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Track for the 58th

By Ashen Simian on April 28, 2024 6:15 pm

a rather long track, almost 7 mins. I firstly decided to make some relaxing soundscape background ambience for 45 mins for my personal use. I did it and for theis weeks track, I took the same midi tracks, put the tempo up with 40 more bpms, created a bass line and drum tracks and improvised a couple of takes over the top, with my Elka String machine and a Kawai 100p monosynth. And the result was more like melodic techno.

This is right out of a 70's synth time capsule. The sounds are lusciously retro and the way everything unfolds and plays is quietly purposeful. It kinda reminds me of Roger Joseph Manning's "Logan's Sanctuary" concept album.

I enjoyed the sounds throughout, but I think my favorite part was starting around 4:10.  The lead synth sounds really cool there.

MRDRCAT wrote:

This is right out of a 70's synth time capsule. The sounds are lusciously retro and the way everything unfolds and plays is quietly purposeful. It kinda reminds me of Roger Joseph Manning's "Logan's Sanctuary" concept album.

Hey, thanks! Yes, many of the synths here are from the 70´s indeed. Must check out that Logan´s Sanctuary thing, sounds interesting.

Cosmic Cairns wrote:

I enjoyed the sounds throughout, but I think my favorite part was starting around 4:10.  The lead synth sounds really cool there.

Thanks! This has a quite nice flow and I will definetly make new overdubs there when I have more time. Now it is a bit half baked, but some nice themes there I will definetly use again. The synth leads you like is Kawai 100 P. It is completely unsung japanes preset lead synth from the mid 70´s, but it has actually become my Swiss Army Knife for lead work. It has that very nice, bendy sound that cuts right thru the mix but is not too annoying.

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