Author Archives: rayro

About rayro

i'm in a lady gaga cover band.

primary function mix

Posted on 11/14/2011 by rayro
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excerpts from 9 new (unfinished) tracks, transitions using audio from an old jim henson video. mix quality isn’t the best, but the general intention of each song is intact. which ones should i work on further ? 1. True Freedom … Continue reading →

inherently wrong mix

Posted on 09/19/2011 by rayro
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i’ve been hustling up new tracks on the mac/ableton setup. here’s an 8-minute mix highlighting some cool moments recorded last week. neato. rayro – inherently wrong mix track order: frumperty morgan, uncle 3, xanadu dub, farmers market, and brand new … Continue reading →

rohembo pre-mix

Posted on 08/25/2011 by rayro
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here’s a minimal freestyle, just a nice electric piano and custom crispy drumkit. mac+ableton. rayro – rohembo – premix (thinking about buying the domain name rohembo.) EDIT (09/16/2011): i now own and operate http://www.rohembo.com … gotta think of a clever … Continue reading →

filmed beats

Posted on 08/18/2011 by rayro
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filmed a freestyle session tonight on the kb37, triggering some cut-ups of an old instrumental vinyl alongside some custom beats. macbook pro+ableton. side-chaining!

10 years ago

Posted on 07/29/2011 by rayro
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reflecting on some of my tracks from this month 10 years ago, july 2001 – simple gated beats, chippy synths, and ping-pong delay yo: rayro – July 9, 2001 – Festivities rayro – July 11, 2001 – Cool Wave rayro … Continue reading →

studio pic

Posted on 07/18/2011 by rayro
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this is what im working with now. heres a quick audio/beats experiment. i’m still a pre-schooler with ableton, but its starting to become a viable tool for composition. rayro – mac ableton beat wankery

unfinished remixes

Posted on 06/29/2011 by rayro
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i tend to leave projects unfinished. example, these two attempts at remixing a coupla cool electronic artists, neotropic (@ladyhusk) and heartsrevolution (@hrtsrevolution). they were sounding pretty good too. boo me. rayro – neotropic – tall fences rayro – heartsrevolution -cyoa

puerto vallarta

Posted on 03/28/2011 by rayro
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enjoyed some time in puerto vallarta last week. come with me as i take you to this beautiful land by way of some jpegs and an mp4…

shogun – neurofibra mix sketch

Posted on 02/02/2011 by rayro
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mastered an early-stages remix of shogun, created by my neurofibra co-conspirator. shogun – neurofibra sketch mix 1

german smitys – remastered

Posted on 01/25/2011 by rayro
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i remastered (i.e., applied strategic eq/compression to) one of my favorite tracks from october of last year. and its accompanied by a preview of my new character “bitmap charlie”. let’s hope you enjoy. rayro-german-smitys-revisited