Author Archives: Mike Elliott

Research topic videos and articles

There is a lot of interesting information about the MIDI sprout and I thought I’d share

Articles-

http://www.thefourohfive.com/news/article/the-405-interviews-midi-sprouts-creators-139

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/08/cosmic-soundscapes-plants-midi-sprouts

http://nothingmajor.com/journal/511-man-man-eats-electronic-ice-cream/

http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/19191/1/midi-sprout-uses-houseplants-to-play-synth-electronic-music

Videos-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kCYAUqc8to

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsPmnjfs2iE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1-ZQ-beMg8

 

 

Second studio session

This was my second studio session. I set up my friend John with the twin verb fender amp for his polysynth, micd with a fathead and sm 57. We went directly into the rooms instrument in with the SH-101, a monosynth primarily being used for bass. I hopped on the drums and we recorded some improv. The drums had a near coincidental pair of ts-1s as overheads, sm57 on the snare, and the AKG D112 inside of the kick. I’ve provided a short sample of the recording session, after some mixing and editing.

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