Isle of An Caillte
A cinematic piece that starts out with a low, droning synth before a tribal rhythm sets the pace. This one came out sounding like a title sequence for a modern action-adventure game.
The Last Sunday
Here’s a short cinematic piece built with freely available samples, including the robust pack from Virtual Playing Orchestra. Done in the style of a trailer for an action/adventure movie. I’d love to see it put to some cool visuals! If you do, drop me a line! 🙂
Shchedryk’s Choir of the Bells
Here’s another winter holiday-themed tune built upon a delightful bells loop by Looperman artist Minor2Go from Germany, and featuring drum loops from Marcco500 and Aplesos6.
The Voices in my Head
This tune features the “Random Choir” patch from the MuTools DAW built-in synth. Choir patches generally come as approximations of phrases such as “Ooo”, “Eee” and “Ahh”. This patch triggers a different phrase with each keypress, and the effect can be mesmerizing.
Yamahamburger
This tune is a spotlight on a vintage piece of gear in my TranSan studio, a piece which has been part of my setup for many, many years. The Yamaha TX81Z is a FM (Frequency Modulation) synthesizer from 1987 and can be heard in many songs of the era. “Yamahamburger” is a few layers of modern sound sprinkled with generous helpings of the presets LatelyBass, Sitar, HiStrings, NylonGuitar and BaadBreath.
When I Hear It Now
This tune started out with a bassline that resulted from an afternoon break from work. At first, it was a “wood bass” sound from my digital piano’s bank of extra sounds, but the lick it led to screamed for an 80’s synth bass.