Deeper Waves
By ineff on April 17, 2022 10:37 pm
Inspired to orchestrate with synthesizers by laamaa's incredible week 15 track, Out of Time―and ironically, ran out of time (nailed it! 
). All instruments except for percussion were made from scratch using the built-in synths.
Building the intro taught me a lot about the M8's envelope FX, and I liked the ambience of the first 16–24 bars. But I had to wrestle to keep that tone over the rest of the track―there were so many this-would-technically-work-but-isn't-where-this-song-feels-like-it-should-go directions the next few bars always wanted to go at any given moment. I think the end result stays within the fence posts, although it somehow ended up in G# minor (the struggle was that hard).
I also made another, more developed version of this track: It's 00:32 longer and has tighter expression, lovely transitions (timpani rolls!), and more movement & harmony later in the chorus. But somehow, something got lost when the chorus hits―the lead "horn" is just a tic or two brighter than the initial sketch, and the lead "violin" no longer keeps your attention! I spent ages troubleshooting what happened and how to fix it―side by side, those few bars are virtually identical―but there is a world of difference in the impact. Eventually, I ran out of time and had to post. Still no idea what happened; maybe it's one of those psychoacoustic effects, like week 7. 
So: this track is one of those earlier versions―it's shorter and rougher, but still feels on-target.
100% made and mixed on a Dirtywave M8 Tracker.
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