Breaching the Atmosphere
By scottux on February 14, 2016 12:52 am
Equipment
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These two Modular Synths
1. Miss New Boopy - https://www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/view/249067
2. https://www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/view/229628
These Guitar Pedals
1. Chase Bliss Warped Vinyl Mk II - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32qrmB103ao
2. Old Blood Black Fountain - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVdEBFWFqWE
3. Strymon Big Sky - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvH8Or_rkFY
And this sequencer
1. Novation Circuit
Before composing
Some background: Bryan Levay and I perform modular synthesis in a variety of genres and experiments. This song is one performance we'll be showcasing at an experimental music show March 5th. Our intention was to explore a sound-space that might hold optimism and excitement in the same breath as overwhelming fear, like astronauts leaving Earth's atmosphere must've felt in the face of such hostile conditions.
After completion
The song ended up being entirely too long! Dammit. Well, too long for the max filesize on this site. However, the entire performance is available here!
As for the intent, I think in our mastering we ended up compressing the audio too much, so some of the lower rumbly stuff ended up overpowering other elements in the mix.
BONUS SONG
I actually completed last week's song in time but forgot to upload it before the deadline! So you get a second song, and the same writeup I give any of my songs.
Equipment
1. Miss New Boopy - https://www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/view/249067
Before composition
I wanted to just explore the possibilities of this new modular setup and bring the Mutable Instruments Rings into my workflow, so this is largely an exploration of those concepts with little refinement. Also wanted to get a handle on my other new module, the Make Noise Tempi, and so all the dynamics and rhythmic investigations are the result of futzing with that.
After completion
I think I'd like to spend a LOT more time with the Rings and my pedal board. I feel like the textures it's capable of producing are just too tasty. I also think I need to get a longer cable for my RF Nomad, as I think it'd be really interesting to find what kinds of signals might be floating around my head that I wouldn't find otherwise.
Here's the second song!
[soundcloud]245554418[/soundcloud]
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