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Dark & Stormy

By Chrisfoo on February 20, 2022 11:55 pm

Picked up a new interface this week (Antelope Audio Zen Q), so of course I got sucked into trouble shooting a bunch of problems that must come with new hardware/software.   I was working on a song called Dark & Stormy, but I had to put it aside to work through all the new gear kinks.  Still not able to record any audio a few hours out I decided to make a little instrumental jam with E piano and some Diva patches and keep the name (completely different song).  Honestly, I think I like how this one turned out better than how the other was going, so maybe I'll try and put some lyrics over this or something similar at a later date.

Some really cool synth sounds here.  I especially like the flute sound.  The rain and thunder was a nice touch.  If you ever go back to the first song you were doing you should also call it Dark & Stormy so we can compare and also possibly get confused.

Ooops sorry for the empty comment! This reminds me stylistically of Jazz Emu (youtube music/comedy), but without the comedy. Sounds like funky baby-makin music. One of the great things about WB is that it gives us a legit excuse to by new gear and plugins and stuff.

floats me like:

Would love to hear how you'd approach giving this track a vocal element. I love the sound that comes in at about 00:25, it's awesome.

oh my goodness what a delicious track! loving all the instrumental voices that come and go! great job with the general sound design and mix. sounds great on the speakers!

It doesn't require vocals but maybe with the right lyrics it can bring it to the next level, and also it might inform what could work as a bridge or whatev. it's def a great mood and you should do more of this smile

I really enjoy a kinda funky bass line like this, so nice to hear. I'm also curious to hear how vocals would fit into this, looking forward to it if you get around to it some day. Also rain sounds for life heart.

I really like the choice of drums sound. The rain at the end is very nice. Fun track.

Funky!

The intro is tasty - that guitar tone! And then the moogish bass! And cool use of rain sample and thunder hitting just at the right time! That was nice!

Those synths are so tasty

Super groovy and laid back funk feel to this one.  Gotta love those Diva sounds smile  That new interface looks pretty sweet too dang!  I hope you can focus on the music making this week and have all your troubleshooting done.

Nice and tasty. And the right amount of retro.

Groovy. Would totally listen to this on a rainy day (if only there were more of them around here!).

Certainly a bright spot of my day.

Love this

That bass is funky as all hell! Love it!! Great cascading waves of synths.  Very soulful old school sound with influences from 70s and 80s.  The storm was a pisser though... ended too soon!

The blend of atmosphere with the music is a briliant addition to your writing style. I love how you blend the two. Is this an evolution of your writing style?

tasty sounds, digs it. I like me some funky groove, cool to hear this style from you. Yeah, this one could go on longer, looking forward to lyric version!

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