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Ambient/Post-Rock/Textural bass playing thread
- Thread starter ttasselm
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- Mar 8, 2011
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Started work on a record with a violinist friend of mine. Recorded her playing for a couple hours, chopped up and manipulated in Logic, then loaded into M8 to make arrangements. Every sound is from her violin. She’ll eventually come back in for overdubs that actually sound like a violin
Synth. I’ve been listening to a ton of Buchla Music Easel records and so decided to make a 1-synth record, sort of. I’ll have 30 days in the country. I’d like to try and play for an hour a day (give or take) record it all and then select the stuff I like. My wife will be doing some intense writing, but I think I need a break for writing.
I’m in love with the sound of my Majella Implexus so that’s the main sound maker.
I took my second stab today as I’m about to be on the road for 3 weeks and won’t have access to things until a few days before I go.
In addition to the Implexus, I set
up a Eurorack case with input for my Linnstrument, so I can play in real time. I also have my Five12 Vector Sequencer so I can sequence or switch between playing and sequencing. The case has a way to get audio into my iPad for recording, and two effects chains: a Serge Resonant EQ mk2 into a Belton Brick reverb which is capable of wicked feedback. I also have a Blukac Endless Processor which is a sort of infinite sustain effect.
I tried it today and everything works though like all Eurorack there’s a bit of a Rube Goldberg vibe to it.
Yesterday I tried something much simpler: the Oxi One sequencer into the Implexus. If the Oxi would do proper MIDI to CV from (a promised feature but not yet implemented fully). I could pull it off with maybe my Eventide H90 as an effect. Simpler for sure but I really want to be able to play as well as sequence.
Anyway, I’m less looking for advice on my specific setup than to learn from others’ experience going off somewhere and trying to make a record.
I usually bring a "synth kit" when I travel, consisting of a single Korg Volca, usually the Volca Bass, a handheld recorder, and a battery-powered delay pedal (lately the Zoom MS-60b multieffect), plus cables and headphones or earbuds. Whole thing fits into a lunchbox-sized case, and is battery-powered. The recorder allows multi-layering. I can set up on a picnic table in a park and record a track in an hour or two.
It is a bit limiting, and it sounds like you want something a tad bigger, maybe with wall power, but it works for me.
- Mar 8, 2011
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Another solo violin jam if you can stomach it
I frickin’ like both, especially the first one you shared.
Keep ‘em coming, what are the next parts to be added, non processed violin?
I’ve got some catching up to do.
I hadn’t picked up the new F Bass for the first time in a few days (busy weekend). Still blown away by how good it is.
I hadn’t picked up the new F Bass for the first time in a few days (busy weekend). Still blown away by how good it is.
- Mar 8, 2011
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Exactly! Once she’s lived with the tunes, she can come back in and record regular violin parts. Thanks for listening to it!
All chopped and sliced with Logic in your case I guess?
Sound manipulation was done how?
Sequenced in M8 right?
- Mar 8, 2011
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Yeah, recorded her into Logic and did most of the chopping/fx in there. Other stuff in the M8 as well as all the sequencing/arranging. M8 is so dang cool for so many things and it’s so tiny it makes it easy to keep it in a backpack and use whenever I get a little down time
Did I miss, or just forget about, the post where you shared pics of your awesome new F Bass?
Remember that joke I told you about gaslighting?
No? I'm certain I told you last week.
Crikey, I did see that!!!
I'm getting old...
It’s worth seeing again.
If I can clean enough out of the closets, there’s a distant chance I’d consider a custom short scale BN5, but for now I’m so happy with the regular scale that I don’t mind the struggle to get to the first 2-3 frets.
Somewhere on my shortlist* of Gotta Have One Some Day is an F Bass AC-6. Stunningly good sounding and great feeling instruments. You are a lucky man.
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*LOL @ "short", I think the wish list is up to >30 basses these days.
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*LOL @ "short", I think the wish list is up to >30 basses these days.
Not my cup O tea but thats some nice playing right there.
