Disquiet Junto Project 0372: Honeymoon Phase

mdh · 2019-02-18T22:29:20.827Z

A very late entry for me this week.

I decided to use Quanta granular synth VST and recorded in Reaper.

The render is simply made of two tracks.
One using a preset called “Tin Can Guitar” that I messed with and gradually modulate across some MIDI notes (gradually fading in / out an oscillator & noise, and just generally messing with the grain params).
The second is another instance of Grains using an audio clip of my girlfriend saying “jump like a yoyo” (although thats possibly beyond perceptible at this point )

Quanta is the latest bit of software I’ve been using and I’d been watching videos about Reaper FX automation. So this project came at quite a nice time

I’d been busy, feeling lonely and a bit sick over the weekend. So, it was quite hard to motivate myself to sit down and properly work on the project.

I’m not over the moon about the final result. I was hoping to evoke a strong sense of memory and melancholia for a specific time in my life, but ultimately it feels a bit aimless. I like some of the tones, the wave like sounds and the rain on a tin roof effect. But I don’t feel the dialogue snippets properly gel within the sound or add very much.

But in reflecting on the process I can see the value in uploading even “failed” attempts. And an enjoyable peek into granular synthesis

Formant · 2019-02-18T22:34:00.508Z

Hi everyone! It’s been a long time, and I’m happy to be back.

Here’s my entry for this week.

I most recently bought a couple of plug-in instruments from Rhythmic Robot Audio. They make cool synths and weird little instruments. Check them out - https://www.rhythmicrobot.com/.

Of the most recent batch that I got, I picked a Hurdy Gurdy, because I love the drones and the sounds of the keys engaging, and the Haunted Piano for this track. Both plug-ins happen to have a delay setting that is delightfully imprecise but also sounds really cool. I tried to figure out what would sound cool and what would give me great happy accidents.

The beat that oscillates left to right is from the hurdy gurdy and I think it contrasts nicely with the piano.

All sounds from those two plug-ins with a little bit of verb, some EQ and gentle mastering.

Hope you enjoy!

ntrier · 2019-02-18T22:40:02.284Z

I bought some new VST’s before the new year but haven’t had any chance to use them! So, for this track, I tried to use Klevgrand’s monophonic synth VST “Enkl” for every sound except drums.

I also tried to work differently than usual - I started in Ableton’s Session View, rather than Arrangement View, and got down ideas using the computer keyboard instead of a traditional MIDI keyboard.

I also tried to play first, judge later - which got me some fun results, like the arpeggiated “chorus” being 3 measures long instead of the traditional 4.

I also experimented with sidechaining gates to create new rhythms (in the synth especially). At one point the synth was sidechained to the kick drum which was sidechained to the synth…that didn’t work out so well.

This track was also the test run for a beats-driven album I want to make in 2019. A fun first step!

Hyperobjeckt · 2019-02-18T23:13:35.373Z

Just got a Volca Modular a couple weekends ago, it is both my first semi-modular and first west-coast style synth so I am only beginning to understand what all it can do. Korg has several patch examples on their site, so for this project I decided to create a song using only those patches.

I started off with a chord progression created by Chord Progression Generator. Then, I used the sequencer on the Volca Modular to record two simple sequences that follow the progression. I also wrote a couple melodies that can be played on the ribbon keys.

This song uses a single synth recorded six times, with a different patch used in each recording. During each recording, I listened to all of the previous recordings while playing. I recorded the percussive patch (“western bongo”) first, using the sequencer, to set the tempo. I recorded the most expressive melodic patch (“vibrato”) last, to make sure that it fit in with the rest of the song.

The soundcloud description includes links to a video of myself playing each part, Chord Progression Generator, and each of the patches used. Didn’t want to include any more links besides the soundcloud one here because I am still a relative newbie with lines & have accidentally screwed up forum posts by using too many links before

jwudel · 2019-02-19T02:56:26.991Z

I’ve had an off/on love/hate (too strong, infatuation/disappointment?) relationship with iPad music making for a solid number of years now, but I got a new iPad recently. Felt slightly contrary to the spirit of the thing to avail myself of every iOS tool at my disposal, so I limited to apps I’ve acquired since getting the new device.

