Brandt Index https://ghs.claypitpottery.shop/ Notes from a small recording studio by Marta Brandt. en-us Recording tape loops on a small mixerhttps://ghs.claypitpottery.shop/archive/2026/10/recording-tape-loops-on-a-small-mixer/https://ghs.claypitpottery.shop/archive/2026/10/recording-tape-loops-on-a-small-mixer/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:23:00 GMTRoom sound is free reverb, if the room is kind to you. A slower way to think about old microphoneshttps://ghs.claypitpottery.shop/archive/2026/09/a-slower-way-to-think-about-old-microphones/https://ghs.claypitpottery.shop/archive/2026/09/a-slower-way-to-think-about-old-microphones/Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:12:00 GMTFor a long time I treated arrangements as an afterthought. Below are a few notes, roughly in the order I learned them. Small fixes for lo-fi synthesizershttps://ghs.claypitpottery.shop/archive/2026/05/small-fixes-for-lo-fi-synthesizers/https://ghs.claypitpottery.shop/archive/2026/05/small-fixes-for-lo-fi-synthesizers/Sun, 17 May 2026 02:45:00 GMTTape adds just plenty of unpredictability to keep things alive. Every autumn I revisit the same questions about tape loops. A short guide to arranginghttps://ghs.claypitpottery.shop/archive/2026/01/a-short-guide-to-arranging/https://ghs.claypitpottery.shop/archive/2026/01/a-short-guide-to-arranging/Sat, 31 Jan 2026 13:18:00 GMTThanks for reading, and for the kind notes that keep arriving. Why piano sketches still mattershttps://ghs.claypitpottery.shop/archive/2025/12/why-piano-sketches-still-matters/https://ghs.claypitpottery.shop/archive/2025/12/why-piano-sketches-still-matters/Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:57:00 GMTI keep a short list of things to try next; sampling is near the top.