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Form Object
Produced by: Madmusik
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Bath, BA2 6UD. +44 (0)1225 313082
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2:55; free; dark, mysterious, other-worldly; piano, strings, fx
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Here’s some more weirdness for you, created by improvising at the piano, largely playing clusters, using variation between sustained and short bursts of sound together with the odd sprinkling of individual tones. I’ve then used my old trick of copying the piano part to a couple of other patches. Here, I’ve used pizzicato strings, harp and an orchestra. I chose these as they all respond quite differently to the MIDI messages, so giving a kind of ‘instant arrangement’.
To further highlight the different responses to the original notes played, I’ve applied different types of delay and modulation to each part. These enhance the effect of different sounds creeping in and out and also moves them about within the stereo spectrum. I’ve applied a further delay to the whole mix, as well as reverb, to bring the parts together into one space.
Although this piece was produced quickly and spontaneously, in the performance I have tried to pay attention to the sound as it is being created and respond honestly and genuinely to what I hear. To me, this is the essence of being creative, as opposed to just crafting something using a set of tools. You may wish to debate this point.
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Composer's Blog
Here’s some more weirdness for you, created by improvising at the piano, largely playing clusters, using variation between sustained and short bursts of sound together with the odd sprinkling of individual tones. I’ve then used my old trick of copying the piano part to a couple of other patches. Here, I’ve used pizzicato strings, harp and an orchestra. I chose these as they all respond quite differently to the MIDI messages, so giving a kind of ‘instant arrangement’.
To further highlight the different responses to the original notes played, I’ve applied different types of delay and modulation to each part. These enhance the effect of different sounds creeping in and out and also moves them about within the stereo spectrum. I’ve applied a further delay to the whole mix, as well as reverb, to bring the parts together into one space.
Although this piece was produced quickly and spontaneously, in the performance I have tried to pay attention to the sound as it is being created and respond honestly and genuinely to what I hear. To me, this is the essence of being creative, as opposed to just crafting something using a set of tools. You may wish to debate this point.