It's all true. I was a mess

A little gift for my wife, who is both encouraging of the weird monsters I draw in my sketchbook and is also currently doing a lot of Duolingo (fun to try out some new acrylic markers too)

Was sketching during the latest #RPMchallenge listening party. Sort of lost steam on the details, but weird monsters are always fun

Couldn't have said it better mys...oh wait, this is me

It's #bandcampfriday, so here's where you can find me: Glitchy folk: patientwhales.bandcamp.com Ambient Electronic: baymud.bandcamp.com Supervillain Crooner: lordplunder.bandcamp.com Garage-folk Duo: dogisblue.bandcamp.com Something for everyone!

Went back-to-basics with a no-talking ambient jam this week, as I dusted off the (classic?) Volca Keys to pair it with the Onward for maximum madness. A fun pair! youtu.be/4za4olkoGRs

Had a lot of fun recording this one

This edition of Other People's Music offers a pair of rock albums offering proof of life for that once dominant genre, along with joyous modular techno, solo jazz clarinet & jungle-leaning IDM. www.etherdiver.com/2025/11/27/o... #musicsky #MusicDiscovery #NewMusic #IndependentMusic

In case you're wondering, this high school drawing proves I peaked creatively at 16. If I ever get a tattoo...or a van to airbrush...

Bonus video this week, as I'm starting to deep dive into specific features of the Zoom L6max, starting with the new sub-mix output, which solves one of my bigger issues with the original L6: youtu.be/Zd2vIcXoJ1A

Brought out the Circuit Rhythm sampler to both fight GAS and make a full remix for a friend youtu.be/YAbGS0hz9e4 #electronicmusic #remix #circuitrhythm

Some days I'm of two minds (also, this paper is made of rocks!)

It's true. Happens every time a video gets more than 5K views (also your semi-daily reminder that I'm posting synth stuff over here on via @bay-mud.bsky.social)

Your semi-daily reminder that I'll be over at @bay-mud.bsky.social for synth/gear stuff going forward, so pop over

Hopefully this comparison of the Zoom L6 and the new L6max is helpful to someone! They are both good and neither is perfect, just depends on your needs (and I have a lot of needs, apparently)

Had some fun using my new-to-me Pladask Baklengs granular pedal on my old Hohner Pianet T electric piano. Made for some inspiring ambient textures and loops. Will have to use this combo again (and practice playing more) youtu.be/_1NLEI-A8gg

Every Friday is Bandcamp Friday if you add $1 to cover the fees

Let's make this easy (the hard way): Bay Mud is now at @bay-mud.bsky.social and I'm here for art/folky/nonsense

I keep saying I'm using my name and not Bay Mud on this platform because I want to share more than just synth stuff, so here's a piece of art I made for a local show recently (ink and marker on paper, mounted to wood panel)

Ended up taking down yesterday's upload, as I realized I missed using the granular portion of the Baklengs pedal entirely, so here's a new version with more madness! Anyone else have any Pladask stuff (or ever seen this gas can amp before)? youtu.be/_1NLEI-A8gg

How it started/how it's going, 2025 edition

In honour of the Bay Mud channel hitting 3K subscribers (thanks!), here's a semi-sarcastic studio tour! youtu.be/T24ASa_ulOU?...

Thought it might be fun to break down the first track I made entirely on the Woovebox. Hopefully inspiring or interesting to other potential Wooveboxers out there. A fun little device, for sure youtu.be/MJv3xiRQt_E

Fellow Blueskyers @wgwgsa.net & @pocketlint.bsky.social contributed some groovy art-rock oddness + a special set of sophisticated, retro-styled pop to this week's Other People's Music! www.etherdiver.com/2025/10/24/o... You'll also find 2 different takes on downtempo & some techno tools! #musicsky

Getting very close to 3K subscribers on the Bay Mud Youtube channel. Got some fun (to me, at least) ideas and weird gear to focus on coming up, not to mention more music www.youtube.com/baymud

Back to basics, no-talking ambient jam on the Streichfett and Midicake ARP for this week's video. More rambling to come youtu.be/IBQ0Y4Pwl_c

My pal made a free WebMIDI companion app for the Zoom L6 mixer that adds per-parameter LFO control, which is super fun youtu.be/ZAe4XpiS9wk

People on the internet are so nice, aren't they?

