Shows
Nikolaus GradwohlHarmonicmother32, 0-coast, volca keys, streichfett2021-09-1703 min
Nikolaus GradwohlTime Perceptioneverything is flowing, existing structure is dissolving, time perception is completely off - days have passed but you still feel like your stuck at the beginning2020-06-2903 min
Nikolaus GradwohlWaves of Thought Pt 1waves of thought running through my mind as i try to sit and concentrate2019-10-1503 min
Nikolaus GradwohlSpeakjet sample testA short track to feature speech samples from the SpeakJet Text-To-Speech Chip2019-06-2901 min
Nikolaus GradwohlPhase Shifttwo lines playing the same melody, but with different loop lengths - shifting in and out of phase2019-06-1103 min
Nikolaus GradwohlRandom Broken Pianothis track started with a short piano loop that was timestretched and mangled in various ways to create a string like pad2019-04-2803 min
Nikolaus GradwohlRandom Point In The Infinitea new synth track exploring the infinte phase space of sonic possibilities2019-02-2003 min
Nikolaus GradwohlSynthJam #01 2019My first SynthJAM for 2019
https://www.local-guru.net/blog/2019/1/20/SynthJam-01-20192019-01-2002 min
Nikolaus GradwohlSonic Pi beat-slicing sessionthis is the recording of a SonicPi Livecoding session made from 2 sample loops sliced and rearranged in different ways
http://www.local-guru.net/blog/2018/6/23/Sonic-Pi--beatslicing-livecoding-session2018-06-2304 min
Nikolaus GradwohlA Target You can't Seea repeating yet ever changing 10 note pattern creating a world for the melody to live in2018-06-1903 min
Nikolaus GradwohlTurn into a TuneA song starting as a simple arpeggio slowly evolving into a tune
http://www.local-guru.net/blog/2018/5/22/New-Song---Turn-into-a-Tune2018-05-2202 min
Nikolaus GradwohlIce5An ambient electronic 5/4 track inspired by the -10°C we currently have outside
http://www.local-guru.net/blog/2018/3/1/new-Song-Ice52018-03-0103 min
Nikolaus GradwohlVolca Sample SuperCollider Drum SetI created a set of drum samples for my volca sample using supercollider2018-02-0903 min
Nikolaus GradwohlGlimpse of worlds that might bea mix of analog and digital synths, plugins, samples, passion, fragments of half remembered dreams and an arpeggiator
http://www.local-guru.net/blog/2017/11/28/new-Track:-Glipse-of-worlds-that-might-be2017-11-2803 min
Nikolaus GradwohlWalk in the rainA first electronic, ambient track recorded with my new waldorf blofeld. With a little help from the Moog Mother32 and the Novation MiniNova2017-11-2103 min
Nikolaus GradwohlStill Awakethat moment when you are tired as f**k but still awake ...2017-09-2703 min
Nikolaus GradwohlCool Down Phasecool down - breath - slow down - breath - relax - breath ...2017-09-1403 min
Nikolaus GradwohlDrops in the DarkI recorded a new track featuring my mother32, 0-Coast, Streichfett and the repro1
http://www.local-guru.net/blog/2017/7/12/New-Track:-Drops-in-the-Dark2017-07-1203 min
Nikolaus GradwohlSemimodular meets SonicPIA SonicPI Live jam with the Moog Mother 32 and the MakeNoise 0-Coast
the sourcecode for this session is available in my blogpost at
http://www.local-guru.net/blog/2017/5/15/Semimodular-meets-SonicPI2017-05-1505 min
Nikolaus GradwohlBattle of the Bass-MachinesKorg Volca Bass vs Roland TB-3
http://www.local-guru.net/blog/2017/5/8/Battle-of-the-Bass-Machines2017-05-0803 min
Nikolaus GradwohlThe World You Don't seefor every world you know there is at least one that go unnoticed
http://www.local-guru.net/blog/2017/4/28/New-Track:-The-World-you-don't-see2017-04-2803 min
Nikolaus GradwohlSeven meets Foura 7/4 loop meets a 4/4 loop in this polyrhytmic exploration, featuring my Mother 32, 0-Coast, MiniNova and Streichfett
http://www.local-guru.net/blog/2017/4/11/New-Track:-Seven-meets-Four2017-04-1103 min
Nikolaus GradwohlDream some Moredont wake up yet - dream on - just a few more minutes ...
