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I find myself doing repetitive tasks more often than I enjoy. Especially when it comes to file management and dealing with the idiosyncrasies of video production and web development. Until computers can execute complex actions triggered by thought alone, I’ll use the tools I have at hand, namely Automator.

I’ve found that much like real programming, it’s easy to get lost and too-specific when building Automator workflows. Just as you would in a programming environment, things work better when I break the chunks down into their simplest parts. Here’s two examples.

This week I’m pleased to introduce to you VTG Prolific Electro Breakbeat Drum Kit, an Instrument Rack for Ableton Live. This second Weapon of Mass Production came about during the writing of “Prolific”, a new VTG track. It’s best used when mixed w/ an acoustic drum loop that has a hi-pass filter on it set [...]

Welcome one and all to what will hopefully be the beginning of an informative resource. If you like what we’re doing, let us know through our contact page. If you don’t, well, the internet is a big place. Like any good blog, we will constantly experiment with the format and presentation. Expect many changes and additions in the coming months.

If you have any of your own ideas or techniques to submit, feel free to send them to submissions@symbolshift.com.

This is the first post in a series that I’m going to start called “Weapons of Mass Production”. I’ll post one weapon a week that I’ve created for a new VTG song. Today’s weapon comes to you in the form of a nasty Dubstep Bass patch I’ve created that harnesses Novation’s VStation (VST), Camel Audio’s [...]