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Sound Byte Labs @mskiles.com · 1d

Putting FX on the Return tracks in Ableton is another easy level up! I was using insert FX on individual tracks and it created a lot of mud. Having your synths share a reverb helps them feel like they share a space and reduces unwanted noise and harmonic interaction 🤓

Sound Byte Labs @mskiles.com · 1d

Why do I need every granular synthesizer ever made? Intellijel Multigrain got my mouth watering lately 🤤 #synthsky

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Sound Byte Labs @mskiles.com · 2d

...me to sing & focus on ambient music less 🤣

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Sound Byte Labs @mskiles.com · 2d

It's interesting when you start making art with an audience in mind. I've always just made stuff for me and not really shared it, but working on an EP now it feels important to wrestle with a few questions about intention and messaging! 🤔 This is mostly good news for my friends & family who want

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Sound Byte Labs @mskiles.com · 2d

Now I know what was missing from my mixes. It was glue! #synthsky

Sound Byte Labs @mskiles.com · 2d

I spent 3 days of free time setting up this patch 😱 It was so satisfying finally laying down some takes of the idea I had rattling around my head! #synthsky #modular

A modular synthesizer with a lot of patch cables plugged in

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Sound Byte Labs @mskiles.com · 3d

I'm gonna be honest I mostly ignored compression FX until now 😱I come from an acoustic guitar background so my first instinct is to control the dynamics at performance time. But it really does help your mixes when used tastefully! #synthsky #dawlife

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Sound Byte Labs @mskiles.com · 4d

on.soundcloud.com/b7hFpNPh05LM...

Never forget your roots or the ones who shaped who you've become 💕

Wish You Were Here

From guitar practice 10/04/2025

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Sound Byte Labs @mskiles.com · 5d

Seriously though, I'll always have a special place in my heart for teenage engineering! Music can be a really joyful thing and their instruments let you channel that so easily. What other instrument can make you laugh out loud like the cow effect on OP-1 while still having real depth? #synthsky

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Sound Byte Labs @mskiles.com · 5d

Love at first sight is real!

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Sound Byte Labs @mskiles.com · 5d

Life is full of inflection points. In hindsight, getting a pocket operator was definitely one of mine 🤣 #synthsky #gatewaydrug

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Sound Byte Labs @mskiles.com · 5d

youtu.be/i4Ni-HsWldg?...

Needed inspiration for how to layer acoustic guitar with harmonically dense synthesizer sounds. How could I forget this one!

Cloudburst Flight

YouTube video by Tangerine Dream - Topic

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Sound Byte Labs @mskiles.com · 6d

On analog vs. digital synths I found early on in the development process that there is no fully digital synth. You need knowledge of analog circuits to properly scale signal gain in both domains, for example. Not to mention power circuits, CV and audio pre-A/D and post-D/A! #synthsky #diy

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Sound Byte Labs @mskiles.com · 6d

My favorite synths tend to combine analog and digital in unique ways. "Digital control, analog soul" as I've heard it. Brands like Make Noise, ALM, @intellijel.com, Mutable Instruments and so on! To me, #eurorack has a thriving hybrid scene and that's why all the best new instruments are there!

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Sound Byte Labs @mskiles.com · 6d

... to achieve sounds I like. I think in general I don't like "virtual analog" synths because despite the hype, they never do analog as well as analog. So then I want something that's super versatile and fun to program. What is out there like that? What uses DSP in new ways?

Sound Byte Labs @mskiles.com · 6d

I really want to find a fully digital synth (not just a module) that I love but I haven't yet. I like Pigments as far as VSTs go, but for hardware I just haven't found one I enjoy programming 🤷‍♂️ The Hydrasynth gets hyped for its programming flow but I still find it more difficult than analog...

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