Tried some quick creature vocalizations to start figuring out Pro Tools 10 :)

Creature Voices Test

Back in 2007, I wrote a drumline cadence in Finale Notepad.  And while fun to write, the default Finale sounds didn't do much justice.  Now, five years later, I found the old cadence, and decided to give it new life through Virtual Drumline 2 and Pro Tools 10!  :)

"Dollar Bill" - Drumline Cadence

Starting to piece together my old high school drumline cadence with Virtual Drumline 2.  This is the groove section we made freshman year that leads into the actual cadence :)  (Thus the abrupt cut count-off)

ANHS Groove 1 - Intro to Cadence (WIP)

As far as I know, there's never been a recording of my high school drumline's cadence.  So!  Armed with Pro Tools 10 and Vitrual Drumline 2, I created it MIDI note by MIDI note, differentiating left and right hands, accents, flams, dynamics, as much as I could :)  Aliso alumni, enjoy!

Written by Vince Terusa
MIDI Composition by Bryan Ploof

Aliso Niguel High School - Drumline Cadence

Creativity can strike at weird times.  I found an object that made some fun sounds, and wanted to test what it'd be like to do a whole music piece with it.  Can you guess the object?

All sounds recorded into Pro Tools 10 live.  Still figuring out sync and latency, so it's a bit off.

Sound Object Music Test

Drum Rhythms

Was playing around with recording my microwave, then decided to break out the telephone pickup!

Made a little suspense sequence, like for a music bed during a horror short.  This is just the straight recording.

Microwave Suspense

I lost my voice a couple days ago, and as it comes back, it's coming in as this low voice.  So, I played around with it a bit and recited some lines :)

Lines:  Bastion, Taxi Driver, James Bond, The Godfather, Night Before Christmas, Dirty Harry, Terminator

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