http://www.local-guru.net/blog/2017/4/4/New-Track:-Dream-some-More2017-04-0403 min
Nikolaus GradwohlMagical Dreamscalm electronic track to dream to2017-03-2003 min
Nikolaus GradwohlSoundtrack for SunsetsA Sountrack for epic sunsets2017-03-1303 min
Nikolaus GradwohlDream In FiveA pachelbel chord progression in 5/42017-03-0603 min
Nikolaus GradwohlMelody in D-MinorI created a new track using only my hardware-synths and introducing my new Moog Mother 32 to the studio
http://www.local-guru.net/blog/2017/2/27/New-Track:-Melody-in-D-Minor2017-02-2703 min
Nikolaus GradwohlDay after DayA chill synth track recorded to explore the possibilities of the new bitwig2 beta
http://www.local-guru.net/blog/2017/2/21/New-Track:-Day-after-Day2017-02-2103 min
Nikolaus GradwohlPause and Reflecta track to pause and reflect
http://www.local-guru.net/blog/2017/2/7/New-Track:-Pause-and-Reflect2017-02-0703 min
Nikolaus GradwohlArpeggioAn electronic, berlin style track that developed from several arpeggio motives
http://www.local-guru.net/blog/2017/1/31/New-Track:-Arpeggio2017-01-3103 min
Nikolaus Gradwohl0-Coast Jam 1I added a 0-Coast by MakeNoise to my homestudio
http://www.local-guru.net/blog/2017/1/23/First-0-Coast-jam2017-01-2301 min
Nikolaus GradwohlVolca+Streichfett JamThis is my first volca+streichfett jam this year - recorded and mixed using bitwig-studio
http://www.local-guru.net/blog/2017/1/16/Volca-+-Streichfett-Jam-01.20172017-01-1603 min
Nikolaus GradwohlPolysynth OnlyA song recorded only using the Polysynth plugin from bitwig-studio
http://www.local-guru.net/blog/2017/1/9/Bitwig-Polysynth-Only2017-01-0903 min
Nikolaus GradwohlOde to Repro~1The first track I recorded using u-he's newest plugin Repro~1. Every synth track is created using the plugin - the Drums come from a Volca-Sample
http://www.local-guru.net/blog/2016/11/17/Ode-to-Repro-12016-11-1703 min
Nikolaus GradwohlMoring Coffeethe chillout ambient soundtrack to your morning coffee
http://www.local-guru.net/blog/2016/10/25/New-Song---Morning-Coffee2016-10-2503 min
Nikolaus GradwohlThe Unscratchable Itchthe unscratchable itch - the small but constant itching you normally don't notice because its so common to you - but its always there to remind you that being alive means to accept things that wont't change
http://www.local-guru.net/blog/2016/6/24/New-Song---The-Unscratchable-Itch2016-06-2403 min
Nikolaus GradwohlVast Space Aheadan electronic track exploring the possibilities of pitch modulated stereo reverbs in bitwig-studio2016-02-2903 min
Nikolaus GradwohlMoment to MomentMoment to Moment is a berlin-style chilly electronic synth track with a meditative bass loop
http://www.local-guru.net/blog/2016/1/15/New-Song---Moment-to-Moment
I also made a video for the track
https://vimeo.com/1542756962016-01-1503 min
Nikolaus GradwohlBellsI created bell sounds in bitwig-studio using a short noise pulse and some resonator banks. This is the first track I'm using them on
http://www.local-guru.net/blog/2016/1/4/New-Song---Bells2016-01-0403 min
Nikolaus GradwohlStreichfett Test IA first short test recording using my new waldorf streichfett. The bass track is made using a volca bass.
http://www.local-guru.net/blog/2015/12/29/Welcome-Mr-Streichfett2015-12-2900 min
Nikolaus Gradwohlunspoken wordsAn electronic track using the u-he ACE plugin, a Yamaha B55 organ. Recorded and mixed in bitwig-studio2015-11-2703 min
Nikolaus GradwohlWhere Opposites meet4 artificial voices exploring opposite pairs
http://www.local-guru.net/blog/2015/11/12/New-Song---Where-Opposites-Meet
I also made a video using blender - check it out here
https://vimeo.com/1509824952015-11-1203 min
Nikolaus GradwohlRewireA chillout track featuring a pad made from a guitar sample. Recorded in bitwig-studio
http://www.local-guru.net/blog/2015/10/20/New-song---Rewire2015-10-2003 min
Nikolaus GradwohlSlowan ambient track that started with slowing down a loop veeeeeery much
http://www.local-guru.net/blog/2015/10/9/New-Song---Slow2015-10-0903 min