Feedback February (compilation finished!)

[scuto]

Oh sweet! Thanks, I’ll get it up today. \m/

[ringsandrocks]

Just uploaded! This thread has been super interesting and inspiring to follow.

This track is based around an instrument I built this winter. It’s just a transducer going through strings to a guitar pickup. It was intended to be used to add a Hardanger fiddle-like resonance to other instruments, but I’ve found it to be really satisfying to play as a feedback instrument by creating a loop back to the transducer. It feels good to be sculpting sound by holding the strings I don’t want playing, instead of building up sounds.

This patch is mostly a loop through my resonator, Springray, and Three Sisters. There’s a bit of string excitement coming from Ts-L and Mangrove, and it’s all going out through Morphagene and Mimeophone.

Here’s the resonator. Grid is unrelated but giving nice lighting:

[hinterlands]

Here are the two tracks I made inspired by this prompt. They’re both a little rough and ready - recorded in one take with minor edits. I recently picked up a Doepfer a-138m so this was a good excuse to experiment. The first track is a drone piece that uses a Lyra-8 along with the modular. The second track is some 175 bpm techno with the modular and a DFAM. Both tracks are probably too long but oh well!

[kveye]

The thing is beautiful!

[JaggedNZ]

Any build details on this device you can share?
Are the strings tuned / tuneable?

[ringsandrocks]

Thanks @kveye!!

@JaggedNZ Yep! I used zither tuning pins. I find they’re a bit finicky to get in tune but very stable. I think in this track it was tuned CFABBC. The transducer is the large one from adafruit, the pickup is for a telecaster, and the strings are guitar strings in various weights. Internally both the pickup and transducer are just connected directly to the 1/4" jacks.
It kind of works with a direct signal from modular but I’ve been using an external preamp to get a cleaner/stronger tone and more flexibility.
Here’s a picture of the tuning pegs:

[jlmitch5]

hey everyone, just wanted to give an update on the mastering. Hoping to be done in the next couple days!

I haven’t been able to get up with the person who was planning on doing the art, so I was wondering if anyone might be interested in whipping together something for that. It will just require one square-ratio piece of art for the bandcamp page, doesn’t need to be anything too fancy, nor have any text on the front! I’m hoping to have it live by the end of the week (21st-ish), if that sort of turnaround time works.

[jlmitch5]

I still am looking for someone to do some visual art for the compilation, is anyone interested?

You can see some of the other art for various lines compilations at the lcrp bandcamp. It’s a range of styles and techniques, so anything would work alongside this stuff!

If it helps, I’ll donate $50 on the artist’s behalf to the NC Artist Relief Fund, a local fund that is being set up to help artists who are dealing with economic hardship during the shutdown due to COVID-19. I’ll also donate $50 to the charity of the artist’s choice.

No deadline…I’m running a bit behind where I wanted to be on the mastering, but it’s getting done…hopefully will be up for a push to get it to the finish line this weekend.

Thanks!
John

EDIT: Have some users reach out interested in participating so I think we’re okay for now, thank you!

[smbols]

I might be able to try my hand at something. What text would you want on the cover, if any?

[jlmitch5]

just sent you a message @smbols, thank you for reaching out!

[simondemeule]

This really looks like a lovely instrument — it looks well built and there are so many ways to play it. I’d love to mess around with one!

[ringsandrocks]

Thanks so much! I got a lot of help with the CNC work. I’m really looking forward to exploring it more and developing it more as I find new ways to play it. I’m hoping to do another version that includes the preamp internally and allows for some variance in string length. I’ll definitely post here when that happens.

[jlmitch5]

Hey everyone just wanted to give an update on the comp:

• 3 tracks left for mastering tweaks
• have a rough order, after those are done, I’ll work on fades to make it all gel
• @smbols is attempting something for the art, thanks so much for that!

I was talking with the lines moderators about an idea I had, and I think we are going to try it for this comp. Basically, my suspicion for these lines-initiated compilations (this, lcrp, etc.) is that the long threads on coordinating and getting everything set up becomes irrelevant to those not lending a track to the comp, so many who aren’t participating either actively or passively mute/ignore the thread. So when it comes time to share the finished product, it doesn’t have quite the impact it could.

