Tim Peter
@tcpeter.bsky.social
Educator. Consultant. Author of the best-selling “Digital Reset: Driving Marketing and Customer Acquisition Beyond Big Tech.” Values kindness most of all.
My favorite from last time: Write a Strongly Worded Letter Against the Machine
January 11, 2026 at 12:56 AM
My favorite from last time: Write a Strongly Worded Letter Against the Machine
Apple Notes and Google Docs adding Markdown marked such a massive turning point. Long overdue—and something I would have never believed would happen.
Also “The Markdown is inside you right now!” made me legit lol. Nicely done
Also “The Markdown is inside you right now!” made me legit lol. Nicely done
January 9, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Apple Notes and Google Docs adding Markdown marked such a massive turning point. Long overdue—and something I would have never believed would happen.
Also “The Markdown is inside you right now!” made me legit lol. Nicely done
Also “The Markdown is inside you right now!” made me legit lol. Nicely done
I never knew the Stravinsky connection. Very cool. Two of my favorite orchestra hit uses are in the first 15 seconds or so of Seal’s “Crazy” and throughout “Owner of a Lonely Heart” by Yes. Amazing productions. Producer Trevor Horn was a big Fairlight user, so there you go… youtu.be/4Fc67yQsPqQ?...
Seal - Crazy (Official Music Video) [HD]
YouTube video by Warner Records Vault
youtu.be
January 6, 2026 at 12:31 AM
I never knew the Stravinsky connection. Very cool. Two of my favorite orchestra hit uses are in the first 15 seconds or so of Seal’s “Crazy” and throughout “Owner of a Lonely Heart” by Yes. Amazing productions. Producer Trevor Horn was a big Fairlight user, so there you go… youtu.be/4Fc67yQsPqQ?...
Glad you got the real answer you were looking for! 😁
January 5, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Glad you got the real answer you were looking for! 😁
Well don’t I have egg on my face lol. We must be taking about two different sounds in the song. And, yeah, orchestra hits are all over the place in the 80s/early 90s. I never got to use a Fairlight, but it’s sample was all over the place
January 5, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Well don’t I have egg on my face lol. We must be taking about two different sounds in the song. And, yeah, orchestra hits are all over the place in the 80s/early 90s. I never got to use a Fairlight, but it’s sample was all over the place
Get some rest. Hope to see you back soon. You’re a valued voice on this site and on the internet more broadly
January 5, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Get some rest. Hope to see you back soon. You’re a valued voice on this site and on the internet more broadly
One last data point (you might already know this): the M1 was one of the best-selling synths ever and was used a ton for house/EDM in the 80s/90s. So, yeah, that fits that you’d have heard that sound all over the place back then if that was the source (deleted original post and updated for clarity)
January 5, 2026 at 8:03 PM
One last data point (you might already know this): the M1 was one of the best-selling synths ever and was used a ton for house/EDM in the 80s/90s. So, yeah, that fits that you’d have heard that sound all over the place back then if that was the source (deleted original post and updated for clarity)
The trick is tracking down the exact instrument/card. You can buy the entire M1 library for $100 www.korg.com/us/products/.... You’d then just have to page through all the sounds to find the right one (assuming I’m right that it’s Korg. But that was my instant gut response when I heard the track)
M1 V2 for Mac/Win - MUSIC WORKSTATION | KORG (USA)
Reborn through software. Music Workstation M1.
www.korg.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:57 PM
The trick is tracking down the exact instrument/card. You can buy the entire M1 library for $100 www.korg.com/us/products/.... You’d then just have to page through all the sounds to find the right one (assuming I’m right that it’s Korg. But that was my instant gut response when I heard the track)
Oh, for sure. I worked as an engineer and synth programmer in studios in the late ‘80s. It’s definitely a snare with a gated reverb on it. The question for me is from which instrument’s library. It sounds very like the M1 to my ear and was prolly from one of the M1’s expansion cards… 1/2
January 5, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Oh, for sure. I worked as an engineer and synth programmer in studios in the late ‘80s. It’s definitely a snare with a gated reverb on it. The question for me is from which instrument’s library. It sounds very like the M1 to my ear and was prolly from one of the M1’s expansion cards… 1/2
BTW, feel it’s worth pointing out that none of those M1 drums are precisely that sound. But if I were trying to recreate it, that’s where I’d start. I’d detune the sample a bit, then add the gated reverb. Shouldn’t be too hard to reproduce with that as a starting point.
January 5, 2026 at 7:43 PM
BTW, feel it’s worth pointing out that none of those M1 drums are precisely that sound. But if I were trying to recreate it, that’s where I’d start. I’d detune the sample a bit, then add the gated reverb. Shouldn’t be too hard to reproduce with that as a starting point.
The door slam sound is a sampled snare drum with a bunch of gated reverb. My gut says the core drum sound is from the Korg M1 library but it could also be from an Akai MPC 60 library. Not 100% sure. The reverb could be part of the sample or added after. youtu.be/uIhV93UlTnM?...
Drums kit KORG M1.
YouTube video by Good Sound
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 7:33 PM
The door slam sound is a sampled snare drum with a bunch of gated reverb. My gut says the core drum sound is from the Korg M1 library but it could also be from an Akai MPC 60 library. Not 100% sure. The reverb could be part of the sample or added after. youtu.be/uIhV93UlTnM?...