Tell us about the Patreon platform and why you're using that as a vehicle for you pushing forward.
Well as you know - making videos just plain takes a long-ass time. I think probably the shortest turnaround for a video I’ve done is 6 hours from start to finish, and that’s not factoring in the (days, potentially) required to learn and consolidate your thoughts about the thing you’re showing off. Something like the Stepper Acid video is two evenings and an afternoon of shooting, two evenings of editing, and a few hours of last minute polish. And you have sound to mix too, and some colour correction. It’s one thing to do it. I’m trying to keep a quality/engagement and pacing that’s to a very high standard.
I saw Patreon as a way to justify all the effort involved in doing that and producing regular videos, and to give a bit more to people who keep up the support. It’s been amazing to get it to the point it is already, and although it’s not a lot of money, it’s the significance of that money - who it’s from, and the manner in which it is given - which has given me the focus to do it. It’s just really, really nice people who have come out of the woodwork to say:
“We’ve been watching and we really like
what you do, so here, have a few dollars
each month and keep it up”. How nice is
that? The last thing I want to do is
disappoint people like that - so I’m making
videos for them, and making them available
for everyone else too.
Your newest video is for the Transistor Sound Labs Stepper Acid (hit play or click HERE) what made you choose that module to kick things off?
I’ve owed Nina & Zoe a video forever, and it’s such a fun thing to start with - it’s a frigging awesome module - very immediate, and very acid so pairs well with the Atlantis. But also it gave me the opportunity to have a proper 4/4-off with Rings in combination with Atlantis, which I think is a particularly delicious pairing. Literally the output of Rings is going into the External input of Atlantis. And I love me a good 4/4, and I think Rings has huge techno potential - how odd yet cool is it to think of a 303-sequencer-controlled guitar?
You've just posted on Twitter (if I remember right) that you're next video will be on the Doepfer PLL. I'm intrigued by Phase Locked Loops and haven't played around