Short semi-generative piece created on Deluge, recorded to cassette.

Hesitation Station

'The Gentle Wane of Being' delves into the quiet and gradual fade of memory and identity. It mirrors the complex emotions tied to observing a loved one navigate the challenges of cognitive decline, capturing the intertwining of sadness and acceptance. This composition reflects on the subtle, often unnoticed moments of change, emphasizing the serene grace found in coming to terms with the inevitable. It's an homage to the resilience of the human spirit, acknowledging the gentle release into a peaceful unknown that marks our most profound journeys.

Deluge recorded into cassette.

The Gentle Wane Of Being

'Everlast' combines long drones with subtle sci-fi arpeggios, creating an atmosphere that evokes the vastness of space. It's designed to slow down the perception of time, offering a backdrop for moments of reflection or meditation. It employs a semi-generative approach, using probability and pingpong playback for a sound that invites listeners to explore their own thoughts against a cosmic backdrop.

Deluge CFW 1.1.0 with Arpeggio enhancements to cassette.

Everlast

Bleu is a semi-generative composition designed to capture the auditory essence of a summer morning at 4 am, embodying the liminal state between sleep and wakefulness. It utilizes Orca running on a Norns Shield, recorded onto a cassette through a recorder powered by a fading battery.

Bleu

I've been exploring how to integrate Orca more deeply into my
workflow. I'm a big fan of Orca, and my current setup involves a
Raspberry Pi Zero 2W connected to an iPad Pro 11. My goal was to get
Orca-c running to sequence my iPad synths. Figuring out how to SSH
into the Pi Zero over USB took some effort, considering the Pi's USB
port is meant to function like an Ethernet port. Eventually, I
achieved a stable system, though I spent quite a bit of time
customizing themes and fonts in Blink (my go-to SSH client on the
iPad), tweaking my tmux, and adjusting some Bash scripts. No regrets,
though.

My next challenge was to configure the Pi Zero's single USB port to
serve dual purposes as both an Ethernet and a MIDI device. After two
days of effort, I managed to get it working last Thursday. The
following nights were spent developing two new operators for Orca
(scale and midichord). Completing these allowed me to finally craft a
semi-generative ambient piece with this setup, which I'm uploading
just 20 minutes before this week's submission deadline. It carries
subtle influences from the background music of Eve:Online, especially
those 'idle' tracks that were the backdrop to countless hours spent
navigating the in-game market and plotting routes that challenged my
jump drive's limits. It’s a game I haven’t touched in over a decade,
but it seems the experience of idling in space has firmly embedded
itself in my mind.

The entire piece features Moog synthesizers: Model D, Model 15, and
Animoog, with all effects sourced from the Moogerfooger bundle. The
recording was done in AUM, then transferred to cassette, and finally
from cassette to PC.

It's been a busy yet fulfilling week. I'm hoping to dedicate the
upcoming weeks to just producing music with this setup, moving away
from the endless cycle of software adjustments. Hope you find this
experiment interesting!

Citizen Of Sol

Orca-C fork with custom operators (random unique + scale) running on a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W, conducting AUM on iPad which hosts a single instance of Moog Model D AUv3 along with various Moogerfooger FX.

Jump Gate Campers

another ambient piece, composed using forked Orca-c with custom operators.

Acceptance

Human-ish

Semi-generative composition. Orca-c fork with custom operators conducting a rhodes and string quartet chamber orchestra virtual instruments. Orca running on Raspberry Pi Zero 2W, ssh'd into from iPad Pro, running AUM receiving midi from Orca.

The Bounded Ballet

An ode to childhood memories. Semi-generative composition creatd using Deluge custom firmware. Different note rows with ping pong play mode and some probability, that's all.

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