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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 4h

Probably time to do a track breakdown of the new extended Uncharted Worlds!

Screenshot of the Cubase session for Uncharted Worlds Extended Version

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 8h

I guess the new track is doing ok. 😏 Not bad for just coming out yesterday!

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 01/10/2026

Kiwis are getting it first, in FIVE HOURS!

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 21/09/2026

Humans are kinda the same way. "I'm not really a fan of banana." "Ok, but it's mixed into ice cream with chocolate chunks." "FINE, gimme!" BTW, here's another pic of our newly adopted dude, just for fun! PS: His belly is not a trap!

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 21/09/2026

Thunder is a Churu pig. 😆

My cat Thunder, greedily holding and eating a Churu

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 19/09/2026

[HEAVY BREATHING INTENSIFIES]

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 17/09/2026

If Mass Effect 3 used FMOD 😎 Just playing around and getting reacquainted with FMOD after not having used it in well over a year!

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 28/08/2026

A taste of things to come! Uncharted Worlds - Extended Version, coming soon to all music platforms.

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 19/08/2026

Happy World Photo Day! I just happen to have some very recent pics from the Bahamas to share (still here, leaving Friday).

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 17/08/2026

Holy janky hotel, Batman! Your contractors gotta be on some serious drugs to get a door installation THIS wrong.

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 15/08/2026

I guess Dracula was on our flight to Miami.

It's hard to explain the joke in alt text

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 04/08/2026

What I don't get is, why is Gemini SO DUMB, when Google's open-source LLM, Gemma 4, doesn't say insane things like that?

Response from Gemma 4:

"Buying the dip" is a common investment strategy where an investor purchases an asset (like a stock, cryptocurrency, or commodity) after its price has dropped significantly.

The underlying logic is that the price drop is temporary, and the asset will eventually recover and rise to a higher value. By buying when the price is "down," the investor hopes to acquire more units of the asset at a lower cost, thereby increasing their potential profit when the price rebounds.

Here is a detailed breakdown of how it works, the risks involved, and the psychology behind it.

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 03/08/2026

Tonight's the first time this Kavinsky tribute piece ("The Final Call") finally sounds like everything has gelled together, and I no longer hate it. 😅 Now it just needs an entire beginning.

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 25/07/2026

Here's Bette Davis, doing her "snaggletooth" pose. 😂

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 16/07/2026

It's a trap! My sweet old man who we just said goodbye to a couple of weeks ago, had a belly that was NOT a trap, not even the day we adopted him.

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 13/07/2026

The logout icon for @reelcrafter.com is a person jumping out of a window. It's been that way for almost two years, and not once has anyone brought it up. 😆 I wonder how many have even noticed!

ReelCrafter main menu, showing "Log Out" with an icon of a person jumping out of a window

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 04/07/2026

A little music therapy on a Saturday. #NewMusic

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 04/07/2026

It's been just over a month since "Carnival of Stars" was released into the world. I really appreciate everyone who's stuck with me beyond my video game work, into my personal solo work. It means a lot to me! 🙏

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 30/06/2026

Just two more days with our dear old man before we have to say goodbye. 💔

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 13/06/2026

Anyone know why it's taking ALL DAY just to set this up? Why are they building so much scaffolding just to remove these letters? This feels fishy to me.

Photo of scaffolding in front of Trump's disgusting name on the Kennedy Center

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 10/06/2026

Oh crap. As the guy behind ReelCrafter, I feel like I need to point out that your embedded player waveform is missing! Hit up support@reelcrafter.com if you need help. I'm guessing maybe your primary color has an alpha setting of fully transparent..?

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 09/06/2026

Today was the first vet visit where the topic of quality of life was brought up for our cat, Tom. Sad day. 😢 We'll talk to the internist tomorrow to weigh options, but it's not looking great.

My soul cat, Tom, looking like a beached whale

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 06/06/2026

4400 thanks to everyone who's listened to "Carnival of Stars" since its release last week! The next single, "Smoke and Mirrors," comes out June 26th, and maybe one more before the full Night Creatures album launches whenever it's done.

