I am sorry to hear about your cold. This track sounds very fine and you must not worry about the quality. I get the vibe 100%. I hope you are recovering soon. Thanks for uploading.

I am sorry to hear about your cold. This track sounds very fine and you must not worry about the quality. I get the vibe 100%. I hope you are recovering soon. Thanks for uploading.

so delicate and pretty, but with a weight to it that keeps it grounded. like lying on the forest floor, looking up at the stars. been on repeat all morning.
hoping for a break w work so i can play some guitar along with it.

hope you are feeling better, Buddy!

so delicate and pretty, but with a weight to it that keeps it grounded. like lying on the forest floor, looking up at the stars. been on repeat all morning. hoping for a break w work so i can play some guitar along with it. hope you are feeling better, Buddy!

Woah sorry to hear about the cold.  Hope you're feeling 100% better.  Totally wouldn't have guessed you were under the weather though.  This sounds lovely and cinematic.  Happily takes me back to some of your earlier tracks this year.  Like I'm witnessing a magical event in slow motion with all sorts of refracted lights   Also "Hapax Sequencer" sounds like it should be shoved into a DeLorean to get back home!

Woah sorry to hear about the cold. Hope you're feeling 100% better. Totally wouldn't have guessed you were under the weather though. This sounds lovely and cinematic. Happily takes me back to some of your earlier tracks this year. Like I'm witnessing a magical event in slow motion with all sorts of refracted lights :) Also "Hapax Sequencer" sounds like it should be shoved into a DeLorean to get back home!

Thanks for the kind words.  Listening back now (with much less congestion) I'm kind of amazed the mix came out as well as it did... I guess it's a solid argument for using tools like spectral analyzers to check your work, because I 100% could not hear all the high-end shimmery/liquidy sounds that made it in... I think they sound good... but I definitely couldn't hear a surprising amount of it when mixing. 

Thanks, I'm on the mend... still kind congested a fully week later, but I'm still breathing, everything else is gravy.  And yeah my aim for this one was to NOT be dark and creepy.  So many of my soundscapes lean into the unsettling, and I was trying to do something that was deliberately bright, without being cheesy.  I think I came pretty close to the mark with this. 

Definitely not 100%, but I'll take the like 87% that I've gotten so far. I'm glad you liked it, I think part of the motivation for this one was that the "light" tracks from the "Afterlife Series" that I did earlier this year, never really satisfied me... it felt like they were just the tracks I needed to do to complete the series, so that I could get to the "9th Floor"... which was the one I was kind of thinking about the whole time.  So I wanted to do something with a Major feel, but like more whole heatedly. 

[quote=Q-Rosh]I am sorry to hear about your cold. This track sounds very fine and you must not worry about the quality. I get the vibe 100%. I hope you are recovering soon. Thanks for uploading.[/quote] Thanks for the kind words. Listening back now (with much less congestion) I'm kind of amazed the mix came out as well as it did... I guess it's a solid argument for using tools like spectral analyzers to check your work, because I 100% could not hear all the high-end shimmery/liquidy sounds that made it in... I think they sound good... but I definitely couldn't hear a surprising amount of it when mixing. [quote=jwh]so delicate and pretty, but with a weight to it that keeps it grounded. like lying on the forest floor, looking up at the stars. been on repeat all morning. hoping for a break w work so i can play some guitar along with it. hope you are feeling better, Buddy![/quote] Thanks, I'm on the mend... still kind congested a fully week later, but I'm still breathing, everything else is gravy. And yeah my aim for this one was to NOT be dark and creepy. So many of my soundscapes lean into the unsettling, and I was trying to do something that was deliberately bright, without being cheesy. I think I came pretty close to the mark with this. [quote=Tone Matrix]Woah sorry to hear about the cold. Hope you're feeling 100% better. Totally wouldn't have guessed you were under the weather though. This sounds lovely and cinematic. Happily takes me back to some of your earlier tracks this year. Like I'm witnessing a magical event in slow motion with all sorts of refracted lights :) Also "Hapax Sequencer" sounds like it should be shoved into a DeLorean to get back home![/quote] Definitely not 100%, but I'll take the like 87% that I've gotten so far. I'm glad you liked it, I think part of the motivation for this one was that the "light" tracks from the "Afterlife Series" that I did earlier this year, never really satisfied me... it felt like they were just the tracks I needed to do to complete the series, so that I could get to the "9th Floor"... which was the one I was kind of thinking about the whole time. So I wanted to do something with a Major feel, but like more whole heatedly.

