Creative Journal #6: Riff Flushing + Plugins (Patreon)

Todays riff. Plugins and gear listed below. More tabs coming this week!

Todays riff. Plugins and gear listed below.

Lots of writing going on and I'm keen to share more with you.

Idea Spewing:

These sessions are called 'idea spewing' (aka riff flushing, brain dumps, along with its million other references). They're like 'morning pages' (writing 3 pages every day) - applied to music. I highly recommend every musician having a crack and turning it into a creative habit!

500 songs philosophy:

'There are 500 songs between who you sound like as an artist now - and who you really sound like as an artist. Your job right now is to flush those 500 songs out'.

Chapters:

00:00 - Intro

00:09 - Todays Riff

01:10 - Riff Flushing [1 good idea in every 7]

01:45 - Gear Talk + Plugins

Gear:

Plugin #1 – Neural DSP Fortin Nameless

Plugin #2 – Neural DSP Cali Suite

Plugin #3 – EZmix 2 (Fredrik Koloss Rhythm)

Plugin #4 – EZmix 2 (Metal Drum Bus)

Plugin #5 – EZmix 2 ("Master 2" on master fader track)

Plugin #6 – EZBass (Modern bass - focussed and warm)

Plugin #7 – Toontrack Superior Drummer 3 (Djent Kit)

Guitar – PRS CU24

Amp/FX – Neural DSP Quad Cortex (solo tone: "Voolish" preset)

Amp/FX – Line 6 Helix (Dry)