#289: Building Apps and Learning Synthesis with Nick Culbertson

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nick Culbertson is a musician and app developer who runs Moby Pixel, a mobile app creation studio. He designs game and music apps for iOS, and also produces a wide range of educational and entertaining YouTube videos. He has just released Overdrive Synth for iOS, which combines classic synthesizers with guitar overdrive and distortion pedals.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nick goes in depth about his app development process. His new app, Overdrive Synth, combines his experience as guitarist, budding synthesist, and app developer. We had a great conversation about his work and how building interesting sounds helps us create music with personality and character.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen on</span> <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-production-podcast/id1212124420"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Apple</span></a>,<span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span><a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/2R5hFhExyUzbI7jD7eauck"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Spotify</span></a>,<span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span><a href= "http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/music-production-podcast?refid=stpr"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stitcher</span></a>,<span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9tdXNpY3Byb2R1Y3Rpb25wb2RjYXN0LmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Google</span></a>, <span style="font-weight: 400;">or watch on</span> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLk4jo7_Rx2-2mjUoTXTL4u0iUH5_XqBYi"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">YouTube</span></a></p> <p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Moby Pixel - <a href= "http://www.mobypixel.com/">http://www.mobypixel.com/</a></li> <li>Overdrive Synth - <a href= "http://www.mobypixel.com/overdrivesynth">http://www.mobypixel.com/overdrivesynth</a></li> <li>Nick's YouTube - <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/c/mobypixel/featured">https://www.youtube.com/c/mobypixel/featured</a></li> <li>Jeff Cooper on the Music P