Beautiful piece. So many parts moving in and out and around my head, and lots of bits of ear candy ... it sounds nerdy and detached but I'm enamoured with the mix - the frequency separation - in your work. It's absolutely masterful. Everything is distinct and has its own space and it's wonderful. Your meandering ambient jams are expertly composed lol

HAPAX is awesome. I run my entire modular rig plus synths and midi controllers with it. Like, the tracks I've been working on for the pulsar suite - Hapax is the brain running the modular, the subharmonicon, the wavestate, the pulsar, and it's even clocking the microcosm for the Lyra8, and I still have room for more synths if I really wanted the headache lol. Lost track of how many midi channels. It's amazing. You're going to love it!

Beautiful piece. So many parts moving in and out and around my head, and lots of bits of ear candy ... it sounds nerdy and detached but I'm enamoured with the mix - the frequency separation - in your work. It's absolutely masterful. Everything is distinct and has its own space and it's wonderful. Your meandering ambient jams are expertly composed lol HAPAX is awesome. I run my entire modular rig plus synths and midi controllers with it. Like, the tracks I've been working on for the pulsar suite - Hapax is the brain running the modular, the subharmonicon, the wavestate, the pulsar, and it's even clocking the microcosm for the Lyra8, and I still have room for more synths if I really wanted the headache lol. Lost track of how many midi channels. It's amazing. You're going to love it!

Well thank you, I really appreciate that.  When I started grad school, mixing was by far my weakest skill, so I have spent the last couple years really focusing on improving my abilities.  Now it's kinda my favorite part of the process. And you know, MOST of what I've learned I got from a super cheesy set of courses from David Gibson called "The Art of Mixing".  It was originally released on VHS in the 90s, but he has subsequently put them up on YouTube... and the graphics, and humor... and hair styles DO NOT hold up... but the way he explains how to visualize and use a "sound stage", and how to use all the channel strip effects... pure gold. 

And, yeah, I've only spent a few hours with the HAPAX so far, but it's already my favorite sequencer.  I was already primed to love it, because I'm a Deluge fanboy, and so the interface is VERY much in my comfort zone. As soon as I went to the "Live" mode and found that I could change the interval size between the rows with a single button press and a knob turn, I was like "yep... we're gonna be GOOD friends".  I haven't yet delved into the generator Algos, and only briefly messed with midi effects... but it seems like a piece of equipment that I can think of as a trustworthy, and obedient collaborator, rather than just a tool... and like that relationship is the whole reason I got into modular to start with, so I have high expectations for what it will unlock... given the requisite practice of course. 

[quote=neon liminal]Beautiful piece. So many parts moving in and out and around my head, and lots of bits of ear candy ... it sounds nerdy and detached but I'm enamoured with the mix - the frequency separation - in your work. It's absolutely masterful. Everything is distinct and has its own space and it's wonderful. Your meandering ambient jams are expertly composed lol HAPAX is awesome. I run my entire modular rig plus synths and midi controllers with it. Like, the tracks I've been working on for the pulsar suite - Hapax is the brain running the modular, the subharmonicon, the wavestate, the pulsar, and it's even clocking the microcosm for the Lyra8, and I still have room for more synths if I really wanted the headache lol. Lost track of how many midi channels. It's amazing. You're going to love it![/quote] Well thank you, I really appreciate that. When I started grad school, mixing was by far my weakest skill, so I have spent the last couple years really focusing on improving my abilities. Now it's kinda my favorite part of the process. And you know, MOST of what I've learned I got from a super cheesy set of courses from David Gibson called "The Art of Mixing". It was originally released on VHS in the 90s, but he has subsequently put them up on YouTube... and the graphics, and humor... and hair styles DO NOT hold up... but the way he explains how to visualize and use a "sound stage", and how to use all the channel strip effects... pure gold. And, yeah, I've only spent a few hours with the HAPAX so far, but it's already my favorite sequencer. I was already primed to love it, because I'm a Deluge fanboy, and so the interface is VERY much in my comfort zone. As soon as I went to the "Live" mode and found that I could change the interval size between the rows with a single button press and a knob turn, I was like "yep... we're gonna be GOOD friends". I haven't yet delved into the generator Algos, and only briefly messed with midi effects... but it seems like a piece of equipment that I can think of as a trustworthy, and obedient collaborator, rather than just a tool... and like that relationship is the whole reason I got into modular to start with, so I have high expectations for what it will unlock... given the requisite practice of course.

