it's definitely not too long - such music needs its spreading in time. i especially like the guitars! (is the feedback controllable with a moog guitar? - have no idea how this works) it could also be an OM-bassline ;-) ...

it's definitely not too long - such music needs its spreading in time. i especially like the guitars! (is the feedback controllable with a moog guitar? - have no idea how this works) it could also be an OM-bassline ;-) ...

Thanks!   I think you're right: there's a heavy Om debt in the bass, though I'm not sure if it's a complete lift.   The piece could be a lot longer, though I'm now second-guessing that initial "feedback" blast (more on why there's scare quotes in a second...)--it might have more impact if I'd stated a riff right off and then done the long note later...but I liked the assaultiveness of stating a theme and following it up with something defeating that.  I could argue it either way. The overall length, though: it just fit within the file-size limit at 256kbps, so if I'd have gone longer, it would have had to be a lower-resolution mp3.  But this could be a good track to expand for something else.

The Moog sustainer circuitry does indeed let me control the harmonic points of the sustain.  I put "feedback" in scare quotes because it's not technically amp feedback, but Paul Vo designed it specifically to do the vibrating-string-goes-to-harmonic thing that we commonly hear in an amp->guitar feedback loop.  In its normal sustainer state, the blend of which pickup is driving more (all bridge <-> blended <-> all neck) is controllable with the foot pedal.  With the Moog filter engaged, the pedal controls the filter, and control of the driving pickup blend goes to a blend potentiometer. So yeah.  It's still tricky to hang it right on the edge between harmonic states, because the string wants to vibrate in one or another standing wave state, emphasizing one or another harmonic.  That edge is interesting.  I can kind of slow down the transition with the pedal, but the string as a physical system wants to fall into one of those harmonics.

[quote=katarrhakt]it's definitely not too long - such music needs its spreading in time. i especially like the guitars! (is the feedback controllable with a moog guitar? - have no idea how this works) it could also be an OM-bassline ;-) ...[/quote] Thanks! I think you're right: there's a heavy Om debt in the bass, though I'm not sure if it's a complete lift. The piece could be a lot longer, though I'm now second-guessing that initial "feedback" blast (more on why there's scare quotes in a second...)--it might have more impact if I'd stated a riff right off and then done the long note later...but I liked the assaultiveness of stating a theme and following it up with something defeating that. I could argue it either way. The overall length, though: it [i]just[/i] fit within the file-size limit at 256kbps, so if I'd have gone longer, it would have had to be a lower-resolution mp3. But this could be a good track to expand for something else. The Moog sustainer circuitry does indeed let me control the harmonic points of the sustain. I put "feedback" in scare quotes because it's not technically amp feedback, but Paul Vo designed it specifically to do the vibrating-string-goes-to-harmonic thing that we commonly hear in an amp->guitar feedback loop. In its normal sustainer state, the blend of which pickup is driving more (all bridge <-> blended <-> all neck) is controllable with the foot pedal. With the Moog filter engaged, the pedal controls the filter, and control of the driving pickup blend goes to a blend potentiometer. So yeah. It's still tricky to hang it right on the edge between harmonic states, because the string wants to vibrate in one or another standing wave state, emphasizing one or another harmonic. That edge is interesting. I can kind of slow down the transition with the pedal, but the string as a physical system wants to fall into one of those harmonics.

ok, indeed sounds tricky. ... thanks for the explanation!

[quote=onezero][quote=katarrhakt]it's definitely not too long - such music needs its spreading in time. i especially like the guitars! (is the feedback controllable with a moog guitar? - have no idea how this works) it could also be an OM-bassline ;-) ...[/quote] Thanks! I think you're right: there's a heavy Om debt in the bass, though I'm not sure if it's a complete lift. The piece could be a lot longer, though I'm now second-guessing that initial "feedback" blast (more on why there's scare quotes in a second...)--it might have more impact if I'd stated a riff right off and then done the long note later...but I liked the assaultiveness of stating a theme and following it up with something defeating that. I could argue it either way. The overall length, though: it [i]just[/i] fit within the file-size limit at 256kbps, so if I'd have gone longer, it would have had to be a lower-resolution mp3. But this could be a good track to expand for something else. The Moog sustainer circuitry does indeed let me control the harmonic points of the sustain. I put "feedback" in scare quotes because it's not technically amp feedback, but Paul Vo designed it specifically to do the vibrating-string-goes-to-harmonic thing that we commonly hear in an amp->guitar feedback loop. In its normal sustainer state, the blend of which pickup is driving more (all bridge <-> blended <-> all neck) is controllable with the foot pedal. With the Moog filter engaged, the pedal controls the filter, and control of the driving pickup blend goes to a blend potentiometer. So yeah. It's still tricky to hang it right on the edge between harmonic states, because the string wants to vibrate in one or another standing wave state, emphasizing one or another harmonic. That edge is interesting. I can kind of slow down the transition with the pedal, but the string as a physical system wants to fall into one of those harmonics.[/quote] ok, indeed sounds tricky. ... thanks for the explanation!

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