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Synchromystic

By Ashen Simian on November 11, 2018 3:34 pm

I was thinking about trying something different for this week, but due to lack of peace and quiet, I decided to go the opposite direction. This is as old skool as it gets, for now at least. A simple basic sequence (oberheim 2 voice), some white noise effects (Crumar DS-2), decorated with an abundance of mellotron improvisations (flute, choir, cello, brass and the basic strings).

There´s no denying that the mellotron sounds combined, make for a lively orchestration and beautifully archaic sound textures. If you happen to like that sort of thing, that is smile

November 12, 2018 2:49 am

Cosmic Cairns

Another fantastic journey you've created.  The flute leads are beautiful.

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November 12, 2018 6:26 pm

Gab Manette

Ashen Simian wrote:

If you happen to like that sort of thing, that is

As it turns out, I very much like that sort of thing and your compo delivers in spades smile

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November 12, 2018 8:17 pm

Jim Wood

I do as well. Tribal vibes.

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November 13, 2018 1:05 pm

Ashen Simian

CosmicCairns wrote:

Another fantastic journey you've created.  The flute leads are beautiful.

Gab Manette wrote:
Ashen Simian wrote:

If you happen to like that sort of thing, that is

As it turns out, I very much like that sort of thing and your compo delivers in spades smile

Jim Wood wrote:

I do as well. Tribal vibes.

Thanks all! Very nice that you found it pleasant. I personally love the mellotron sounds to bits, they have that strange combination of human and mechanical. The ones I use are a real mellotron sampled note for note, with all the quirks of the original tape sets... I have played a real one too a couple of times and it is really is an love/hate thing that wobbly keybed and the strange "velocity"sensitivity. But it has very original charm...  most of the modern mellotron sample libraries are rather polihed and fine-tuned... and in my opinion lose quite bit of the vibe.

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November 13, 2018 3:46 pm

Devieus

I'm not super fond of the mellotron sounds, but that may be because the samples I've used weren't all that great. This song I am fond of though.

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December 1, 2018 8:59 pm

emily

sounds rad!

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