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Make a Meal of It

By ModuLoBro on January 25, 2026 6:10 pm

This week, I used these Deluge features:

  • made several sample-based synths (sample instead of oscillator is the Deluge's approach to melodic sampler tracks)

  • created a kit full of samples (standard one-shot stuff)

  • community-firmware compression at the sample, kit/synth and song levels – definitely need to spend more time with this; didn't get what I was after vs. the compressors I'm accustomed to using

Everything in the song comes from making a meal at home. The lead is the microwave beeping; the drums are mostly opening and shutting the fridge.

The piece ends with all the raw sounds used:

  • setting Plate in sink

  • opening TJ’s Chimichurri Sauce

  • using Microwave

  • pouring Pasta into colander

  • scraping Pyrex bowl

  • opening, getting item, closing Refrigerator

EDIT Monday morning: Oh, wait! Missing here is the glass – I sampled a glass, rim-rub style, directly into the Deluge, so it wasn't in the file list I consulted for the above; sorry! (I recorded the other sounds with my iPhone then transferred.) The wineglass provided the pads.

I had a great time making this, so I'm sorry if my comments here are terse. Things are just so ugly in the US right now. Add to that making sure my home's pipes don't freeze in the single-digit temps and I'm not exactly carefree.

Hugs to anyone else who is feeling it rn.

January 26, 2026 3:19 pm

jwh

ah i love this. and it was a... ahem... TREAT... to hear the source sounds at the end.
thank you, and no need to apologize. shit is so heavy right now, we've all gotta give each other the grace & space we need.
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January 26, 2026 5:21 pm

ModuLoBro

jwh wrote:

ah i love this. and it was a... ahem... TREAT... to hear the source sounds at the end.
thank you, and no need to apologize. shit is so heavy right now, we've all gotta give each other the grace & space we need.
heart

LOL... greatly appreciated. I LOVE love love sampling stuff. I perform doing live-sampling and it's just such a fun tightrope to go on stage with nothing, nada, and make it as I go.

Thank you also for the compassion. I am so fortunate in that I have a safe home life with a 20-year partner who gets me, and paid work, and siblings who agree with me about all this shit... I appreciate it - and my immigrant neighbors, and their unimaginable bravery - more each day.

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January 26, 2026 6:23 pm

jwh

very much in the same boat over here.
trying to get quiet and clear on how we can best help move the needle.
a better world is possible, but it's gonna take a lot of work. thankfully there are a lot of us who want it. heart

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January 28, 2026 12:09 pm

Chrisfoo

That lead is so sweet, absolutely love the tone.  Very cool rum samples you put together, really adds a unique sound.

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January 28, 2026 12:41 pm

ModuLoBro

Chrisfoo wrote:

That lead is so sweet, absolutely love the tone.  Very cool rum samples you put together, really adds a unique sound.

Thanks! I didn't add backing synths to anything.

I can't find a way, so far, on the Deluge to crossfade the loop points of a looping melodic sample (like the microwave beep lead), so everything has a bit of noise in it, which definitely contributes to the uniqueness. Let's call it "character." lol

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February 2, 2026 2:49 am

DenaWoods

I love this so much. Thank you for sharing your process and reminding me that art is in everything we do. So cool, very inspiring, thank you for this.

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February 2, 2026 11:31 am

ModuLoBro

DenaWoods wrote:

I love this so much. Thank you for sharing your process and reminding me that art is in everything we do. So cool, very inspiring, thank you for this.

YES! Art and beauty can be found in every little thing. And they're a surefire way to experience joy even on the hardest days.

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