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Post by hollowsun on Apr 14, 2010 12:45:59 GMT -5
The creation was maybe interesting...
It's a series of sine waves recorded monophonically onto separate tracks of my DPS24. Each one is a 'performance' as a solo player with subtle pitch bends, vib, etc.. However, for each overdub, I didn't listen to/monitor the other tracks I'd laid down - I wanted a totally aleatoric result.
When I thought I had enough random elements, I mixed the whole lot down to a stereo master, crossfading the tracks manually and using the DPS24's automation to record those.
When I had the stereo master, I took that to the Mac which I used much like I used to use my old stereo reel-to-reels, cutting and splicing and manipulating the master. I took sections, cut them out, copied them to another file and sped them up or slowed them down or reversed them and/or otherwise processed them and dropped them into the master with long crossfades for the 'evolution'. When that was all done, I fed the whole mix through a long impulse reverb of a big acoustic space in Peak to smudge the whole thing out into an homogenous whole.
It was a very systematic approach but done chaotically and randomly and taking chances with the intention/hope that something orderly would come out at the end.
I hope you like it.
Cheers,
Steve
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Post by Augustine Leudar on Apr 14, 2010 18:56:35 GMT -5
I did indeed like it - very much so. Its the sort of music Id like to have playing on my ipod should I ever have the opportunity to walk on the moon (or have an ipod). I understand your aleatoric process and use it a lot myself in composition - I find the random element can produce many things we would never think of ourselves. However considering this I am amazed at how harmonious the whole piece has turned out - normally I associate randomness with more chaotic textures but this clearly shows it can be used in a delicate manner also. Props for using the reel to reels as well - they were just phasing them out when I did my sound engineering course - but we had to do it - I found the cutting and splicing incredibly tedious and diffiuclt ! However I am sure this has also given a nice analogue feel to the track.
Good work !
P.S. have you ever read the diceman ?
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Post by fingerwolf on Apr 15, 2010 8:08:04 GMT -5
Top stuff - I often create polyphonic pad/string/whatever parts by recording a monophonic part, muting it, recording another, repeat as required, and then picking out the bits that work best. I suppose that make me a bit aleatoric sometimes. That's my new word of the day  |
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Post by synthgeek on Apr 15, 2010 9:24:47 GMT -5
Great piece! Like Gus, I'm also surprised at how gentle and harmonious this sounds, considering the process.
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