what a beautiful dream state this is
holding space for you this week
hope both your body and heart are on the mend

[img]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.giphy.com%2Fmedia%2F6ph1PJBzicuTm%2Fgiphy.gif&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=1f89b510212fbab764b22dc2463998fd012fc145dc5a3c02e11edd29b67f766f&ipo=images[/img] what a beautiful dream state this is holding space for you this week hope both your body and heart are on the mend

I'm late to the party on this one and I hope you're better by now. This is perfect cold and sickness ambient music. I am also curious how you're liking the hapax. It's always intrigued me.

I'm late to the party on this one and I hope you're better by now. This is perfect cold and sickness ambient music. I am also curious how you're liking the hapax. It's always intrigued me.

Thanks for the kind words. 

I did recover... it took almost a whole week to get back to 100%, but after the first few days it was just congestion so it wasn't too too bad. 

And... yeah, I'm totally in love with the Hapax.  It's easily my favorite sequencer at this point.  As I mentioned above, I'm a Deluge fanboy, and have been for years now, so the interface already felt like home to me.  But the fact that I can have it controlling my Deluge, both of my modular skiffs, my Virus, my Microcosm, and still have an open dedicated MIDI out for whatever else I might want to through into the mix... all while taking MIDI input from my Kompelete Kontrol, and getting transport controls and clock from my Tascam Model 12... with bidirectional USB MIDI to my computer, and TWO configurable CV inputs!!!... like ALL at the same time... is just crazy to me... it is legit the central brain I have always wanted.  And that's just the I/O.  The step sequencing is fast and straight forward (even for complex mathy and probabilistic things).  The MIDI Effects are fantastic and easy to understand.  The Section and Song sequencing is fast and intuitive.  It's eminently play able in the live mode.  Sequencing cc/cv automation is dead simple, and the generator algos are both practical and inspiring.  So again, I might have had a slightly easier learning curve because of my time with the Deluge... but for me the Hapax is the MOST intuitive sequencer I have ever worked with, while simultaneously being the most feature rich and in depth.  It's really incredible.

That said, I have a Keystep Pro and an SQ-64... and I don't feel like the Hapax has made either obsolete for me... each has it's own workflow, and strengths... but the Hapax is now fully my default primary sequencer.

[quote=emily] what a beautiful dream state this is holding space for you this week hope both your body and heart are on the mend [/quote] Thanks for the kind words. [quote=SQF]I'm late to the party on this one and I hope you're better by now. This is perfect cold and sickness ambient music. I am also curious how you're liking the hapax. It's always intrigued me. [/quote] I did recover... it took almost a whole week to get back to 100%, but after the first few days it was just congestion so it wasn't too too bad. And... yeah, I'm totally in love with the Hapax. It's easily my favorite sequencer at this point. As I mentioned above, I'm a Deluge fanboy, and have been for years now, so the interface already felt like home to me. But the fact that I can have it controlling my Deluge, both of my modular skiffs, my Virus, my Microcosm, and still have an open dedicated MIDI out for whatever else I might want to through into the mix... all while taking MIDI input from my Kompelete Kontrol, and getting transport controls and clock from my Tascam Model 12... with bidirectional USB MIDI to my computer, and TWO configurable CV inputs!!!... like ALL at the same time... is just crazy to me... it is legit the central brain I have always wanted. And that's just the I/O. The step sequencing is fast and straight forward (even for complex mathy and probabilistic things). The MIDI Effects are fantastic and easy to understand. The Section and Song sequencing is fast and intuitive. It's eminently play able in the live mode. Sequencing cc/cv automation is dead simple, and the generator algos are both practical and inspiring. So again, I might have had a slightly easier learning curve because of my time with the Deluge... but for me the Hapax is the MOST intuitive sequencer I have ever worked with, while simultaneously being the most feature rich and in depth. It's really incredible. That said, I have a Keystep Pro and an SQ-64... and I don't feel like the Hapax has made either obsolete for me... each has it's own workflow, and strengths... but the Hapax is now fully my default primary sequencer.