On Sat, 1 Sep 2007 13:27:36 -0700 Ken Restivo <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Sat, Sep 01, 2007 at 09:35:25PM +0200, Thorsten Wilms wrote: > > Hi! > > > > It all started with a single custom drumloop run through dozens of > > plugins, cut into pieces and rearranged to retrieve several versions > > that can be layered. That was years ago, using Cubase. Now I feel > > slightly awkward about that, but this material is way to good to > > leave it :) > > > > I took those few short loops and a bunch of other old samples to > > build a track in Ardour. Said samples include me screaming into > > the mic, a car and a lorry passing by on a wet street and a soda > > stream. > > > > http://images.ciao.com/ide/images/products/normal/555/Soda_Stream_Maxi__172555.jpg > > > > So far its almost all percussion. I intend to add melodic parts. > > Usually I build a "core" of a piece, consisting of 4 to 16 bars > > with complete instrumentation, but here I have a skeleton now, > > like was the case with "FM Casserole" and the collaborations with > > Folderol. > > > > I post this WIP to gather some feedback, as I wonder if the breaks > > and transitions are maybe a bit rough and whether I should extend > > some parts to provide stability. > > > > http://www.archive.org/download/woxitron/thorwil_woxitron_wip.ogg > > http://www.archive.org/download/woxitron/thorwil_woxitron_wip.mp3 > > > > > > That's beautiful. I particularly enjoyed the beat that emerges at about 1:22 and continues for the rest of it, and which suggests to me like a funky bassline might go nicely underneath it. Other than that, it seems pretty complete to me as a drum solo. > > - -ken Interesting. Not really my cup of tea, but still interesting. I'm sure an effective bass line could be worked in there, but I can't see how you could fit anything else in. You've just about filled all the 'space' :) -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/linux-audio-user
