YOUTUBER: CROW HILL

30. May 2026

CROW HILL vs. The Gamechanger Recoder: Not Your Granddad’s Vocoder

Ready for a vocoder that doesn’t just sit there looking pretty? CROW HILL dives headfirst into the Gamechanger Audio Recoder, a box that lets you play both sides of the sonic chessboard—modulator and carrier, all at once. Forget your old plugin routines: this slab of hardware wants your hands, your voice, and maybe your soul. With tactile controls and a vibe that’s more rave bunker than spreadsheet, the Recoder promises to shake you loose from in-the-box boredom. If you think you know vocoders, think again. CROW HILL’s no-nonsense demo shows why this thing could become your next secret weapon.

Gamechanger Audio Recoder, Moog Vocoder, The Sh** Synth

23. May 2026

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CROW HILL’s Orchestral Bass Slides: A Cinematic Abyss in Motion

Some sounds don’t just speak—they loom, casting shadows that ripple through the orchestral deep. In their latest addition to the Vaults collection, CROW HILL offers us Orchestral Bass Slides, a free plugin sculpted from the brooding recesses of Christian Henson’s private archive. This isn’t just a library; it’s an invitation to drift beneath the surface, where every slide tells a story of tension, release, and cinematic gravity. Join us as we descend into a world where basses don’t simply play—they exhale drama and darkness, and the space itself becomes an instrument.

Orchestral Bass Slides

9. May 2026

SPARKY

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CROW HILL’s Dirty String Alchemy: When Resampling Gets Weird

Ever wondered if you could twist your precious string libraries into something truly your own? CROW HILL dives headfirst into the murky waters of resampling, legality be damned (well, not really). With a Pocket Strings library, a couple of boutique pedals, and a healthy disregard for sonic purity, Christian shows how to turn polished orchestral samples into post-apocalyptic tape soup. If you like your strings with a side of VHS fizz and a sprinkle of chaos, this is your jam. Don’t expect hand-holding—expect inspiration, and maybe a few legal caveats.

Damedash T120, Fairfield Circuitry Shallow Water, Pocket Strings

20. April 2026

LUMINA

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CROW HILL’s Sonic Time Capsule: Sampling the Soul of a Piano

Step into the resonant chambers of Castlesound Studios, where CROW HILL embarks on a sampling odyssey that blurs the line between technology and romance. In this immersive behind-the-scenes journey, the team faces the daunting challenge of capturing the ephemeral spirit of a piano—its quirks, ghosts, and the poetry of its mechanics. Guided by Christian’s reverence for detail and the fleeting nature of sound, we witness a process that is as much about emotion as it is about engineering. This is not just sampling; it’s a love letter to the piano’s ever-changing voice, a sonic time capsule crafted with care and

Estonia Piano

18. April 2026

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CROW HILL’s Absurdly Quiet Piano: Where Silence Sings

Imagine a grand piano breathing in the hush of midnight, each note a whisper on the edge of silence. CROW HILL invites us into this liminal space with the Absurdly Quiet Piano plugin—a sonic experiment that transforms the impossible into the intimate. Here, sound is not struck but coaxed, blooming softly like fog rolling across an empty stage. This is not just another sampled instrument; it’s a vessel for delicate emotion, capturing the resonance of touch and the poetry of restraint. For those who seek music that hovers between presence and absence, this video is a portal into a world

Absurdly Quiet Piano

11. April 2026

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CROW HILL’s Pocket Strings: Weaving Sonic Tapestries Across Distance

Pocket Strings isn’t just a plugin—it’s a vessel for collective dreaming, a way for anyone to conjure orchestral vistas from a single spark. In this immersive session, CROW HILL invites us to witness the magnetic resonance between composer Christian and collaborator Ed Harper as they sculpt strings into living, breathing textures. Their remote dance of MIDI and reverb, of automation and intuition, reveals how modern tools dissolve boundaries and invite us all to drift inside the music. This is not a tutorial; it’s a journey through fog and fractured light, where every note is a story and every tweak a

Pocket Strings

4. April 2026

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CROW HILL and Pascal Wyse: Secrets in the Winter Air – A Field Recording Odyssey

In the hands of CROW HILL and the seasoned field recordist Pascal Wyse, sound becomes a living, breathing landscape. This video is not just a technical walkthrough—it’s an invitation to drift through the sonic ghosts of wintery Edinburgh, where every footstep and whisper of wind is a story waiting to be heard. Through poetic dialogue and tactile exploration, we are shown how microphones and recorders become portals, capturing the hidden resonance of the world. The gear is revealed as a set of keys to unlock the secrets that lie beneath the surface of everyday life. For those who seek to

DPA Microphones, Sonosax Recorder

7. March 2026

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CROW HILL’s Icky Bass: Vintage Growl Meets Fuzzed-Up Fury

CROW HILL are back with a filthy treat for the vaults: the Icky Bass. This isn’t your nan’s Rhodes – it’s a rare piano bass, mangled through Jack White’s Knife Drop fuzz and ready to stomp all over your polite sample library. Expect gnarly textures, punchy attitude, and a GUI that lets you dial in everything from subtle grime to full-on sonic carnage. If you’re after something that’ll cut through the mix like a chainsaw at a synth meet, this one’s for you. Dive in for a taste of history, dirt, and modern sound design, CROW HILL style.

Eventide x Jack White Knife Drop Fuzz Pedal, Fender Rhodes Piano Bass, Neve 1073 DI

17. January 2026

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CROW HILL and the Art of Compression: Shaping Silence, Sculpting Presence

Compression: a word that conjures images of invisible hands shaping sound, of whispers blooming into thunder, of musical ghosts brought into the foreground. In this poetic exploration, CROW HILL’s Theo invites us to drift through the history and heart of compression—not as a mere technical fix, but as a vessel for emotional storytelling. With the guidance of sound engineer Jane Datony, we journey from radio’s fragile beginnings to the nuanced landscapes of modern mixes. Prepare to listen with new ears as compression becomes not just a process, but a brushstroke on the canvas of music.

Fairchild 670, Kerwax Replica, Logic Stock Compressor, Universal Audio 1176

26. December 2025

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A Sonic Pilgrimage: Inside BT’s Cave with CROW HILL

Step through the threshold of the BT Cave, where every synth hums with memory and every knob is a tactile echo of the past. In this immersive studio tour, CROW HILL guides us through the labyrinth of BT’s creative sanctuary—a place where relics of analog glory and digital dreams coexist in magnetic resonance. Here, instruments are not just tools but living chapters in a lifelong sonic narrative. Prepare to drift between nebula drones and tactile ghosts, as BT reveals how each machine shapes not only sound, but the very soul of music-making.

Behringer Prophet 600 clone, Chroma Polaris, Clark Technic reverb, IBM 5150, Jupiter-6, Jupiter-8, Kawai K3, Kiwi 106, Korg 707, Kurzweil K250 XP, Lexicon 200, Lexicon 224, Mini Doc, Moog Minimoog Model D, Oberheim Matrix 12, Polivoks, Roland AC-30, Roland D-5, Roland D-50, Roland DX5, Roland DX7, Roland JP-8000, Roland Juno-106, Roland Juno-60, Roland JX-3P, Roland JX-8P, Roland MKS-50, Sequential Pro-One, Sequential Prophet 600, Sequential Prophet T8, Voyetra Sequencer Plus Gold, Waldorf Quantum, Yamaha CS-80

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