Aum served as file playback/processing hub. Sound sources were a pair of cheesy GarageBand loops and an iPhone recording of out of sync airport tvs. A reverb and the audio damage pitch shift/delay on aux sends, feeding into one another (and back into themselves) rounded the deal out.

dysonant · 2019-02-19T03:17:13.074Z

Hello all, this is my first Disquiet Junto I am excited for the opportunity to participate. My most recent acquisition is the Hertz Donut MKIII. I also reconfigured the small 7u modular case in which it is housed. So everything is quite new. All sounds in this track start with the HDIII and are made with the modular. I recorded each sound in real time on separate tracks and did a small amount of EQ and level setting in Ableton.

mutedial · 2019-02-19T03:22:45.016Z

I made a list of my eurorack purchases; somehow this ended up patched in the order I bought them (barring one or two utility modules which I tried to use).
This was made using a (very) short sample from Gymnopedie (cf a previous disquiet),

recorded into my most recent purchase (Phonogene) which was slowed down and then re-sampled back into the Phonogene. This then went into a
Antumbra Smog [mini clouds clone] (purchased before Phonogene) in looping 8-bit mode, with this loop frozen, and
modulated by a Ladik r-120 random in the v/oct (purchased before the smog),
into a 4MS DLD (purchased before the ladik) and then into a
w/ which had a negative offset into THAT and a random-i-think gate into THIS to punch in and out.

AuralAntithesis · 2019-02-19T03:40:25.774Z

I used only the Make Noise Teleharmonic and Tip Top Audio Mix-Z in this recording.

Edit: oh yeah and first disquiet/first post.

plusch · 2019-02-19T03:42:13.755Z

Here’s mine: https://soundcloud.com/plusch/new-spice-disquiet0372

I couldn’t resist Native Instruments’ special price for the u-he bundle. This track is five instances of Diva, using slightly modified presets, with no processing except normalization in Audacity.

Peter · 2019-02-19T05:47:35.033Z

a quick pattern with a SuperCollider extension I hadn’t run across before, a physical modeling unit generator called MembraneCircle, which can generate some interesting percussive sounds.

Hawthorn · 2019-02-19T07:00:11.066Z

It’s been 9 weeks since my last Junto! Life’s been tumultuous, but I’m happy to be making a return with this week

I picked up EastWest’s Hollywood Percussion Diamond library for a work project a couple weeks ago, and hadn’t really dug into it, so this was the perfect excuse to toy around with it. I ended up with 37 different instruments from the library - multiple snares and field drums, multiple cymbals, vibes, marimba, xylophone, tam-tam, castanets, ratchet, temple blocks…the list goes on.

This track is dry, no added verb, just the main mics from the library (which are clearly out in the room a bit.) I had a great time with this project and while a couple moments feel a little cartoonish, there are some really special moments, too. Hope y’all enjoy!

namke · 2019-02-19T17:17:29.153Z

A lucky escape – I just got this non-functioning drumulator A few days earlier and my contribution might well have been a recording of me tapping the case

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Don_Stanley · 2019-02-19T18:39:24.660Z

I used a harmonic ossillator from Max (M4L.fm.03.HarmMod) then put it through some delays. This is the last of my sudden endings (se20). I am considering this a short fling, just a short term relationship that I got what I wanted out of and now is time to discard. (Which is actually very different from my extremely stable real life)

My next vow is going to be to submit whatever I have no matter how crappy I feel it is …

dysonant · 2019-02-19T19:00:07.887Z

sevenism:

pyrite softsynth

Gotta admit that I also lost track of time listening to this.

Don_Stanley · 2019-02-20T00:38:54.466Z

Nice middle eastern sound (or that’s how it sounds to me)

Don_Stanley · 2019-02-20T00:46:48.311Z

I have this long term fantasy of having a modular setup … this reminded me of it.

mutedial · 2019-02-20T04:10:35.665Z

Thanks! But also sorry!

gentil · 2019-02-20T06:10:16.408Z

This is excellent Welcome here!

AuralAntithesis:

oh yeah and first disquiet/first post.

Welcome here!

plusch · 2019-02-20T13:17:14.355Z

Thanks. (It evokes the Middle East to my ears, too.)

gentil · 2019-02-22T03:34:41.821Z

Loved it, straight away listened to it twice, so soothing today for some reason…