The Double-Galled Scepter of Gaul.

braincell · Post by **braincell** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 9:43 pm

<a name="planetz-file"></a><a href="http://www.planetz.com/Pulsar/files/mus ... .mp3"><img src="/forums/images/listen_icon.gif" border="0" alt=" Song"> Song</a> <a name="planetz-tag"></a>Genre: Ambient <a name="planetz-tag"></a>Uses: Pulsar Mixers copyright © 2006 Institute of Contemporary Music _____________________________________ It could use a little more work but I decided to post it now. The flutes are a bamboo flute I bought for $1.29 and slowed down plus added effects. That was fun.

Note: I just uploaded it again but only to alter the name. The music is the same.

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Shroomz~> · Post by **Shroomz~>** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 5:06 pm

really cool.

braincell · Post by **braincell** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 6:24 pm

Thanks, thinking about it further, I want to add some bass. I'm toying with the idea of buying a bass. How hard could it be to play if you are sampling bits and pieces?

On 2006-03-03 17:06, Shroomz wrote:
really cool.

wayne · Post by **wayne** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 6:41 pm

Nice track, braincell

Yeah, get a bass! Thoroughly recommend it as a lifestyle choice.

AudioIrony · Post by **AudioIrony** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 2:08 pm

Nooooooooooooooooo!!!! - don't destroy with bass... this is great the way it is.

O.K - A little dramatic using the word "destroy" - I'm sure that won't happen - but I like the detail and space you're getting as it is.

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braincell · Post by **braincell** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 2:05 am

Really? I thought it was a bit too minimalistic. I'll maybe use the bass in the next one.

I sampled my friend's bass playing a long time ago and it blended really well with my electronic music. I ended up not using it on what he played to but creating a new piece to the samples. I've used this method before with other musicians. I loop my music and let them improvise to it for 20 minutes or so and then when I go home I pick out the really good parts. Any musician can sound great this way.

On 2006-03-04 14:08, blgrace wrote:
Nooooooooooooooooo!!!! - don't destroy with bass... this is great the way it is.

O.K - A little dramatic using the word "destroy" - I'm sure that won't happen - but I like the detail and space you're getting as it is.

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astroman · Post by **astroman** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 3:15 am

On 2006-03-05 02:05, braincell wrote:
Really? I thought it was a bit too minimalistic. ...

well, it had enough substance that I didn't stop the loop after the first run of the track

what did you use to trigger the drums ?
if they happen to be sequenced then that's an excellent job.
imho the track has a very unusual developement with such a dramatic start of the percussion (intentionally ?) - it's also a nice example that non-traditional music can be a pleasure to listen - and not just plain demanding...

...I loop my music and let them improvise to it for 20 minutes or so and then when I go home I pick out the really good parts. ...

a good way to keep the 'live' vibes

cheers, Tom

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Post by **hubird** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 6:03 am

On 2006-03-05 02:05, braincell wrote:
. I've used this method before with other musicians. I loop my music and let them improvise to it for 20 minutes or so and then when I go home I pick out the really good parts. Any musician can sound great this way.

Hate will be your part

But me too loves to work that way

Great track, the Absynth would be jalous to hear those landscape sounds.
Not sure about a bassguitar, I'd just try

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braincell · Post by **braincell** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 9:20 am

Astro my friend, I'm glad you asked that. The drums were played into Cubase using a "Drum Kat DK 10" midi drum pads and then quantized.

I love the DK 10 now because the amount of pads exactly matches the number of drums in the Reason Redrum plus the DK 10 only has one preset but the Redrum has fixed midi notes so I never have to change a thing.

Yes, I intended it to start off in a very dramatic way since this will be the first track on my CD. A lot of the other music I did was quite ambient and I felt it would be important to make a clear and bold statement with the initial music so as not to turn people off.

On 2006-03-05 03:15, astroman wrote:

what did you use to trigger the drums ?
if they happen to be sequenced then that's an excellent job.
imho the track has a very unusual developement with such a dramatic start of the percussion (intentionally ?) - it's also a nice example that non-traditional music can be a pleasure to listen - and not just plain demanding...

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Shroomz~> · Post by **Shroomz~>** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 10:34 am

I'm so glad you mentioned bass guitar Braincell, as it prompted me to find & fix the fault in our old fretless today. Sounds good as ever now

ChrisWerner · Post by **ChrisWerner** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 2:08 am

The drums are a great opener for your CD. I like how you used the descending pitch sound to dive into the piano scene.

Good luck for the rest of your CD, I am curious on it.

Edit: Ah, take it as it is, no additional bass, it will be to soon for something like this.

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ehasting · Post by **ehasting** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:52 pm

hey.. like it... nice drums.. and a desert/waistland feel over the whole track.. there is something abandoned with the track... until the piano kicks inn..

good work

braincell · Post by **braincell** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 4:04 pm

I almost had a heart attack today because I loaded this song and the drums were missing. It turned out they were in a Reason file on another computer. MIDI is great but it is important to turn all MIDI into audio tracks when you finish.