the song of the sea
By johnfn on January 12, 2014 8:37 pm
I don't know why I've been so obsessed with the sea lately, but here you go.
NOTES
1. That one solo at 2:00... wonder why it sounds so cute? It's because it's being played on my laptop keyboard, and ableton only allows one octave at a time. I miss my MIDI keyboard.
2. Reinstalling everything has given me an excuse to get back to basics. Every single instrument here has been synthesized with Ableton's operator.
3. I think I'm finally getting the hang of using those jazzy 7ths. Feel the warmth of the chords!
4. One thing I've been thinking about recently is how to do buildups without the crutch of rev cymbals and white noise. In this song I've done a lot of the antibuildup, where you strip things away until its just one thing playing, and then boom bring everything back. I like this a lot.
5. This song owes a great deal in terms of sound design and general execution to DDRKirby(ISQ)'s album Love Everlasting, which is just excellent. Check it out http://ddrkirbyisq.bandcamp.com/album/love-everlasting
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