Airport

https://soundcloud.com/aaudiomystiks/airport
 
Here's a track I did for my Honours project, the sounds for this track were all gathered from the airport boarding lounge and café just before the boarding lounge.  I've used a granular synth to create the all the synth sounds and all the grains were from the airport field recordings.  I've played the whole track into Sonar using the Yourock midi guitar.  Notice there is some cool looping going on in the breakdown and the 6/4 section, the audio snap palate was invaluable here and I think you get a real Pink Floyd loop feel. 
 
The idea of an octave bass riff came from the Pink Floyd track Careful With That Axe Eugene, it is an avant-garde idea...an octave bass riff...or as George Harrison once said "avant got a clue" The track is really a sonic painting of the Café outside an airport boarding lounge, the ominous sound of boarding calls, calling you to your fate...maybe. And if you listen carefully the news reader at the boarding gate can be heard mentioning flight MH370.
 
Ok back to work...Fugue no2 is on the way.
 
Ben

It's amazing how you can turn an ordinary day into a clever song.  I always love it when someone sees things in an entirely different way and can translate that into something I can relate to.  On the technical side, I would like to hear a little more variation or range in the dynamics of the parts, but otherwise I'd leave this alone.

ruralrocker2010
That's pretty cool. And has a small, somewhat familiar feeling. Maybe that's because I've done a lot of flying.

It could be the Pink Floyd link...Pink Floyd use the octave bass line three times off the top of my head.  Carful With That Axe, See Emily Play and Goodbye Cruel World.
 
Ben

Jablowmi19
A bit ambient and techno for my tastes. And that lead instrument felt a little shrill. No disrespect, but I'm sure you want honest feedback from everyone. 

Yep, that's the idea.  Techno...interesting since it was based on Pink Floyd...maybe the synth sound.  I agree the synth can be a little toppy.  Thanks.
 
Ben

This is like a minimalistic masterpiece. Very nice airy atmosphere. I might have used a bit lower bass tone but it's good like it is.
kakku

Thanks for the listen guys...don't know whether it is a minimal masterpiece though lol.
 
Ben

"I agree the synth can be a little toppy.  Thanks.
 
Ben"
 
Could you give us something topless? "Moobs?"
 
H-b

I think this is one of the better things I've from you, Ben.   It has structure and melody, but is still anything but "normal".  

Always something different from you.  This is a very interesting tune.  I tried to put myself in that airport and decided to run away.  Chuckle.  

daryl1968
very well done and clever Ben.
Love when the distortion kicks in - is that meant to be the part when you realize that Airport sandwiches are three times the price of anywhere else? :) 
 

 
Thanks Daryl actually I think its the 5 dollar coffee...literally.  If we are taking about the same spot, it literally is the coffee machine noise, in the café, put into a granular synth and played as a guitar.
 
Cheers Ben

I was just wondering which granular synth do you use?
kakku

kakku
I was just wondering which granular synth do you use?
kakku

Padshop, by Cubase...very cool synth but to get that guitar sound you need the Yourock guitar or some other midi guitar controller. 
 
Thanks for listening Serge, yea a video would be cool, I'm doing a lot of video art these days as well.
 
Ben