carcus - Fountain of Tears
By carcus on January 4, 2026 11:32 pm
First time participant in WB, thankful to be here. My intention this year is to learn in public, commit to trying to make something every week, and engage with the community here on WB.
This originally began with an idea to focus on a song structure with "placeholders," replacing sound sources after that was complete. A quote I've heard before is "what is temporary, becomes permanent" rings true here. I left the preset sounds from Ableton with some piano and orchestral sample packs in place, as the time crunch and idea of committing to finishing something is very new to me. In a rush I started searching for a vocal to tie things together. I stumbled upon the poem recited by a user attributed below on Freesound and inspired me to move to explore the idea of a sound collage around it.
I used some of Ableton's spectral devices and GRM Atelier's "play" module on the voice track. Minimal mixing, edits.
Sources:
Fountain of Tears; tearful recitation of eighteenth century poem by tweedledee3 -- https://freesound.org/s/216489/ -- License: Attribution 3.0
Audio works licensed by author under:
CC Attribution Noncommercial (BY-NC)