Hello World, Again… It’s been over a decade since my last blog post. My old website, www.juanlittledevil.com, has disappeared, and I have no intention of resurrecting it anytime soon. However, I thought I should probably save the posts. To my surprise, I went through all my backups and didn’t find the WordPress database backup. I thought I would have to give those up, but it turns out that archive.org still has a copy of the site.

If you’re a musician or music producer who loves crafting unique sounds and optimizing your MIDI workflow, then you’re in for a treat. Today, we’re diving into the world of Mozaic, a powerful iOS app that empowers you to create custom MIDI scripts and effects. But that’s not all; we’ll also explore two fantastic scripts from my collection. Mozaic: Your MIDI Scripting Playground Mozaic is a versatile iOS app designed for musicians and producers looking to take control of their MIDI setups.

Introduction Today, we embark on a creative journey into the world of MIDI control, buttons, knobs, and music. Meet the Arcade MIDI Stick, a versatile MIDI controller designed to put the power of music creation at your fingertips. In this blog post, I’ll take you through the journey of creating this unique MIDI controller, providing insights into its design, capabilities, and the technology that brings it to life. The Inspiration The Arcade MIDI Stick is not my first foray into MIDI controllers.

STUFFSONG First off, it’s been a while since I’ve posted any new music to my site or done anything remotely creative. Finding the right balance between geek and artist has been challenging. But I’m back with a tease as to what I’ve been doing with my time… The audio STUFFSONG was programmed almost entirely in Ableton Live using mostly Operators and a few other plugins including. The visuals are created using Processing 2.

If Kepler 11g was in reach and we got there, what would we find live there to sound like? I wanted to finish this track before I leave for DEMF and MUTEK this year. Right to the wire! Hope it gets picked up by someone. I really would love to have a good relationship with a label and be able to focus on music making and preparing for some live shows….

There are lots of how-to documents on circuit bending, so I’m not going to do a post on that. If you are interested in learning how to bend your DR-550, you can follow the links I’ve provided for you at the bottom of this post. The reason for this post is more to share my experiences in modifying and using this drum machine. But first, read this next bit.