Agitated Apiary

Bees peacefully pollinating flowers…suddenly, the hive is being threatened! Attack! Be sure to listen to the end to hear the swarm!
Interstellar Runes

A warbly Minimoog lead with a Moog Mavis doing a good imitation of a cello for accompaniment (with the help of an EHX Oceans 12 reverb pedal and my “cello hack” setting). Also includes a BeatBuddy drum track.
Duettino Originale

A very short experiment in composing a string duet. This song was created using a Moog Mavis module that was mounted in a NiftyKEYZ keyboard / enclosure.
Gliding Into Orbit

This song is one of my better “cello” emulations. It’s about 3 minutes, so please take the time to give it a listen. The cello part comes through with quite an emotional feeling.
Embers of Subconscious II

I felt like this song was missing a few things…mostly bass and percussion. This version fixes that with the addition of a Rickenbacker bass track, an egg shaker, a rattle and some brass chimes.
Tholin Sky

A Behringer Poly D was used to create the sequenced background track and a Moog Mavis (mounted in a NiftyKEYZ keyboard / enclosure) was used for the lead. The midi output of the Mavis / NiftyKEYZ was used to slave my Minimoog, so the lead track is a composite of the Mavis and Minimoog analog synths.

Napper’s Nocturne

May 18, 2026 by Joe

Moog Mavis connected to an Electro-Harmonix Oceans 12 reverb pedal using my “cello hack” setting.

Meh Trio

May 16, 2026 by Joe

Another “cello hack” trio using the Moog Mavis / NiftKEYZ and EHX Oceans 12 pedal.

Joe’s “Cello Hack” Explained

May 12, 2026 by Joe

This is an explanation on how I achieve the “cello hack” using a Moog Mavis and an Electro-Harmonix Oceans 12 Dual Stereo Reverb pedal. The Mavis is mounted in a NiftyKEYZ Eurorack keyboard / enclosure and I’m using the NiftyKEYZ “aftertouch” output to control the Mavis’ LFO rate. This allows me to get a more realistic vibrato by varying pressure on the keys. Harder presses = faster vibrato.

Joe's Music Page

Instrumental Guitar, Bass & Analog Synth

Agitated Apiary

Interstellar Runes

Duettino Originale

Gliding Into Orbit

Embers of Subconscious II

Tholin Sky

Napper’s Nocturne

Meh Trio

Joe’s “Cello Hack” Explained