I shook to create the rhythm of the piece. My main objective was to rhythmically use house held objects in two second loops and stack them like a orchestra. For the low kick sound I used a book and shut the book with force to produce a…

Using tape loops In this video I was experimenting with using tape loops and variable speeds. I have quite a interest for tape loops with how physical and hands on it really is, and how many different ways you can modulate with physical touch. Having something that you can so easily pick up record your…

Panning In this audio I recorded electronic percussion from samples and experimented with stereo imaging plugins, each percussive instrument or tone represents its own space on the stereo field. the plugins used were: channel tools, Sonitus surround and Ozone stereo imager. Sonitus surround is one of my favourites for adding depth to a mix as…

Collision Synth Using collision has opened my mind to digital synthesis. Compared to hardware using digital really allows me to push myself and try to create sounds that only I can imagine. With the percussive elements of collision I can see how there is so much experimentation to be done. With the percussive yet melodic…

This audio is from me using a Korg MS-20 synth, a synth I’m confident with using as I have previously used a MS-10 and a Behringer k2 before. My main goal while using the MS-20 was to create a punchy kick sound side chaining a higher octave tone. I begun with changing VCO 1 to…

For this piece I had two songs in mind by Aphex Twin that i wanted to mimic/reproduce. The songs are Black Box Life Recorder (Parrallax mix) and Windowlicker, specifically 3.15 – 4 part of Windowlicker. This specific part of windowlicker is what i appreciate most in the track for its stutters and glitches you are…