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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I recently had the pleasure of working on a video about the Novation Summit: a gorgeous synth with design roots going all the way back to the 1970s. Full video here: youtu.be/Xx5GRoyyL5A

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Been having fun with the Chromaplane by @passepartoutduo.bsky.social and Koma Elektronik. More to come (hopefully) next week.

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Well, it took me two hours, but I've finally put together a tiny snippet of a song...this should be enough to show off the most basic principles of how LSDJ works in a larger video :)

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

We just finished this terrible thousand piece puzzle. The sky was brutal: hundreds of pieces with no identifying marks other than different shades of purple. Also, what does one do with a puzzle once it’s completed?

a 1000 piece puzzle of Tower Bridge in London that was mostly sky (hundreds of pieces with no identifiable marks other than different shades of purple)

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Someone put an old Estey organ out by the curb, which was tragically sitting out in the rain (no, I didn’t take it. i do have some self-control.)

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

oh no google seems to think the phrase “mad skills” started as techbro slang

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

So the @decentsamples.com website is under some sort of attack. We've had 100k+ requests in the past 12h with many different suspicious URLs. They're coming from 4k+ different IPs. MaxMind says all of the IPs are from @cloudflare.social. Wonder how the attackers are doing that?

Screenshot showing MaxMind GEO-IP results

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Quote post with an underrated post-punk or new wave record

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I’ve been playing around with this Yamaha synth from 1979

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 10/03/2024

Wow, DecentSampler has been downloaded over 500,000 times!

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 16/01/2024

Thrilled to see the great reviews for Refractions. Heads up: This week is your last chance to grab it at the intro price! www.decentsamples.com/product/refra…

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 15/01/2024

“you see, and only the best people are allowed to plug in!”

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 22/11/2023

The Decent Samples Black Friday sale is live: 30-40% off everything with LOTS of new titles! Also, there's a bunch of FREE stuff. :) decentsamples.com

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 13/08/2023

The Decent Samples Summer Sale is on. Everything is 25-50% off! decentsamples.com

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 27/07/2023

I wish that Logic for iPad had “musical typing” so that I could use a QWERTY keyboard to play music.

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 03/07/2023

I’m the creator of Decent Sampler, a popular free multi-sampling plugin that runs on Mac, Windows, Linux, and iOS. You can download it here: www.decentsamples.com/product/decen…

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 03/07/2023

OK. You can now find me on the other place as well

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 03/07/2023

If you click through to the map on the Airnow website, you can see the actual readings the AQI is based on. gispub.epa.gov/airnow/?contours=non…

A sample view of the "Map of Air Quality" from the EPA's website.

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 25/06/2023

I've just uploaded a brand new free sample library: The charming plucked sound of a bowl back mandolin from the early 1900s. Also includes bonus cinematic pads. www.decentsamples.com/product/stell…

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 24/06/2023

Someone should figure out a way to turn those hackable WRT54G routers into a synthesizer

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 08/01/2023

I understand now why AI art is so controversial

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 23/11/2022

The Decent Samples Black Friday sale has started. 40% off most sample libraries! decentsamples.com

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 28/10/2022

something exciting just arrived in the mail…

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 08/10/2022

Finally made it to 100K! Deeply grateful to everyone who has supported the channel. It really means so much!

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 30/09/2022

A very nice person gave this to me while I was walking down the street yesterday. I think I legally have to make a video about it now

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 19/03/2022

Beautiful day for the @saveuctownhomes protest w/ Philly Elmo & Positive Movement Drumline

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 04/03/2022

The latest version of Decent Sampler (1.4.10) has an "Import EXS File" menu item. 🤫

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 16/02/2022

Platform breakdown for Decent Sampler:

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 02/02/2022

look at this crazy thing I’m being advertised. sometimes i think the algorithm knows me too well

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 15/01/2022

I built a reverb tank out of an old lamp + FREE SAMPLE LIBRARY youtu.be/JBb6G1VJM-I

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 01/01/2022

Happy New Year! Thanks to everyone who continued to inspire me through yet another weird year.

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 21/07/2021

A new version of Decent Sampler (1.1) is out. You can now sort your samples into folders. Download here: www.decentsamples.com/product/decen…

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 08/01/2021

Something very exciting just arrived in the mail from @SpitfireAudio. Thank you so much for this glorious prize @chensonmusic!

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 05/01/2021

New video: I modded my Korg Monotron so that I can play it like a normal synth! youtu.be/AvFX6Pq3NVw

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 24/12/2020

Who says a watched pot never boils? My Youtube channel just made it to 10,000 subscribers! My sincerest thank you to everyone who’s subscribed and supported the channel along the way. 🙏

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 30/11/2020

Today is the last day for the Decent Samples 50% off Black Friday sale. All samples return to their normal (still pretty affordable) prices at midnight. decentsamples.com

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 25/11/2020

Our Black Friday sale starts now. 50% off everything! www.decentsamples.com

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 07/11/2020

party at 43rd and baltimore ave

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 07/11/2020

neverending caravan of cars honking (west philly)

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 07/11/2020

not to steal joe biden’s thunder, but

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 23/08/2020

ugh. my son just dropped elmo in a pond.

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Dave Hilowitz @dhilowitz.bsky.social · 13/08/2020

PRO TIP: If you open an NKI file in Hex Fiend, you can see exactly what version of Kontakt was used to create it. Hex Fiend is free, by the way: ridiculousfish.com/hexfiend

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