3am - gradated (lofi ambient)
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 12400 posts since 7 May, 2006 from Southern California
I put together a minimal patch for show I'll be performing this coming Thursday, May 23.
https://soundcloud.com/justin3am/gradated
https://youtube.com/shorts/GMptRd5ShI0?feature=share
Made from loops of feedback and my voice along with some cross-modulated oscillators, all courtesy of my Cocoquantus2 and Keyed Mosstone. BBD delay, Hologram Microcosm and some spring reverb for the effects and additional looping. Recorded to a Zoom H5 in a single take. A little bit of the bad kind of clipping. I put a lot of care into the gain staging but it's still really tough to keep the feedback under control on the fly.
https://soundcloud.com/justin3am/gradated
https://youtube.com/shorts/GMptRd5ShI0?feature=share
Made from loops of feedback and my voice along with some cross-modulated oscillators, all courtesy of my Cocoquantus2 and Keyed Mosstone. BBD delay, Hologram Microcosm and some spring reverb for the effects and additional looping. Recorded to a Zoom H5 in a single take. A little bit of the bad kind of clipping. I put a lot of care into the gain staging but it's still really tough to keep the feedback under control on the fly.
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- KVRian
- 568 posts since 16 Dec, 2003
This piece goes to some lovely places. So subtle. So spare. My interested was maintained for the length of the piece.
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 12400 posts since 7 May, 2006 from Southern California
Hey, thanks for listening! The composition is very simple, so I'm glad it held your attention for the full 12 minutes. It's a 20 minute set, so I gotta be able to stretch it out a little longer.
- KVRAF
- 15281 posts since 13 Nov, 2012
Deeply calming and relaxing.....
This is one of those times where less is more.
Very satisfying....
This is one of those times where less is more.
Very satisfying....
- KVRAF
- 11542 posts since 13 Mar, 2009 from UK
The bad kind of clipping usually happens after my barber sneezes
It's one of those ambient pieces that manages to project tension (eerie vocal) and calm (rhythmic delays) at the same time. It works both as a quiet, background listening accompaniment, but also as a more immersive experience, at a much higher volume.
If this makes it to an album, you'll be able to give yourself a lead vocal credit
Good work
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- KVRAF
- 2650 posts since 19 Mar, 2008 from germany
"Gradated": Very nice little performance that takes the listener into a fantasy world.
The own vocalistic parts add something very organically human. In doing so, you leave
the purely technically associative part and immerse yourself in the world of the
subconscious and human reasoning. Great!
The own vocalistic parts add something very organically human. In doing so, you leave
the purely technically associative part and immerse yourself in the world of the
subconscious and human reasoning. Great!
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 12400 posts since 7 May, 2006 from Southern California
lolololol Sounds like an easy way to lose an ear!
I think you will likely be hearing my voice more on upcoming projects. I've kinda started to learn not to hate the sound of my own voice as much as I did... or at least I don't recognize it as much when buried under so many effects, lol.
Thanks for listening!
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 12400 posts since 7 May, 2006 from Southern California
That's the goal! Get lost in the performance and just let the sound flow, whatever may come. Working with unpredictable tools in a live setting has definitely taught me to embrace the imperfect but also to get better results from simple sound generators and gestures.enroe wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2024 3:02 am "Gradated": Very nice little performance that takes the listener into a fantasy world.
The own vocalistic parts add something very organically human. In doing so, you leave
the purely technically associative part and immerse yourself in the world of the
subconscious and human reasoning. Great!
Thanks for listening!
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 12400 posts since 7 May, 2006 from Southern California
I was able to perform the piece at our patch-and-play even last night, just about the same as I recorded it. I think someone may have grabbed some video, so I'll post that when I get it. The even went really well! Can't wait for next month!
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 12400 posts since 7 May, 2006 from Southern California
Here is a short clip from the performance of this piece at the LA Synth Club's Patch and Play event at the Lincoln Beer Company in Burbank, CA.
https://youtube.com/shorts/GMptRd5ShI0?feature=share
https://youtube.com/shorts/GMptRd5ShI0?feature=share
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- KVRAF
- 2999 posts since 22 Dec, 2004
Love me some crunchy BBD. The noise-warbling-EMI and voice make a neat bed for the punctuated glitchy-echo tones and grunting feedback.
- KVRist
- 128 posts since 1 Oct, 2005
Love it. Some really cool sounds in there.
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