Day 169: Noise like India

Ambient noise art with Indian singing.  A match made in Heaven?

Day 129: Get a Little C-c-c-closer

Still learning how to use Beatchop by Quadelectra.  It's similar in many respects to Buffre by Peff, but seems to arrive at certain types of sounds easier.

Beatchop

Buffre

To me, Buffre seems to be great at quickly creating glitch style anything, mostly due to the built in bitcrusher.  Beatchop is more of a stutter/jitter type effect.  Are they related? Yes.  If you add a bitcrush effect to Beatchop many people would be hard-pressed to tell you which is being used.  There is a fair amount of overlap, but I know that I'm getting some different results when experimenting with the two. Just as with Sugarbytes Slice Arranger or Ochen K's Glitch - the outcomes are all slightly different.  Slice Arranger is kind of an auto-mated version, but still creates some pleasurable results (to my ears).

Slice Arranger

Glitch

Lyrics:
I just want to see you smile.
Can you get a little closer to me?
I just want to hold your hand.
Can you get a little closer to me?

Day 97: 3 Little Words

A simple and strange experiment for three simple words.

By the way,  we're almost at 100 days of music.

Day 96: Serial Killers and Synthesizers

I just wanted to see how interesting I could make a piece if I only used the Series 1 and 2 synth modules by Ochen K.  I thought it was pretty interesting so I finished it out and added some more production value to it.

The lyrics were inspired by a TV show.  Most serial killers take a long time to get up to their first kill.  I was thinking about that and how a killer would stalk their victim, that they might even just watch them for a long time.  Like a cat playing with its prey.  This is the story of someone who sees their future victim on a couple of different occasions and just follows them home, watching them, observing, relishing in their perceived "power".

Lyrics:
I caught you walking in the streets last night,
In the shadows, just out of sight.
I think I followed you home,
I don't know but I think I followed you home.

Watched you,
Thru the window,
While you were getting ready for bed.
That's all that happened this time.

Day 61: More Modules

Another experiment with Ochen K.'s A-series1 and 2 synths.

Lyrics:
You probably think you got me fooled,
But you don't know a single thing.
You probably think you got me fooled,
But you don't know one damn thing.

Day 59: Better Living Through Experimentation

A shout out to a few really great developers today.

First, goes to the Chronologists for their Reason rack extensions Now and Later.  I'm also a fan of Divisor, but haven't yet purchased Truth.  I'm using Now, Later, and Divisor in today's piece.  They are very unique pieces of software that have taken me a little bit of time to wrap my head around.  I'm still figuring out how to incorporate them into my workflow, but quickly found that when you start routing them in meaningful ways you will get some very interesting effects.

Next we give a nod to Ochen K.  His modular synth series are really just awesome.  I've purchased the A-Series One and A-Series Two and don't regret it for a second.  Anyone who has a background in true modular synthesis (read: real routing on analog machines) will either say "what's the big deal?" or "OHMYGOD!THAT'S THE MOST AMAZING THING EVVERRR!"  No chance of their reaction being anywhere in between.  Other than a drum loop and some wind instruments from the Reason Factory Soundback everything harmonic on this track was made with those two modules.

Third, is the one and only Peff.  Buffre is like no other.  If you use Reason and ever have a need for tape stops, stutter, glitch, or many other variations of these things then accept no substitutes.  I very much feel like I'm just scratching the surface on this guy.

I hope you have a few minutes to check out today's work.  Have a great week and check back tomorrow for more!

Day 54: Rebuilding

Today is a day filled with hope, life, and unfulfilled expectation.  The machine is juggling the sounds that make the colors that fill the dreams... and you can be a part of it.