[Dark Ambient] LOU Caconym

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2016/10/13 15:52:48 (permalink)

[Dark Ambient] LOU Caconym

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LOU (Limited Offfensive Unit) Caconym is the name of a space craft from the Iain M Banks sci-fi Culture series.
 
For anyone who may be interesting, this is available for collaboration.
 
Project BPM = 73.2 (just in case you want to sync to the Tantra effects)
 
This piece consists of one instance of FabFilter Twin. Just one note played (C-5) and sustained for about 14 minutes. The preset I chose is Haunted Kat and I have tweaked it a bit just to "make it mine." The preset has a couple of XY pads set up so I have added some automation to change the XY values for the length of the piece. There is an instance of Pro-Q in the FX bin.
 
No other synth is used.
 
I have my usual reverb bus (Breverb) and delay bus (Timeless). FabFilter Twin audio is sent to both of these busses post fader.
 
I then have the following busses:-
 
Averb - An instance of Adaptiverb and Pro-Q. I had created my own default preset in Adaptiverb and I adjust it slightly to get what I want.
 
Tantra 1 - An instance of Tantra and Pro-Q. Preset SEQ Echoes used which is tweaked a bit.
 
Tantra 2 - An instance of Tantra and Pro-Q. Preset FLT Clapman used, tweaked a bit.
 
G-R 1 - An instance of Guitar Rig and Pro-Q. Preset Grain Dispense. I might automate some of the parameters.
 
G-R 2 - An instance of Guitar Rig and Pro-Q. Preset not used. Instead I dragged first Oktaver and Resochord into play. I have used these to alter the pitch down and add some bass end into the mix.
 
 
The FabFilter Twin audio track has a send, pre-fader, to each of the Averb, Tantra 1, Tantra 2, G-R 1 and G-R 2 busses.
 
I have then automated the send levels to those busses.
 
The intention from the beginning was to create a dark (ish) piece to sit along with my other dark Culture Ship works. I hope I have managed to achieve this...
 
 

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    daryl1968
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    Re: [Dark Ambient] LOU Caconym 2016/10/13 16:53:58 (permalink)
    like Sting, I like a bit of Tantric.
    This is very intense and, yet again, would make great score music - nice one mate.
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    Re: [Dark Ambient] LOU Caconym 2016/10/13 17:11:20 (permalink)
    well I hope you didn't get RSI playing this piece...
    amazing how playing one chord can be so dramatically effected.
    imagine if you also added some melody.
    is very good soundtrack backing and proof-of-concept stuff
     

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    Re: [Dark Ambient] LOU Caconym 2016/10/14 02:45:41 (permalink)
    daryl1968
    like Sting, I like a bit of Tantric.
    This is very intense and, yet again, would make great score music - nice one mate.




    Thanks yet again Daryl... You are a glutton for punishment
     
    Like you say... Intense... So mission accomplished there
     
    cheers, and thanks for listening
     
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    Re: [Dark Ambient] LOU Caconym 2016/10/14 02:56:43 (permalink)
    mgh
    well I hope you didn't get RSI playing this piece...
    amazing how playing one chord can be so dramatically effected.
    imagine if you also added some melody.
    is very good soundtrack backing and proof-of-concept stuff

     
    Hiya Mark,
     
    Did you manage to get all the way through? I wouldn't have expected anyone to try but if you did then I am in your debt yet again. I guess the trouble can be that someone could get hooked into something like this, in the hope that something good would happen, then after fourteen minutes thinks, "WTFwas that!"
     
    Yeah... One click of the left mouse button haha!
     
    Not quite as easy as that, of course, as there is lots of automation. I'll be posting a picture later...
     
    And it's not just one chord... It's a single note. But I'm glad you picked up on that and the fact that the whole purpose of this piece was to demonstrate what can be done with automating both the synth and how the effects drift in and out. I could have automated some of the effect parameters too, but I get to a point in an "experiment" like this where I just want to "get it out there..."
     
    Melody was never on the cards with this. After having created two melodic pieces (for me) previously I felt like I wanted to create another noise based piece. I did briefly consider adding another synth instance and add some more incidental parts, but decided that it would detract from my original idea.
     
    Thanks again for listening, Mark, and for taking the time to comment here, I really do appreciate it.
     
    cheers
     
    andy
     
     




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    Re: [Dark Ambient] LOU Caconym 2016/10/14 14:07:29 (permalink)
    Not listened to it all yet but could be an interesting experiment/drone so I nicked it Andy

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    Re: [Dark Ambient] LOU Caconym 2016/10/15 03:11:52 (permalink)
    Wookiee
    Not listened to it all yet but could be an interesting experiment/drone so I nicked it Andy




    Hiya Wookiee
     
    Thanks for nicking it... Let me know when you have something
     
     
    I've taken a screenshot of the track view showing the automation, for peeps that may be interested:-
     


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    Re: [Dark Ambient] LOU Caconym 2016/10/15 11:42:03 (permalink)
    philz
    I'm not quite sure what to make of this one, Andy.




    Hiya Phil,
     
    Don't worry man! I know that the stuff I do has limited appeal, and you have listened to your fair share.
     
    At least you called in here to say you gave it a go
     
    cheers
     
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    Re: [Dark Ambient] LOU Caconym 2016/10/15 15:28:10 (permalink)
    I wasn't in an ambient deep spacecraft mood today, and I still liked it. I think the sonic quality is pretty stellar. Gonna have to check out adaptiverb I guess.

    Crap, though. I was going to write my next song to exactly this automation chart. Oh well that's ruined now, thanks!  :)
     
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    Re: [Dark Ambient] LOU Caconym 2016/10/15 22:56:12 (permalink)
    Haha! Thanks for listening Tom... I always love your comments... Make me smile
     
    cheers
     
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