Pianobook Demos - Bemused

Created by Matthew Wesney: "It was sometime in January while processing the massive amount of samples for ‘The Synths’ release when I came up with a technique for making evolving type pads/atmos which lead me to making this sample library. created with mentioned samples above using many pedals and modulators them from there into a granulize which is where the true magic happens Evos sounds and there on are more of a secret sauce type deal that took an immense amount of time to make with plans already set in motion for Evolutions: Two but on a much much larger scale than this introductory plugin though still useful and certainly worth playing with until then! In this pack you’ll find 13 different patches. None of which are tempo locked but they are random in nature. Not too random, just enough movement to give them a feeling of liveliness."

Download it for free here: https://www.pianobook.co.uk/packs/evolutions-one/

Evolutions: ONE

A selection of 10 tracks submitted in February 2022.

Pianobook sample packs used:

01 The Wildmother’s Dulcimer
02 Evolutions: ONE
03 Arco Marimba: Calm/Flux
04 Casio Slowed Tape
05 The Wildmother’s Dulcimer
06 The Lobby Piano – Playable Techniques
07 See track description for full list.
08 Warty Dulcitone
09 Mini Tongue Drum Minikit
10 Gentle Grand

Download all these sample packs and many more absolutely free at www.pianobook.co.uk

Monthly Highlights - February 2022

Illustrating some of the new pianos on Pianobook - Claustrophobic Piano and Midnight Upright. And Echoes Guitar also from Pianobook.
Plus atmos from the LABS instrument Tundra Atmos.
Dedicated to the musician Harold Budd who passed, from Covid 19 complications late last year.

Fragments

Using the NFO - Orchestral Swells from Dan Keen as the prime demo. Plus other Pianobook instruments - Pianobook 1 (an early piano submission). LABS - Amplified Cello Quartet, An early LABS instrument - Alice Allen Cello.
More questions than answers at the crossroads

Crossroads

A Clearing at Dawn (Wildmother's Dulcimer Only)

This is a demo of the Casio Slowed Tape, created for pianobook by JimPalmas.

I produced this track in Logic Pro X:
-5 tracks
-the bass track has EQ, compression, logic's "trashy crunch" bass amp, overdrive, and raum reverb
-the melody track has an exciter, Kramer Tape, raum reverb, and clip distortion

Casio Slowed Tape

Casio Slowed Tape, from Pianobook

this is a demo for Wildmother's Dulcimer
https://www.pianobook.co.uk/packs/the-wildmothers-dulcimer/
on pianobook

Wildmother

Acro Marimba

A new set of instruments at Pianobook - Evolutions: ONE by Matthew.
A collection of evolving, moving pads in Decent Sampler format.
I've tried to evoke the ancient and mysterious chalk cliffs were I live. A constant source of inspiration.

Chalkcliffs

A track featuring the Winter Voices from Pianobook.
WV Naturals, WV Max Nattrass, WV Evolutions, WV Radiation Textures, WV Dynamic Evos Slow, Jon Meyer- Gentle Vibes, Lowery Pad, LABS Scary Strings & Frozen Strings.

Winter Voices - Snowdrifter

Using Music Box DLX and Ebow Piano from the Pianobook roster.  An improvisation with copious amounts of processing.
An imagined ancient procession slowly makes its way to the temple.

The Procession

Using some of the new instruments from the Pianobook community :
Lullaby by Carlos Esparza / C&P Strings (cello) / Jen- Co Vibes.
Trying to capture the mood of fireflies at dusk in an empty glade.

Fireflies

Bemused explores textures,sounds,colours.
And has written for theatre, contemporary dance, video productions and installations.
And a side project - Pennine Project - https://soundcloud.com/pennineproject explores a cinematic, ambient portrayal of the Pennines.

Check my alter ego of Tracing Arcs :http://soundcloud.com/tracing-arcs
Four albums of Bemused tracks can be d/loaded for free at Jamendo and Bandcamp (links below).