ambient sketches and shorts for the end of the world

Classical

Turkish March Motzart

Bethoven-FurElise

Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata N. 2 In A Minor BWV 1003 For Solo Violin - Allegro

Franz Schubert - Piano Trio In E Flat, Op. 100 (Second Movement)

the world is in a crazy place and i'm just sitting here creating pseudo-generative ambient pieces and learning ableton live. take a break from the crazy. turn off the tv. close the scary news article on your phone. shut off the noise. take five minutes and relax. remember what is important. i hope you enjoy this simple ambient piece.

info for nerdy people:

* written and recorded with ableton live lite, mar 19-20, 2020
* performed on a novation launchpad pro mk3
* addictive keys mark one
* uvi workstation model d
* valhalla shimmer, valhalla vintage verb, valhalla space modulator
* a few other random plugins

the main "bloopy" track uses ableton live's arpeggiator, velocity, and low oct plugins to generate random notes based on the chords played. every time this tune is played through on ableton live (not after being captured to mp3), this particular track will never sound the exact same.

while everything falls

trying out the matthews effects astronomer v2. picked this up recently as a first-in-chain reverb. i'm loving how well this pairs with the stretch mode of the chase bliss audio MOOD. the drone track is built around the canis major algorithm, which drones on and on into self-oscillation even after being bypassed, fed into the MOOD and harmonized at random with its clock. the melody track is using the orion algorithm, into the slip mode of the MOOD, with a little extra provided by the walrus audio d1. i'm accenting the guitar melody with felt instruments wolno. also, this jennings voyager deluxe is ridiculous, both tonally and aesthetically.

 i think i'll keep the astronomer.

video short available on instagram.

signal:
jennings voyager deluxe
ehx hum debugger
matthews effects astronomer v2
chase bliss audio MOOD
walrus audio D1
strymon iridium (chime + york audio irs)
all slapped on an emerson custom 7x18 board and wired up with all the sinasoid cables.

post-processing on wolno:
@wavesfactory cassette
@neunaber wet (on wolno)

wolno performed on a roli lightpad block m.

ambient short #2 - the matthews effects astronomer

i didn't upload this one when i posted it on instagram last week.  my bad.

a short ambient sketch from a snippet of some noodling around tonight. nothing fancy, but i like it. this highlights my new (to me) jennings voyager deluxe. this guitar is one of the cleanest and clearest sounding guitars i’ve ever had the privilege of playing, and may be the best feeling guitar i’ve ever played. it’s truly remarkable.

this sketch focuses on a simple motif, expanded by the chase bliss MOOD, adding flurries of sparkly upper octaves and a faint, smeared undertone of a destroyed granular loop underneath (about halfway in). this is further amplified by the dual delay setting on the walrus d1, acting almost more as a reverb than a delay.

signal:
jennings navigator deluxe
ehx hum debugger (a new essential)
chase bliss audio mood
walrus audio d1
strymon iridium (chime + york audio irs)
all slapped on an emerson custom 7x18 board and wired up with all the sinasoid cables.

post-processing:
neunaber wet

ambient short #1 - the jennings voyager deluxe

i've been balancing a newborn and sleep over the last month.  this is the first time i've really gotten to play guitar in almost a month, and came up with this really cool pad that i built this idea off of.

signal:
jennings voyager deluxe
ehx hum debugger
pigtronix philosopher's tone mini
old blood noise endeavors dark star
matthews effects architect v3
alexander history lesson v3
chase bliss audio mood
hologram microcosm
neunaber immerse mkii
strymon iridium

additional:
emerson custom 12x18 board
sinasoid cables
disaster area designs midibox
ribn

post-processing:
izotope rx7
drawmer s73
izotope ozone imager 2
tdr kotelnikov

be thankful

ambient short #4 - be thankful

a little ambient short while on vacation with a reduced travel rig. enjoy the ocean breeze. try to ignore the mosquitos.

signal:
jennings voyager deluxe
cooper fx arcades (gen loss card)
strymon iridium
chase bliss audio mood and blooper
neunaber immerse

post-processing:
valhalla dsp supermassive

tortuga's calm

ambient short #3 - tortugas calm

hi. i'm doug. i play instruments and make stuff.

i used to play instruments loud and fast.
now i play them quiet and slow.

"in lieu of / in light of" available now on bandcamp.

while everything falls

lunar sound + circuit