An exercise in building a track with the same chord progression repeating throughout the track. The aim is to create different sections by adding different elements and varying other parameters without changing the harmony.

Cover art by Wira Wianda (https://thenounproject.com)

Exercise: Repeating Harmony

The synth part is a custom patch designed on Novation Peak.
https://novationmusic.com/en/synths/peak

The piano is Native Instrument's Noire.
https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/keys/noire

Cover art by Wira Wianda (https://thenounproject.com)

Peak: Sketch 01

All sounds are from Novation Peak. Each part was recorded separately into Ableton Live.

Cover art by Wira Wianda (https://thenounproject.com)

Peak: Sketch 02

The vocals are sampled from Mohammad Reza Shajarian's "Delshodegan" album.
https://mohammadrezashajarian.com/albums/delshodegan

Fragments I

All sounds are from Digitone, and the piece was made all on Digitone and recorded directly out to Zoom H4n without any further editing or processing.

Cover art by Wira Wianda (https://thenounproject.com)

Digitone: Sketch 04

The vocals are sampled from Mohammad Reza Shajarian's "Payame Nasim" album.
https://mohammadrezashajarian.com/albums/payame-nasim

Fragments II

All sounds are from Analog Four. The sketch was sequenced on the machine and recorded directly out to Zoom H4n without any further processing.

Cover art by Wira Wianda (thenounproject.com)

Analog Four: Sketch 01

All sounds are from Digitone. The piece was sequenced on the machine and recorded directly out to Zoom H4n without any further processing.

Cover art by Wira Wianda (thenounproject.com)

Digitone: Sketch 05

Cover art by Wira Wianda (https://thenounproject.com)

Ali Shojaeddini