Spotify image: "Carnival of Stars" hit 4.4k streams worldwide

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 03/06/2026

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️❤️

A three-panel screencap from the DS9 episode "Blood Oath" (S2E19). Klingon warrior Kor embraces Jadzia Dax and greets her as "Curzon, my beloved old friend." Jadzia smiles and corrects him: "I'm Jadzia now." Kor, without hesitation, continues hugging her and says "Jadzia, my beloved old friend."

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 01/06/2026

Been playing around with the idea of taking my music and generating static art pieces from it. This is the latest iteration, fully printable up to 20x20 inches. The top two are Tailwind and Flutter, the bottom are Flow State and Dreaming in Kodachrome.

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 15/05/2026

That'll teach me to order software from alien planets.

An email containing a license key & download instructions, written in complete gibberish characters.

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 15/05/2026

Heck yeah, ordered! This'll look rad on the shelf in front of my Mass Effect vinyl set.

Product detail page for the Master Replicas Normandy SR-2

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 11/05/2026

I've never been so on top of my music releases before. "Carnival of Stars" is shipping May 29th, and "Smoke and Mirrors" on June 26th. These might be the only singles I release ahead of the full album. Can't wait to write the next track!

Screenshot of two upcoming single releases

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 09/05/2026

Late night vibes, working on track #2 for the new album.

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 04/05/2026

It's done! Man, I feel like I've done nothing for the past two days but write and mix this thing. I love how this turned out!! Getting this on Bandcamp soon for a limited 2-week release, then it goes to streaming.

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 03/05/2026

A new work-in-progress started tonight, for the next album!

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 30/04/2026

I hope this thing isn't as uncomfortable as it looks.

Photo of the upcoming Steam Controller - available for purchase May 4th

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 30/04/2026

In case anyone needs an uplifting pet pic today, here's a photo of my special guy at the cat groomer's. 😹

A fluffy white and grey cat getting a bath, with a rubber duck on top of his head

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 29/04/2026

Still waiting to get the green light to release this extended version of Uncharted Worlds! Definitely gonna have to follow up in a few days. #antsy #superantsy #MassEffect

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 28/04/2026

This is coming along nicely! It needs coarse adjustment on each oscillator, still (-12 to +12 at least). And now I can actually play it using my MIDI keyboard too. The Bricasti M7 reverb sounds killer!

Photo of a web-based analog synth on my website

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 23/04/2026

If you're still using sidechain compression to unmask elements in your mix, you might wanna look into more transparent, modern techniques.

Drake meme: top panel shows Drake looking disgusted and rejecting "sidechain compression"; bottom panel shows Drake smiling and approving of "spectral dynamic EQ.

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 17/04/2026

Experimenting with a custom-built music visualizer. I'm really digging the look of this!

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 12/04/2026

Studio Sunday! Working on an art project collab with another composer today.

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 05/04/2026

Started working on the next album. The people wanted calm, given the terrible state of the world, so calm is what they shall get.

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 04/04/2026

Is Uncharted Worlds Extended Version done? I think it might be. Now to get approval from Warner Chappell Music to release it! Should clock in at around 4:23, compared to the original's 1:14.

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 01/02/2026

What if the top word was sorta grayed out instead. So you type in the word below SLEEP and hit enter, then there's like a blinking cursor next to the grayed-out SLEEP, prompting you to type the final word?

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 12/01/2026

I'm thrilled to be a part of the @unlockaudio.bsky.social team as the resident composer for the Futuristic & Cool studio! If you're a game studio of ANY size and need help realizing your sound and music vision, hit us up!

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Sam Hulick @samhulick.com · 06/01/2026

Man, this thing is more powerful than I thought! Ableton recently added the ability to actually create your own synth patches from scratch. This thing is basically a portable, lite version of Ableton Live. I'm an instant fan!

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