Giants – Electronic Drums Processing with Slate Digital Plugins
My signal chain for processing the electronic drums: Verbsuite Classics for reverb, FG-Grey compressor, VMR with FG-N EQ, FG-401 compressor, and Revival for harmonic enhancement. All from Slate Digital — the plugins I use most for mixing my productions.
Giants – Electronic Drums MIDI Events & Pitch Automation
A look inside the MIDI editor showing the electronic drum events for my Giants remake. Notice the pitch changes on the snare and hi-hats — each note was carefully tuned to recreate the original production's rhythmic detail. Drums triggered with Native Instruments samples through Komplete Kontrol.
Black Catcher – Original vs. Remake: Left-Right Comparison
A side-by-side audio comparison: the original Black Catcher in the left channel and my instrumental remake in the right. The tempo is perfectly synchronized thanks to the tempo map I created before recording. Use headphones to isolate each version and compare the production details.
Black Catcher – Lead Guitar with Gibson from Ministry Of Rock II
The lead guitar part using the Gibson Lead Guitar from the Ministry Of Rock II pack by EastWest. A straightforward melody line that needed a great tone — the Gibson model delivered with a smooth, singing quality perfect for the melodic passages in this anime opening.
Black Catcher – Electric Guitars from Ministry Of Rock II (EastWest)
The electric guitar parts recorded using the Ministry Of Rock II library by EastWest. Since I was working remotely without access to real guitars, these virtual guitars saved the project. After recording the MIDI tracks, I exported the audio and added distortion, compressors, and amp simulators for a more aggressive tone.
Black Catcher – Piano Recording with Keyscape LA Custom C7
The piano part played using the LA Custom C7 Classical from Keyscape by Spectrasonics — a beautifully sampled grand piano. For this song I found the perfect tone right away and only needed minor parameter adjustments. You can see the MIDI performance with chords and melodic lines in the editor.
Black Catcher – Stingray 5 Bass MIDI Session (EastWest)
The Stingray 5 Bass from EastWest in action — one of my favorite virtual bass instruments. In this video you can see the MIDI note events in light blue and the articulation triggers in different colors. The audio was exported raw from the MIDI session without any processing, so you hear the pure instrument sound.
Black Catcher – Drums Recording with Joe Chiccarelli Pack (EastWest)
The drum track for my Black Catcher remake, using the Joe Chiccarelli Drums pack from EastWest ComposerCloud. Without my usual drum pad available, I programmed the entire kit — kick, snare, hi-hats, toms, and crashes — in the grid editor. A challenging but rewarding way to build a complex drum part.
Blade Runner End Titles – Synth Recording Session (Played by Hand)
A clip from my recording session for the Blade Runner End Titles cover. A key detail of this production: I played the synth lines by hand — no automatic arpeggiator. Every note was performed manually to give the parts a more organic, human feel. I started recording in June 2017 and returned in October 2018 to finish editing and add extra elements using Arturia virtual instruments.
This Is Halloween – Oboe Recording Session (EastWest Orchestra)
Recording the oboe part for my full orchestral remake of This Is Halloween from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Having Danny Elfman's original orchestrator score in PDF was essential — without it, isolating this instrument from the dense vocal mix would have been nearly impossible. Performed with EastWest orchestral libraries.
Africa (Toto) – Piano Recording Session in One Take
The piano recording session for my Africa instrumental remake. I rehearsed for almost an hour, reviewing the chord voicings and harmonic rhythm that David Paich and Steve Porcaro crafted for this legendary Toto track. Then I hit record and captured it in a single take.