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“I’ll do a bassline first, then pads, then drums but it does vary every time. I’ve just done a track with the robot feature.” There’s so much scope to be playful and creative with the sound. “ Soundtoys Little AlterBoy – This is great for those of us sometimes trying to change the sound of our voices. “ Soundtoys Decapitator – Again I’m attracted to the Decapitator as it’s modelled on the Ampex 350 tape drive preamp which gives that old sound of the 50s Motown. I’m totally in love with that ‘sound of the 60s’ effect and it immediately gives my sound more character. “ Waves J37 Tape Emulator – I use this all the time. It has an immersive effect that is great for big sounds. “Valhalla Shimmer – Is another reverb that I’ll use more if there’s a cinematic, soundtrack or instrumental piece that I’m working on. The Homestar Blade Runner preset gives a gorgeous washed-out, ethereal sound. “ Valhalla Vintage Verb – I’m trying to create an analogue sound for everything I do so the Vintage reverb gives you so many great ‘old’ sounds to choose from for you to mould into the sound you want. My DAW is Ableton and I primarily use the Arturia Analog Lab, Solina and Prophet.” “So there’s a lot of saxophones, a Yamaha digital piano I’ve got a gaming PC, MoTU interface. Tell us about the rest of the gear in your recording studio? I’d been writing piano-based music until then so it meant I could make it sound more like the music I was into.”ĥ. "Writing music on the computer completely opened up what I could make on my own. “My husband, Ali Renault, is a music producer and, when I first moved to London, I used to write music on his Atari ST which was a lot of fun – I wish DAWs today looked the same! I then went to Logic for a few years and eventually settled on Ableton which I’ve been using for about ten years. Tell us about your ‘computer music’ production history?
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"The writing windows I have are usually short moments of inspiration where I’ll knock out an album’s worth ideas in a few days then spend months crafting them.”Ĥ. When I’m writing an album, I’ll collect ideas that are instinctively guiding me and I line my nest with those items. I do think that writing constantly doesn’t always bear the most fruit.
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“I tend to only want to do or make music that I’m into or that’s in line with my taste. What is your overall music and production philosophy?
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I still teach piano and sax when I’m not on the road.”ģ. "In 2011 I then got the call to tour with Roxy Music alongside Andy Mackay and make the leap to being a full-time session musician. I used to write music on his Atari ST which was a lot of fun – I wish DAWs today looked the same! I went for an audition and got the job doing corporate gigs for a few years." "In 2007 Bryan Ferry’s PA at the time came to see me play in a new wave band called, Hotel Motel. When I moved to London in 2004 I wanted a break from teaching so worked a few office jobs and started playing in bands. “I was making a living from music at a young age because I started a tuition business in my teens whilst I was still in Australia. When did you start to feel you were getting somewhere in music? I learnt saxophone in high school and went on to study at Sydney Conservatorium of Music.”Ģ. I started mucking about on the piano when I was about five and eventually started to write my own songs. My mum played the guitar and sang, and my dad built himself these incredibly powerful speakers and used to play everything at top volume.