Spencer

When will the vibe coded musical instrument and plugin bubble burst? What is the answer to this. I’ve said before I want one of my older pieces of hardware to be made open source and I’d love to see real devs do something with that. But I won’t flash my firmware with rando-hack.

coming soon - Bardo Clues EP - FREE - mostly linear square longwinded melodic tunes that came together when shaking out new set up with various bits and pieces. i'll drop a thing here when it's out but you can follow on bandcamp for auto-notification when it's released. ignatiusmusic.bandcamp.com

It's blog post time! Some thoughts on the avalanche of shit. www.audiodamage.com/blogs/news/s...

I had a good day yesterday but when I got home everything went to shit. It’s lame having to go to bed in a bad mood.

Another early morning sampling session. 10/20/30 years ago it would have been a late night session. What have i become.

For experimental electronic & IDM fans it doesn’t get better than Ignatius. New ep here: ignatiusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/local-...

My recent adoption. She a 3 year old mut. We think a pug and boxer mix. She has an incredible personality and loves to spoiled.

I just saw a custom firmware for the Polyend Tracker. It was reverse engineered and vibe coded. I’d love to see the tracker open sourced but no way in hell I’m flashing my gear with vibe coded slop.

Is it safe to post my WoW Forever content here? 😬😆

I spent the last couple of days in Texas and they wanted me to verify my age to use this site. Via uploading my ID. F that. I went without. F Texas.

New album, Noxi Melank, out today.

Quanta2, Other Desert Cities, and AD-202 are currently all on sale on both our site and the iOS App Store. www.audiodamage.com

Is anyone using Digital Performer these days? I never see it mentioned anymore.

what's all this then? :) New ignatius album. Release is Friday. Pre-Release out Now. On Line Listening Party on Thursday if you can make it.

Every now and again I want to play live. This is one of those times. It’s been along time since I’ve been on a stage.

More sampling.

Today, we sample.

Everyday is Bandcamp Friday. Http://spencerlytle.bandcamp.com. IDM and other oddities to be found for free. ☺️

Connected the Polyend Tracker (OG), Dirtywave M8, and the Torso S-4 this weekend routed through the 1010 Bluebox. It was inspiring and adventurous. I’ll hook up the Polyend Tracker Mini today. 3 trackers going at once for the hell of it. Good times.

Picked up that Torso S-4. It’s neat.

A new batch of M8 Model:02 units will be available for direct order and shipment starting Monday, September 21st @ 7:00 AM Pacific Time. dirtywave.com/products/m8-...

I’m watching gear videos and the Torso S4 looks neat.

Sampling and chopping a ton.

What audio editor are we using these days?

Today we dust off the Polyend Tracker (OG and Mini) and compare them to the Dirtywave M8. I understand that they are different beasts but I am curious about my workflow with each in real time.

It would be rad if the Polyend Tracker went open source so that the user community could edit and hack it.

hey audio friends surge synth team, and others, have resurrected Spectrum Worx, which went open source after the devs closed up shop. it’s awesome to have it back. free to download at github. support for multiple formats #vst #plugins #DSP github.com/surge-synthe...

I’m sitting on an ambient ep. It doesn’t have enough reverb.

I picked up a Doepfer Multi-mode filter. My first of his modules. I’m excited to get it in the rig.

I started reading Dungeon Crawler Carl. It’s awesome for those with tabletop or video game RPG experience (me), but I think it would alienate people with no clue about those things. I dig it so far.

Well, fuck. It’s Bandcamp Friday. I make tunes.

illformed, dblue, MaDHaTTeR, Kieran Foster -- remembering the music, the spirit, and a singular part of our community. Glitch2 is free, in memorial. Plus music and other remembrances.

No promises but I just re-wired the drum case.

Hi All! The code we got from Elastic Stage last week had some issues so they are making good with a 25% off one:OOPS25 The coupons is good until midnight Friday BST. It’s a great time to pick up a vinyl copy of the new Snowbeasts & Solypsis album ‘The Portent’ elasticstage.com/snowbeasts-s...

I read a shit book in July titled The Lesser Dead. Cool twist but shit overall.

Making music shouldn’t mean wrestling with your software. So we designed Bitwig to do things differently. Our latest article digs into the modern foundations of Bitwig Studio, and explains how they keep you creating. Read it here: www.bitwig.com/modern-found...

NI, iZotope, Brainworx, Plugin Alliance... who even owns what? And what's happening with the craftspeople who make oboes and trumpets? (Seriously, there are some big shakeups) Your cheat sheet for the NI afterscape and other M&A in 2026... so far.

Yawning and breaks.

We are very pleased to announce the release of Tessera, a new sound design tool for your desktop DAW or iOS device.

Am I in the “fuck it, release it” stage of my musical journey or am I still stuck in the “it’s only a demo and it will never be done” stage?

Probably going to have a beer and listen to some ambient music today.

I finally got around to turning an old iPhone into an iPod. I was considering purchasing an old iPod but I think the phone is the better option.

The OG Polyend Tracker was special.

I needed a beach book and now I've got it, if I don't just finish it now (already been browsing.) Tons of inspiration here, including ways of thinking about instruments, ambisonics and architecture, and more. Thanks @scannerdot.com !

I just started reading Let the Right One In after finishing the first 3 Necroscope books. It’s a vampire summer.

Early morning sampling.

I love “Dungeon Synth” as a genre name.

Learning new gear is equal parts “fuck yeah!”And “what the fuck?”

I have discovered that I am most productive in sound design and sampling, early in the morning. Maybe it’s the fresh ears.

Your never ending, hard to get out of loop, can be interesting and entertaining if you don’t make the track 5 mins long. Normalize short tracks.