trumpet was the first instrument i learned how to play, and i was pretty into it between 4th and 12th grades. i put it down for years while learning guitar and, later, getting into synthesizers. since moving into an apartment with enough room for a microphone stand and a mini “studio” i’ve been exploring interactions between the trumpet and my synth and i’ve been l o v i n g it. relearning a brass instrument isn’t exactly like riding a bike, but i’m not starting from square one either.
i love all the old jazz standards, and i just got the Bb Real Book as a christmas gift, so here i did a quick multitrack of “autumn leaves” and processed it in my synth.
trumpet > mannequins w/ > three sisters > cold mac for a little bit of crossfading across filter bands. lil bit of modulation from maths and NLC triple sloths. some other effects added in ableton.