What I’d like for us to try is to create a new thread with the first post introducing the comp once it’s finished, as well as having some content related to the release that might be interesting for a larger audience. For example, I love this video created and shared on the (norns/circle) collected thread’s first post. Anyone have any interest in making some video art like that with snippets of the compilation tracks? Another thing we can do is share information about how the tracks came to be, photos of the setups used, etc. (some of that is already here, we might want to move that over). Really totally open, suggestions encouraged. You can reach out to me over message too if you have an idea and want to get started on something like this.

[bassling]

G’day!

Pleased to see this is progressing and looking forward to hearing the results.

Thought I’d share this video, which I made while recording.

[jlmitch5]

sounds like @lumena is interested in seeing about making some experimental video footage with excerpts from the compilation, sweet

[jlmitch5]

https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1bEbh5GosKe-9GxdByf7SqpDt42SHAK-2 here’s a proof on the overall level setting/mastering of the various tracks. Note that I didn’t mess with any sort of segue/fades on these yet, I’ll be doing that in the next day or two. If anyone has any constructive feedback about the changes in these, I am happy to take that into consideration and make some revisions, just shoot me a message (but please be quick with this feedback, I’m trying to finish this up soon!). Also let me know if there are any changes as to how you wish the track to be titled.

I tried above all else, to keep in mind the listener and make the tracks feel as if they could be listened to as a group (and with other releases) without feeling like you need to turn up or turn down playback. And tried to give a relatively even and balanced feel to the frequency spectrum. Otherwise, hopefully there is not too much difference you hear between your submitted track and the versions here!

[lumena]

Hi all Feedbackers

I am trying to gauge desires and looking for contributions.

I liked the Norns/circles thing very much but we don’t have a starting point like that.

Whatever you think about shoot me a line, I will begin to work blind until then. Open to your thoughts and directionals.

The main takeaway I got from the Norns/circles Video was that each person’s drone/part was featured for just a moment and then the images progressed through to a sort of climax.

First thing I did was think about the math (calling Andrew Yang)

So the Norns video is 3:33 or 213 seconds. Eleven people - That means ~19.33 seconds per person. A short time. So the ask is from each of you I am rounding down to 19 seconds.

So I am asking for photos but I don’t know what is available - if people have iPhones then you can do a Live Video Photo which is then actually a tiny video - that can be used as a base to do feedback effects upon. Live Video Photos are actually 3 seconds long - so this makes it easy if you are on an iPhone. Shoot one or two Live Video Photo and send them to me and viola done.

Keeping in mind timing if you are on an Android phone - just images or extremely short video - less than 19 seconds total and you are done. I can do a lot with small things & any images you send are perfect. Longer will be cut judiciously but short.
Each of you can be featured in the trailer using this method.

Another thought I had was to do vertical clips so that they could be shared on instagram and other apps of that sort - I know that on youtube it is not the preferred format but this way each clip could be shared by each artist on their social channels posting as well as the composite and hopefully that would make it seen more.

So my ask is for vertical formant camera images. That way when I supply each of you with a video clip that is your section you can post it on instagram if you like. (or any other service you use)

My basic plan…

Collect images from you all- as soon as possible - don’t sweat what you have is great - fast deadline - just do it now- it’s already on your phone. Hope all of you please reply before end of weekend.

If you truly have nothing or just want to take what you get then I will create something - just drop me a note and say you want to be surprised.

Marry sound to image - @jlmitch5 is working on the mix.

Do feedback or sundry effects - process or merely adjust images unknown at this time. Blend it all together.

Seek approval. Direct hidden link will be provided.

At that point I can try to address all critiques complaints etc.

So from each of you the “ASK” again is one or more vertical format images you would like to use to set the “scene” of your piece. I would prefer images that represent something to you. ( copywrite free so no video game characters etc)

If sending any video, remember your actual screen time will be less than 19 seconds.
The total run time of the final video will not exceed 4 minutes 45 seconds and probably will be less depending on edit.

[renegog]

Where do you want video clips, uploaded to the drive or emailed or what? Thanks for doing this sounds really cool

[lumena]

Email is faster, but google drive is fine too!

[renegog]

maybe I’m missing something obvious but I don’t see an email address indicated