I think my familiarity with the particular instruments that surround me gets me more connected with the music than interacting with the computer while playing. I have a bunch of soft synths but I just don't know them as deeply... even the ones that I've been using forever (like Atmosphere/Omnisphere). The Hydrasynth IS a monster, the aftertouch is really lovely and playable. The Osmose takes that to another level where you don't even have envelope generators but control the whole dynamic shape of the note with how you approach key pressure. You can fade in a note by slowing pushing the key down! It's wild. Definitely find a friend with a Hydra and/or an Osmose and play around some! ... View more

Hi Chris! Thanks for checking out "oord 17." As far as synths go there are layers of Hydrasynth, Osmose, Quantum, Opsix, Sledge, and some pads from the Yamaha EX5. There's also electric guitar and bass in there. I'm still mostly hardware-based when it comes to playing music! ... View more

Hi All, Thanks for allowing us to introduce ourselves. My name is Tom Eaton and I'm a Grammy nominated ambient composer and multi-instrumentalist. I've been working as a producer and engineer since the early '90s.  I'm on Pandora here: https://www.pandora.com/artist/tom-eaton/ARv2KZm7bP9ZmP4 Probably the most influential artists for me are the minimal ambient chamber music composer Tim Story and the band Cocteau Twins. I've been working forever with Will Ackerman (who founded Windham Hill Records) and his influence is definitely strong in my music as well. I love that Pandora Amp allows us to feature tracks. I appreciate your willingness to help us share our music!  Thanks!  Tom ... View more