Simon Ayton

So with the beast finally up and running, now to the job of the missing F# black key and sorting out the dreaded light pen.

Pulling apart the…

Around the half way mark about 5 hours into the Fairlight repatriation quest, a big AV van pulled alongside me on the deadly Hume Highway and lingered rather than just passing. A little way up the road I stopped for…

My fascination with sampling began with my Ensoniq EPS which I bought second-hand in 1989 and still own

Sampling was nothing less than a frigg'n revelation...My sister and I sat recording silly voices into that thing for bloody hours…

Now that the album's up and out I've been getting together different versions of the mixes designed to drum along too. I'll also be making the kit patches and actual midi recordings for the tracks available to load into the…

As drummers, we're often told what to do. Which drums to leave at home, where and what not to play meanwhile, seated in the engine room of the band, we have the responsibility, no, opportunity of…

I'm amazed that people are still asking this but hey, I'm happy to keep stressing it's importance. Here's a little blog that'll hopefully clear some things up.

Stereo vs. Mono – More than just Twice As Nice