Author Archives: nicholas
Music Studio Tour (2022)
Having relocated to a new apartment, I thought it was time to set up a new music studio. My previous studio was essentially a keyboard in my home office.

Now, I’ve got some new instruments. Most notably, a set of drums, which I’ve been wanting to get since forever.
My current arsenal consists of 3 instruments:
- Drum kit: I got the Roland TD-07DMK e-drum kit. It’s on the pricey side, but the mesh drum heads make it feel just like an acoustic kit which is great. I get the sound and feel of an acoustic drum kit, while not driving my neighbors crazy. Also, it comes with a built-in metronome, and Bluetooth for playing music from my phone, making practice sessions seamless and fun.

- Electronic keyboard: After playing the Casio CDP-S100 for the first time at an acquaintance’s place a few months ago, I decided to get one. He recommended the upgrade version, the CDP-S110, so that’s what I got. It definitely doesn’t have the best sound in the world, but it’s a full-size keyboard (88 keys) with weighted keys and a small footprint. And the sound quality is an upgrade from my previous board, the Yamaha PSR-E453.

- Bass guitar: I got the cheapest bass I could find on Amazon (RockJam RJBG01-SK-BK). I started learning to play the bass many years ago but I didn’t get very far so I’m going to be continuing that journey now. While it doesn’t have the prettiest sound, it’s a standard 4-string full-size bass which I believe is a good platform for learning. It also came with a number of accessories like a mini combo, capo, tuner and extra strings which is nice.

I would like to get an acoustic and maybe an electric guitar at some point in the future, but these instruments will keep me very busy for quite a while.
I’ve set up my studio with recording in mind. There’s lots of songs I want to learn to play and remix. And I’d like to make more of my own music — less by sitting in front of a computer and more by playing an instrument. So in addition to the instruments, I’ve also purchased video and audio recording equipment, like a video capture card and audio interface. I’ll be publishing an article on my video recording workflow for song covers, so keep your eyes peeled for that.

Autogenous Pressurization
All Tests Passed!
My attempt at describing the feeling of when all my tests pass and I can finally open a PR to get my code deployed. It’s basically a “the process sucked but I’m pleased with the outcome.”
Syntactic Sugar
My first take on an Afrobeats track. 🙂
Cut Soap For Me
Virtuous Circle
Experimenting with the circle of fourths.
Welcome to the Nicholas Kajoh Music blog
Hey there! Welcome!!!
This is my corner on the interwebs for curating the music I produce and documenting my processes, experiments and tools. Feel free to look around, feast your ears and let me know if you have any questions or suggestions.