Turns out the SOMA Rumble of Ancient Times is a very fun little noise machine. More versatile and capable than I was expecting. Now to see if I can integrate it into the larger setup youtu.be/ag_XFktT3nk

It's #BandcampFriday, so here's a rundown of where you can find me if you're so inclined (and haven't already): Electronic - baymud.bandcamp.com Indie folk - patientwhales.bandcamp.com Super villain - lordplunder.bandcamp.com Thanks, as always, for the support so far. More to come soon!

Finished an all-Woovebox track the other day. Started out just trying to learn how to mangle a guitar recording, but ended up going on a journey. Hopefully the beginning of a Woovebox EP? soundcloud.com/bay-mud/seag...

Haven't seen much done with the MIDI input on the Zoom L6, so here's some fun glitching/shaping incoming audio by automating the mixer parameters via MIDI. Turns it into a sort of shaper box! youtu.be/bRjbjQ52U8Q

Here's some chaos of me banging on a DIY contact mic and looping it via the Deluge. Hoping to pull a version of this off live tonight at Ooey Gooey's, so fingers crossed! youtu.be/qXxOAp4zzts

Tonight's rehearsal for tomorrow's Bay Mud set at Ooey Gooey's didn't go quite as planned, but there were some good happy accidents in there. Hopefully they make it to the set tomorrow night!

The new audio buffers on the Woovebox are a super fun, powerful feature that I thought merited some attention, so here's an explainer for all you prospective Wooveboxers out there: youtu.be/dCQHixYuMWM

This one is weird. Couldn't resist checking out the You Rock MIDI guitar. youtu.be/6HJoo2JGNfg

A #BandcampFriday edition of Other People's Music! This week offers an electronic trip they the solar system, fuzzy IDM with ambient leanings, alt punk, earnest indie & noise industrial. www.etherdiver.com/2025/09/05/o... #MusicDiscovery #musicsky #music

Obligatory #BandcampFriday post! I'm still slowly adding to the Patient Whales album. 5 tracks so far, with more to come before the year is out. Get in at the mid-way point so you can say you got it before it was cool patientwhales.bandcamp.com

Oof. Just tried to mail something to the US and I can see why so many folks have stopped bothering. Even for a person-to-person free gift you have to take photos and use an app to make a customs declaration. I just wanted to give someone my old Deluge overlay, as I don't need it

I thought I'd stay with the old 7-segment display on my Deluge forever, but here we are... youtu.be/UrrIAe4feRI

It's a "just absentmindedly dipped my apple in my coffee" kind of morning

Woovebox sent me one of the new Pro models to test the 2.0 firmware and I've been having a lot of fun. Skip Back resampling & new DJ FX alone are worth it. Super powerful little box (some compromises, of course). First impressions and new firmware features here: youtu.be/OFzWOccobyY

With all my talk lately of MIDI guitar stuff, I figured it was about time I did a no-talking l performance/jam to show the sort of approach I'm after (let's just not talk about how many takes it took to get even this close to right. Shh) youtu.be/EhpSJuH41Us

My new favourite photo, taken at the show the other week

Been having so much fun with that weird Yamaha EZ-AG MIDI guitar I decided to do a deep dive on it. Hopefully this is interesting to someone! youtu.be/iFoVVbgKYHY #gear #yamahaezag #midiguitar

It pays to have a friend who is a woodworker with a laser cutter. Fresh new black walnut sides for my trusty Deluge!

Couldn't resist this weird cheesy Yamaha EZ AG midi guitar (with buttons!). Both better and worse than I expected, which is perfect

Another week and another video of a piece of gear I have a soft spot for, doesn't seem very beloved. This time it's Korg's attempt at the Vox Continental reissue! youtu.be/NZ8Qsu6JIpk

@caseywellsmusic.com every time I have control of a friend's stereo I play "Jump In". So good. More in the works?

Having some fun going through old projects on a drive. Here's the first remix I ever did (also happens to be my own indie folk song). Probably started me down a more electronic road overall dogisblue.bandcamp.com/track/people...